Charlie Munger Quotes

I happen to think, really, that I'm good at what I do.

No, she is right up there with the best I've worked with. I was very impressed with her, I really was.

I'm very good at what I do, and I don't turn my hand to something unless I'm very good at it, frankly.

I am teaching more. That is what I do best.

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

Some people think I'm a total moron and I would hope most people think I'm very good at what I do.

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'm not a great player, but I'm a damn good one.

People who say they're not nervous - I would be kind of curious to see how successful you are at what you do and how long you've done it. And what is success in your eyes? Have you separated yourself from everyone else in that craft? Or have you settled amongst the pack?

I'm a real band guy, you know? I'm really good at certain things, and the band stuff is one of them.

If you are a professional, the speed with which you react to a potential problem separates the men from the boys.

I don't say it in a cocky way, but I take pride in being one of the best at doing what I do.

I'm a professional; I feel I'm one of the best in the game.

The average American is more focused on leadership than likeability. And more focused on qualifications than quality of speakership.

If they think I'm better at commentating than I was as a player, then I must be pretty darned good at commentating.

People have more freedom to bring more of their personal qualities into the role they play once they have established themselves and their competence is no longer in question. But this is always within limits.

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

What is competent? Who is it that can adjudicate what is competent or not competent? If the guys that are running the most important banks in our country aren't competent enough, well then, who is competent enough?

You need to know a lot to become master of your profession.

When you do any job well, it looks very natural.

Where a new guy may only know one or two ways to do something, I know all of the moves, and I've forgotten more stuff than the newer guys might even know.

I've always had this theory that if you're good at something, you should do it.

Whatever faults I may have, I do know a player.

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

It was never about sort of being famous. I just wanted to be good at what I did.