“I think you've gotta be smart enough to be competent, but you've gotta...” — Joe Satriani Quote

“I think you've gotta be smart enough to be competent, but you've gotta be crazy enough to go out there and just let it all happen. I mean, you can rehearse and still not be musical, be tight and not be musical; we all hated that.”

“Here's something weird, though: I loved Jimi's music so much that I would never perform it for people. Throughout my teens and playing in various bands, I refused to play Hendrix songs. I know that sounds strange, but Jimi's music was so special to me that it was like works of art that shouldn't be touched or altered.”

“Our long-term dream is for Singapore to have a healthy democracy where there are two or three parties who could form a competent and honest Government.”

“I met a lot of women in the military with Meg Ryan, and they were remarkably impressive: Competent and strong and not versions of men, but versions of women. And they had stories to tell about how difficult it had been for them.”

“A lot of very competent people sometimes make errors.”