Joss Whedon Quotes

It matters little how much equipment we use; it matters much that we be masters of all we do use.

Even with the best of intentions, even when they're very smart and knowledgeable - as opposed to George W., who is neither - it doesn't seem to matter.

Leaders are people who do the right thing; managers are people who do things right.

It is always better to be inefficient and correct than to be incorrect and efficient.

Doing the right things is more important than doing things right.

People who are wise, good, smart, skillful, or hardworking don't need politics, they have jobs.

No matter how smart you are, you're smarter if you take the easy ways when they are available.

It is not enough to get things done; they must be done right.

I always try to be reasonable and effective.

The Prime Minister of this country should be 100 percent efficient at all time.

It doesn't matter whether the cat is black or white, as long as it catches mice.

In covert operations, quality is much more important than quantity. A small number of competent people can be much more useful than a large number of incompetents.

Better a little which is well done, than a great deal imperfectly.

My father would be an amazing, amazing commander in chief.

I'm serviceable. I'm durable. I get the job done.

On a professional side, you've got a tough problem to fix, Geoff Miller's going to do it, and he's always going to do it to very high standards, and he's always going to be on the side of right. He's always talking about 'what right looks like' - just a phrase he would always use.

I'm a pretty good problem solver.

People want leaders they can look up to, who can solve problems and actually deliver results for our people.

Ultimately, there is no definition for smartness. It's just the ability to do what you want to do really well.

The vast majority of Secret Service agents are incredibly competent people.

The speed of decision making is the essence of good governance.

People care about performance and results above all else.

Normally, I know what I'm doing.

Anything that's done correctly is easy.

Competence is a narrow ideal. Competence makes the trains run on time but doesn't know where they're going.