Peter Munk Quotes

I'm not the sharpest knife in the drawer. I just work hard.

It isn't always hard work that does the job.

Don't be afraid to give your best to what seemingly are small jobs. Every time you conquer one it makes you that much stronger. If you do the little jobs well, the big ones will tend to take care of themselves.

I'm not that smart. I work very hard.

It's all about the hard work, knowing your strengths and weaknesses. You work on what you know you can do best. I have speed.

Winning is no longer just the outcome. It's part of the process.

I think my older sister was probably more clever, but I worked very hard.

I'm different than another person who wants to lay back and do nothing for rest of the life and talk nonsense on ESPN... I will not do that. I want to achieve something else.

So I just had to step up how I was doing it and the moment that I stepped up and the moment I focused all my energy on that is when things started to happen. So there's a direct relationship between my inspiration and my output.

Great effort springs naturally from great attitude.

If you are messing around all day and then scream for certainty, you're not going to get it. If you spend energy and do the work and develop that certainty, you'll get to where you need to be, even if you don't know exactly where that is.

I worked hard. I worked late. I went in early. I did everything I could to gain an advantage.

When I'm doing something, I do work hard at it.

I've only had two rules: Do all you can and do it the best you can. It's the only way you ever get that feeling of accomplishing something.

Effort without talent is a depressing situation... but talent without effort is a tragedy.

You don't get results by focusing on results. You get results by focusing on the actions that produce results.

When I learn martial arts, my master will have me try a punch for a week and he will keep saying, 'No, you don't have it. No, that's not right.' When he finally says, 'Yes, you did it,' it's a wonderful moment. You worked on it. You got it.

You owe it to all of us all get on with what you're good at.

I didn't say I was that smart, I said I went to class and I enjoyed what I was doing.

Action is the real measure of intelligence.

I worked hard and smarter than most people in the businesses I have been in.

Work harder on yourself than you do on your job.

When things aren't working out, we have a tendency to say, 'Go do other things,' but you shouldn't do other things. You need to stay at your desk and continue to try to write. You need to insist on it.

Amidst all the clutter, beyond all the obstacles, aside from all the static, are the goals set. Put your head down, do the best job possible, let the flak pass, and work towards those goals.

I think as far as kids go, you just have to work hard. Work on your skills, keep focused.