Leadership shows judgment, wisdom, personal appeal and proven competence.

The Oscar or the Emmy says you’ve reached a level of competence in this business, and I would love to have one.

But then acting is all about faking. We’re all very good at faking things that we have no competence with.

Children are more influenced by sermons you act than by sermons you preach.

I've reached the age where competence is a turn-on.

In any software work, you have IT consultancy competence required to build the systems.

Confidence is the public face of competence.

Example is not the main thing in influencing others. It is the only thing.

A ‘competence’ that has no defined borders cannot be called a true competence.

Competence is a great creator of confidence.

The secret of my influence has always been that it remained secret.

There’s a lot more to competence than a law degree and a modicum of courtroom skill.

Diligence Leads to Competence.

Power is competence.

The key to successful leadership is influence, not authority.

The test of true competence is the end result.

I hold that a strongly marked personality can influence descendants for generations.

Competence, like truth, beauty, and contact lenses, is in the eye of the beholder.

It is more important to influence people than to impress them.