Confidence Quotations

It is best to act with confidence, no matter how little right you have to it.

If you have no confidence in self, you are twice defeated in the race of life.

In order to be irreplaceable one must always be different.

To love oneself is the beginning of a lifelong romance.

In fact, the confidence of the people is worth more than money.

What would life be if we had no courage to attempt anything?

With confidence, you have won before you have started.

Look within. Within is the fountain of good, and it will ever bubble up, if thou wilt ever dig.

The circulation of confidence is better than the circulation of money.

I am not afraid of storms for I am learning how to sail my ship.

In a photo shoot, you have to be very comfortable in your own skin. It's all about confidence-boosting and putting on armor.

I had a fantastic mother who taught me self-confidence.

Vocational education programs have made a real difference in the lives of countless young people nationwide; they build self-confidence and leadership skills by allowing students to utilize their unique gifts and talents.

There is a difference between conceit and confidence. Conceit is bragging about yourself. Confidence means you believe you can get the job done.

That future depends on the values of self-government, our sense of duty, loyalty, self-confidence and regard for the common good. We are a diverse country, and getting more diverse. And these virtues are what keep this great country together.

When your self-worth goes up, your net worth goes up with it.

When you have confidence, you can have a lot of fun. And when you have fun, you can do amazing things.

Well, we all know that self-esteem comes from what you think of you, not what other people think of you.

I have done a few roles that I've never watched, and if I happen to be flicking through channels and one pops up, I quickly move on. It's hard enough to sustain some self confidence without being reminded of things we'd rather not revisit but, in the end, it comes with the territory.

I am not a has-been. I am a will be.

Self confidence for me is a fragile fleece.

Your success depends mainly upon what you think of yourself and whether you believe in yourself.

Always be yourself, express yourself, have faith in yourself, do not go out and look for a successful personality and duplicate it.

If you develop the absolute sense of certainty that powerful beliefs provide, then you can get yourself to accomplish virtually anything, including those things that other people are certain are impossible.

The three traits speculators must learn to manage within themselves are confidence, fear, and aggressiveness.

I wanted to make comics that get at feelings that connect to the deepest moments of our lives, reading Tolstoy, Flaubert, Flannery O'Connor, Herman Melville, William Faulkner, Vladimir Nabokov and Carver to help gain the confidence to figure it out. I knew, however, the most doomed approach would be to simply create stories that felt 'literary.'

The thing that is really hard, and really amazing, is giving up on being perfect and beginning the work of becoming yourself.

Put your faith in God and confidence in yourself.

Every great discovery I ever made, I gambled that the truth was there, and then I acted in faith until I could prove its existence.

Lend yourself to others, but give yourself to yourself.

Even institutions of State, such as the judiciary, were seriously weakened, to the extent that the citizenry justifiably feared a breakdown in law and order. The business community was hit by a slump in sales and confidence, leading to reduced earnings and loss of jobs.

Sooner or later, those who win are those who think they can.

To be a preacher requires two apparently contradictory qualities: confidence and humility.

We must regain the confidence and drive to decide our own destiny.

At the level at which I work with people, their great talent is paired with great insecurity. Self-doubt is literally the twin of self-confidence. And I have to be there for both.

It's all about confidence and how you feel about yourself. There's no such thing as a perfect woman. I like imperfections - that's what makes you unique.

Knowing what you can not do is more important than knowing what you can do. In fact, that's good taste.

Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage. If you want to conquer fear, do not sit home and think about it. Go out and get busy.

Have no fear of moving into the unknown. Simply step out fearlessly knowing that I am with you, therefore no harm can befall you; all is very, very well. Do this in complete faith and confidence.

Only trust thyself, and another shall not betray thee.

Men secretly respect a woman who is strong, has confidence and has dreams of her own. There's nothing more attractive to a man than a woman who has dignity and pride in who she is.

I don't possess a lot of self-confidence. I'm an actor so I simply act confident every time I hit the stage.

Our citizens will lose their confidence or trust in the values and principles of the international community, especially if our personal identity is denied.

If you have confidence you have patience. Confidence, that is everything.

You know, I don't talk about the characters that I play. Years ago, I was a little timid about it and I kind of squirmed when I was asked, 'Could you tell us something about your character.' Now with a little self-confidence that comes with the grey beard, I just flatly refuse.

Control your own destiny or someone else will.

Don't let others put thoughts into your mind that takes away your self-confidence.

My theory is that if you look confident you can pull off anything - even if you have no clue what you're doing.

Before the final battle in 'Poison Princess,' Evie remembered how to use her Empress powers, practiced with them to the point of exhaustion, then had a trial by fire. In a way, she earned those powers, as she hadn't before, so that was certainly a confidence builder.

I have confidence that the Unitarian Church will steadily grow and will help to sustain many of my fellow citizens in these important days that lie ahead of us.

There is overwhelming evidence that the higher the level of self-esteem, the more likely one will be to treat others with respect, kindness, and generosity.

We've played with a lot of confidence and that's been the key so far. Hopefully, we can take more confidence into the playoffs.

You are as young as your self-confidence, as old as your fears; as young as your hope, as old as your despair.

