When you are content to be simply yourself and don't compare or compete everybody will respect you.

In both religion and science some people are dishonest exploitative incompetent and exhibit other human failings.

France has a very important relationship with Germany. But that does not mean that we agree about everything or that two of our universities or companies are not going to compete.

Sincerity and competence is a strong combination. In politics it is everything.

First I think more Americans need to declare their independence from partisan politics on both sides. The more that Americans declare their independence the more the parties will have to compete for their votes using reason rather than the hateful appeals.

I do not support peace in the Middle East. And I do not support Arafat. He is a stupid incompetent fool!

Fathers and mothers have lost the idea that the highest aspiration they might have for their children is for them to be wise... specialized competence and success are all that they can imagine.

It often happens that when a person possesses a particular ability to an extraordinary degree nature makes up for it by leaving him or her incompetent in every other department.

I write the vocals last because I wanted to invent the music first and push the music to the level that I had to compete against it.

Music never dies. Do we really need another Madonna tour? Does she have to compete with women performers 25 years her junior?