Matt Riddle Quotes

I think I've got a track record and an experience brief that I'll put up against anybody's.

Well, I'm a professional.

I'm not some schmuck they just hired and threw down in the Performance Center and gave him an entrance or anything that like. I've been around enough and have enough experience; I know what I'm doing pretty much.

People trust I know what I'm doing. I have lots of credibility. I've had years of learning. I know and understand my business.

Who is a professional? A professional is someone who has a combination of competence, confidence and belief. A water diviner is a professional. A traditional midwife is a professional. A traditional bone setter is a professional. These are professionals all over the world. You find them in any inaccessible village around the world.

I think I have a lot to offer.

I'm good at what I do. I'm really, really good at what I do, and I'm not saying this with any level of arrogance.

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.'

At one point, people are going to have to realize that maybe I know what I'm doing.

If you know what you're talking about, or if you feel that you do, the reader will believe you.

You don't get taken seriously by asking someone to take you seriously. You've got to show up and own it.

I was right for the role. It's as simple as that.

I have a credibility on the subject that most people don't.

I can come off as pretty arrogant, but it's because I know I'm right. I'm very, very good at writing protocols. I've accomplished more working on my own than I ever did as part of a team.

People with honorary awards are looked upon with disfavor. Would you let an honorary mechanic fix your brand-new Mercedes?

I would say 'competence' actually might be slightly more important than passion. I understand that it is important to feel strongly about things, but give me a competent dentist over a passionate dentist any day, if only because something about the phrase 'passionate dentist' is deeply unnerving.

Confidence comes from knowing what you're doing. If you are prepared for something, you usually do it. If not, you usually fall flat on your face.

Talent needs credibility.

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

Having a skill makes you undeniable.

No guy with a Ph.D. is going to beat me.

If you're going to put me in the booth, make sure it's because I'm good enough to be there.

I have started my share of games. It's not like I'm new to it.

I know what I can do and what I can deliver and there's not many people who can do what I can do.

Yes, I'm a personality. I accept that. O.K.? I understand it. But I'm a personality with credentials.