Famous Quotes & Sayings

Saadi

Tell no one the secret that you want to keep, although he may be worthy of confidence; for no one will be so careful of your secret as yourself.

Saadi

People are crying up the rich and variegated plumage of the peacock, and he is himself blushing at the sight of his ugly feet.

Rosabeth Moss Kanter

Confidence is the sweet spot between arrogance and despair-consisting of positive expectations for favorable outcomes.

Rosabeth Moss Kanter

Those enjoying winning streaks thus win twofold. They win not only the game but also the right to greater self-determination. They become masters of their own fate. That feeling of efficacy, of being in charge of circumstances, is the essence of confidence. Winning once or twice is encouraging, but winning continuously is empowering.

Rosabeth Moss Kanter

Winning becomes easier over time as the cornerstones of confidence become habits.

Rosabeth Moss Kanter

Confidence is the bridge connecting expectations and performance, investment and results.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Let me never fall into the vulgar mistake of dreaming that I am persecuted whenever I am contradicted.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

People are timid and apologetic; they are no longer upright; they dare not say "I think," "I am," but quote some saint or sage. They are ashamed before the blade of grass or the blowing rose. These roses under my window make no reference to former roses or to better ones; they are for what they are; they exist with God to-day.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

All that Adam had, all that Caesar could, you have and can do.... Build, therefore, your own world.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Build therefore your own world.

Scarlett Johansson

Having visited Oxfam-funded school programs in rural communities has made me realise how vital education is to developing countries in bringing people out of poverty and giving them a sense of dignity, self-worth and confidence.

Larry Ellison

Act confident, even when you're not.

Kylie Minogue

I don't try to be a sex bomb. I am one.

Marcus Garvey

With confidence, you have won before you have started.

Marcus Garvey

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

Ralph Waldo Emerson

We are such lovers of self-reliance, that we excuse in a man many sins, if he will show us a complete satisfaction in his position, which asks no leave to be, of mine, or any man's good opinion.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Do the thing and you will have the power.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Self trust is the essence of heroism.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

A great man is always willing to be little.

Lee Haney

But you can't just sit around the fireplace and sip Cokes and eat pretzels and get an attitude of confidence. You have to put in hard work.

Thomas a Kempis

Confidence is the illusion born of accidental success.

Thomas a Kempis

Whoever puts his confidence in men or in any creature is very foolish.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Whatever you do, you need courage. Whatever course you decide upon, there is always someone to tell you that you are wrong.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

If I have lost confidence in myself, I have the universe against me.

Tony Robbins

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.

Julius Caesar

As a result of a general defect of nature, we are either more confident or more fearful of unusual and unknown things.

Kamisese Mara

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.

Kanye West

Come on now! How could you be me and want to be someone else?

Joyce Meyer

Sadly, if we are not confident about our choices, we can easily let other peoples' comments make us feel guilty and ruin the joy we need to experience in life through doing the little things that mean a lot to us.

Henrik Ibsen

If you doubt yourself, then indeed you stand on shaky ground.

Herschel Walker

Growing up, I started developing confidence in what I felt. My parents helped me to believe in myself. I wasn't the best looking guy, I wasn't the best athlete in the world, but they made me feel good about myself.

Henry Ward Beecher

The last person one wants to be is themselves. Sadly, that is the best person to be.

Jo Coudert

The unlived life is not worth examining. ... Self-awareness, self-examination, self-consciousness are for the quiet moments. In the arena they are paralyzing. The self must not be held out of the arena until living skills have been learned.