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A review was published in Nature, very scathing, essentially calling me incompetent, though they didn't use that word. I am putting a reply on my Web site in a few days, where I go through their arguments, paragraph by paragraph.
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Bjorn Lomborg Besides, I'm fairly incompetent. I can't play that fast. Benmont Tench Democracy is a form of government that substitutes election by the incompetent many for appointment by the corrupt few. George Bernard Shaw Democracy substitutes election by the incompetent many for appointment by the corrupt few. George Bernard Shaw Education: the inculcation of the incomprehensible into the indifferent by the incompetent. John Maynard Keynes Equal opportunity means everyone will have a fair chance at being incompetent. Laurence J. Peter Government is inherently incompetent, and no matter what task it is assigned, it will do it in the most expensive and inefficient way possible. Charley Reese I believe that the American administration of Iraq has been arrogant, has pursued policies that are illegal in international law and has been ignorant and incompetent. I said this very forthrightly to the senators. Juan Cole I feel incompetent to perform duties... which have been so unexpectedly thrown upon me. Andrew Johnson I find it rather easy to portray a businessman. Being bland, rather cruel and incompetent comes naturally to me. John Cleese I knew in my gut that there was something wrong with a system that couldn't fire its incompetents, and I had my share of incompetent college teachers. Luke Ford I will feel equality has arrived when we can elect to office women who are as incompetent as some of the men who are already there. Maureen Reagan I wish the government would put a tax on pianos for the incompetent. Edith Sitwell I would rather have a competent extremist than an incompetent moderate. Leon Jaworski 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. Robert Shea Lawyers are the first refuge of the incompetent. Aaron Allston Most enlightened men now recognize that General Jackson is not fitted to fill the office of President; his limited experience of anything to do with civil government and his great age make him incompetent. Jared Sparks One should fight like the devil the temptation to think well of editors. They are all, without exception - at least some of the time, incompetent or crazy. John Gardner The conduct of President Bush's war of choice has been plagued with incompetent civilian leadership decisions that have cost many lives and rendered the war on and occupation of Iraq a strategic policy disaster for the United States. John Olver The thing is helicopters are different from airplanes An airplane by it's nature wants to fly, and if not interfered with too strongly by unusual events or incompetent piloting, it will fly. Harry Reasoner |
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