Virgil Quotes

Not everybody can do everything at a high level.

There are roles that I can't do.

Man cannot live by incompetence alone.

I've done a lot of that kind of work before, anyway, and I was in good hands.

In a real-world way, my gifts are very limited in terms of what I can do.

Scholarship except by accident is never the measure of a person's power.

We're playing at our level of ability.

Sure it's a big job; but I don't know anyone who can do it better than I can.

My skills are still my skills.

My ability matches the national moment.

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

As long as you're confident in your skill set and what you can do, you're usually good to go.

We all have skills, I guess.

I know what I can do and what I can't.

Ultimately, it's your talent that counts.

I don't claim any great experience or expertise.

I want to show people I can play.

A learned man is not learned in all things; but a sufficient man is sufficient throughout, even to ignorance itself.

There may be talent without position, but there is no position without some kind of talent.

There is a lot of difference between the man who is not able and his brother who is notable.

Genius is power, talent is applicability.

Having only wisdom and talent is the lowest tier of usefulness.

Competence is a big word. It is important. I almost want to nuance it with the idea of giftedness because sometimes you can teach a lot of skills on exposition but a person may not have the competence or the giftedness to do it. Therefore, it is very important to have that.

No one can be all things, as we all know.

Knowledge and ability were tools, not things to show off.