Almost nobody's competent, Paul. It's enough to make you cr… - Kurt Vonnegut

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Almost nobody's competent, Paul. It's enough to make you cry to see how bad most people are at their jobs. If you can do a half-assed job of anything, you're a one-eyed man in the kingdom of the blind.

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Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. (11 November 1922 – 11 April 2007) was an American novelist known for works blending satire, black comedy, and science fiction.

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If you can do a half-assed job of anything, you're a one-eyed man in a kingdom of the blind.

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