The way to develop self-confidence is to do the thing you fear and get a record of successful experiences behind you.

I've dated girls that aren't, this is gonna sound so horrible, that aren't super smart, but they still are super confident, and that's more what I've been attracted to is the confidence and the sense of humor.

I was always looking outside myself for strength and confidence but it comes from within. It is there all the time.

Sports nurtures dreams of achieving self confidence and masculine striving for the skinny kid watching a boxer dance around the ring with sublime ease.

When a team outgrows individual performance and learns team confidence, excellence becomes a reality.

My self-confidence didn't come from my appearance, it came from other things that I did. But certainly not my appearance.

Confidence doesn't come out of nowhere. It's a result of something... hours and days and weeks and years of constant work and dedication.

I have great faith in fools; self-confidence my friends call it.

We do not so much need the help of our friends as the confidence of their help in need.

Future peace, prosperity and confidence depend not just on ourselves but on the success of all nations. Hence, we are all partners, no matter what our backgrounds, cultures, faiths and histories.

Community service has taught me all kinds of skills and increased my confidence. You go out there and think on your feet, work with others and create something from nothing. That's what life's all about.

When we have done our best, we can, as a united people, take whatever may befall with calm courage and confidence that this old nation will survive and if death should come to many of us, death is not the end.

The ultimate ground of faith and knowledge is confidence in God.

The moment a large investor doesn't believe a government will pay back its debt when it says it will, a crisis of confidence could develop. Investors have scant patience for the years of good governance - politically fraught fiscal restructuring, austerity and debt rescheduling - it takes to defuse a sovereign-debt crisis.

We must keep on trying to solve problems, one by one, stage by stage, if not on the basis of confidence and cooperation, at least on that of mutual toleration and self-interest.

Religion is the possibility of the removal of every ground of confidence except confidence in God alone.

Experts say that if children can't read by the end of the fifth grade, they lose self-confidence and self-esteem, making them more likely to enter the juvenile justice system.

I have more self-confidence than I did when I was in my 20s.

But I guess the lesson is this: If you don't have confidence in yourself and think that you are worth hiring, or whatever it is, you can't expect anyone else to.

To love yourself right now, just as you are, is to give yourself heaven. Don't wait until you die. If you wait, you die now. If you love, you live now.

I believe that if corporate America expects consumer confidence to be restored, they must first be honest with us.

It's just kind of empowering when you become a mother. You just get overwhelmed with this new confidence and you feel really in control of your life. It's been beautiful.

Make-up is the last thing to enhance your beauty, but it's very important because it builds up your self-confidence and gives you more courage.

I place no hope in my strength, nor in my works: but all my confidence is in God my protector, who never abandons those who have put all their hope and thought in him.

Since I've started fighting it has taught me a lot about self respect, self confidence and self control.

Men are not against you; they are merely for themselves.

It is only prudent never to place complete confidence in that by which we have even once been deceived.

People may flatter themselves just as much by thinking that their faults are always present to other people's minds, as if they believe that the world is always contemplating their individual charms and virtues.

I think it's the mark of a great player to be confident in tough situations.

I didn't do very well at school, and I suppose I've always had this sense, you know that, of being average, so I've been a bit low on self-confidence in my ability.

If you're a director, your entire livelihood and your entire creativity is based on your self-confidence. Sometimes that's dangerously close to arrogance.

No power in society, no hardship in your condition can depress you, keep you down, in knowledge, power, virtue, influence, but by your own consent.

Smile, for everyone lacks self-confidence and more than any other one thing a smile reassures them.

Your problem is you're... too busy holding onto your unworthiness.

I've always had confidence. It came because I have lots of initiative. I wanted to make something of myself.

I developed a great sense of self-confidence when I was very young.

The things we hate about ourselves aren't more real than things we like about ourselves.

Crystallize your goals. Make a plan for achieving them and set yourself a deadline. Then, with supreme confidence, determination and disregard for obstacles and other people's criticisms, carry out your plan.

Greed is the lack of confidence of one's own ability to create.

I know people who've had a nose job, and they've walked out feeling a million dollars, and their confidence is tenfold. Good on them! Natural beauty comes in all different shapes and sizes, but if you think surgery would right something you have a problem with, then why shouldn't you do it?

I believe the process of going from confusion to understanding is a precious, even emotional, experience that can be the foundation of self-confidence.

The more we refuse to buy into our inner critics - and our external ones too - the easier it will get to have confidence in our choices, and to feel comfortable with who we are - as women and as mothers.

The man who acquires the ability to take full possession of his own mind may take possession of anything else to which he is justly entitled.

Oddly, because she has that confidence, the people around her like her more. She becomes more a part of the Reaper family, and she also is able to get along with people more outside of their circle as well.

When I wasn't as attractive as I am now, I suffered at the hands of cruel children and their taunts until I realised that confidence and a bit of aesthetic care can overcome that.

But the real secret to total gorgeousness is to believe in yourself, have self confindence, and try to be secure in your decisions and thoughts.

Love is the great miracle cure. Loving ourselves works miracles in our lives.