Famous Quotes & Sayings

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.

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.

Thomas Carlyle

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

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.

Reese Witherspoon

Confidence is everything in this business.

Timothy Radcliffe

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

Tim Gunn

You have no control over other people's taste, so focus on staying true to your own.

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.

Rita Mae Brown

Humor comes from self-confidence.

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.

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.

Susan Jeffers

The knowledge that you can handle anything that comes your way is the key to allowing yourself to take risks. ... security is not having things; it's handling things.

Sue Grafton

Poise and indifference so often look the same.

Steven Tyler

I just pretended I was someone else until that someone else became me.

T. Harv Eker

If you are insecure, guess what? The rest of the world is too. Do not overestimate the competition and underestimate yourself. You are better than you think.

T. Harv Eker

Successful people have fear, successful people have doubts, and successful people have worries. They just don't let these feelings stop them.

Truman Capote

Anyone who ever gave you confidence, you owe them a lot.

William Congreve

He who closes his ears to the views of others shows little confidence in the integrity of his own views.

Tyra Banks

Pledge that you will look in the mirror and find the unique beauty in you.

Tyra Banks

Never dull your shine for somebody else.

Tristan Bernard

Men give their confidence at once, but never their money.

Wilferd Peterson

Believe! An old Latin proverb reads: "Believe that you have it and you have it."

Wilferd Peterson

Believe! Project a mental picture of your goal in life. Believing is a creative force that brings the visible out of the invisible. You must believe to achieve.

Wilferd Peterson

He can talk to himself about his dreams, hopes and aspirations. He can convince himself that there is a place for him and an important work for him to do.

Wynton Marsalis

Through first-class education, a generation marches down the long uncertain road of the future with confidence.