Joseph Dunford Quotes

I think it now comes down to whether you have the skills or not.

I know what I can bring to the table wherever it is.

Ability is active power, or power to perform.

Ability will never catch up with the demand for it.

The ability to get ahead in an organization is simply another talent, like the ability to play chess, paint pictures, do coronary bypass operations or pick pockets.

We're playing at our level of ability.

There are many talented people.

If I have the choice between experience and talent, I'm taking talent every time.

I think I'm one of the only guys here - I mean, we have so much great talent here, but I can do anything. I can literally do anything. That's not me being like, 'Oh I'm so great.' I'm just like, 'I know what I'm doing.'

Age is never a factor if talent is there.

Versatility is an extra string to a player's bow.

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

I know I have a lot of talent.

A lot of people can score. What else can you do?

Ultimately, it's your talent that counts.

The most important thing is knowing what you are good at.

Creativity is not a substitute for competence.

Do the thing you're good at. Not many people are lucky enough to be so good at something.

The future belongs to the competent. It belongs to those who are very, very good at what they do. It does not belong to the well meaning.

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

A woman's gifts will make room for her.

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

It's all to do with the training: you can do a lot if you're properly trained.

I think if you have ability and talent in one way, you have it in all ways. I'm not a jack of all trades; I'm a master of many. I don't feel there is anything I can't do if I want to.

Skill is the unified force of experience, intellect and passion in their operation.