Famous Quotes & Sayings

John Dryden

Confidence is the feeling we have before knowing all the facts

John Dryden

For they conquer who believe they can.

John Malkovich

I wouldn't describe myself as lacking in confidence, but I would just say that - the ghosts you chase you never catch.

John Lothrop Motley

Wealth brings strength, strength confidence.

Kim Novak

As I said, I began losing confidence in my instincts, which is tough and very bad for an instinctive person.

Katy Perry

If you're presenting yourself with confidence, you can pull off pretty much anything.

Peter V. Brett

Let others determine your worth and you're already lost, because no one wants people worth more than themselves.

Thomas Jefferson

I have great confidence in the common sense of mankind in general.

Tacitus

There can never be a complete confidence in a power which is excessive.

Rosalyn Sussman Yalow

We must believe in ourselves or no one will believe in us.

Rosalynn Carter

If you doubt you can accomplish something, then you can't accomplish it. You have to have confidence in your ability, and then be tough enough to follow through.

Vanessa Hudgens

Confidence is key. Sometimes, you need to look like you're confident even when you're not.

Robert Ringer

If you are prepared, then you are able to feel confident.

Robert Mueller

The collapse of Enron was devastating to tens of thousands of people and shook the public's confidence in corporate America.

Rita Mae Brown

Humor comes from self-confidence.

Thomas Carlyle

Nothing builds self-esteem and self-confidence like accomplishment.

Thomas Jefferson

Honesty, disinterestedness and good nature are indispensable to procure the esteem and confidence of those with whom we live, and on whose esteem our happiness depends.

Roh Moo-hyun

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

Sarah McLachlan

I was a pretty insecure kid, didn't have a lot of friends, and was picked on a lot, and music gave me confidence.

Samuel Johnson

It generally happens that assurance keeps an even pace with ability.

Samuel Johnson

Confidence is a plant of slow growth; especially in an aged bosom

Samuel Johnson

In the bottle discontent seeks for comfort, cowardice for courage, and bashfulness for confidence.

Samuel Johnson

Knock the 't' off the 'can't.'

Rumer Willis

When I was a kid you didn't have Twitter or Instagram where as soon as you walk out of a building a photo of you is up within two minutes or a million people are commenting and saying nasty things, i found a different confidence because I realized that you can't base your self-worth on the opinions of others.

Robert Johnson

Believe in yourself and have confidence that you can compete against all odds. Have a vision of what you'd like to accomplish and be able to articulate that vision.

Rodney Dangerfield

I recently had double-bypass surgery. As they wheel you in, the doctor always gives you a last look. You know that look. That look of confidence to make you feel good. I always say to every doctor, If I don't make it, I'll never know it.

Society is built upon trust.

Wally Amos

It's so important to believe in yourself. Believe that you can do it, under any circumstances. Because if you believe you can, then you really will. That belief just keeps you searching for the answers, and then pretty soon you get it.

Steve Marriott

When we first went there we completely lacked confidence. Our manager told us our act was too long, and told us to drop certain numbers and concentrate on the exciting stuff. And he was right.

Steve Largent

When a child grows up without a father, there is an empty place where someone must stand, providing an example of character and confidence.

Sophocles

In a just cause it is right to be confident.

Sigmund Freud

If a man has been his mother's undisputed darling he retains throughout life the triumphant feeling, the confidence in success, which not seldom brings actual success along with it.

Susan Lucci

I really always felt that I was going to be an actress. I had a lot of confidence in the fact that I would do well from a very early age. I didn't know how tough the business is.