Famous Quotes & Sayings

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.

Sally Field

It took me a long time not to judge myself through someone else's eyes.

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.

Peter V. Brett

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

Teemu Selanne

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.

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.

Sophocles

In a just cause it is right to be confident.

Sophie Swetchine

To reveal imprudently the spot where we are most sensitive and vulnerable is to invite a blow. The demigod Achilles admitted no one to his confidence.

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.

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.

Robert Anthony

Low self-confidence is simply a problem of Awareness. Once you are aware of the Truth about yourself, you will be able to understand why you are the way you are and, most importantly, learn to love and accept yourself.

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.

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.

Thomas Carlyle

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