Quotes about self-confidence
self-confidence keys knowing
The key to self-confidence is knowing that you would choose you... and why. In this way the chosen becomes the chooser, and love versus fear becomes the energy of choice. Bill Crawford
self-confidence imagination self-love
Imagination, on the contrary, which is ever wandering beyond the bounds of truth, joined to self-love and that self-confidence we are so apt to indulge, prompt us to draw conclusions which are not immediately derived from facts. Antoine Lavoisier
self-confidence thinking roots
It has become a commonplace that aggressiveness also often has its roots in fear. I am inclined to think that this theory has been pushed too far. [...] The type of aggressiveness that is the outcome of timidity is not, I think, that which inspires great leaders; the great leaders, I should say, have an exceptional self-confidence which is not only on the surface, but penetrates deep into the subconscious. Bertrand Russell
self-confidence thinking armor
Those who think themselves secure are more exposed to danger than any others. The armor-bearer of sin is self-confidence . Charles Spurgeon
self-confidence self people
Leadership is the self-confidence of working with people smarter than you. Azim Premji
self-confidence balance should
With uncertainty in one scale, courage and self-confidence should be thrown into the other to correct the balance. The greater they are, the greater the margin that can be left for accidents. Carl von Clausewitz
self-confidence giving scented-candles
You're gorgeous, you old hag, and if I could give you just one gift ever for the rest of your life it would be this. Confidence. It would be the gift of confidence. Either that or a scented candle David Nicholls
self-confidence self
I had a lot of self-confidence. Bowie Kuhn
self-confidence expression people
You can't help people being right for the wrong reasons...This fear of finding oneself in bad company is not an expression of political purity; it is an expression of a lack of self-confidence. Arthur Koestler
self-confidence self
I have more self-confidence than I did when I was in my 20s. Eleanor Mondale
self-confidence men numbers
As soon as you put men together, they somehow sink, corporatively, below the level of the worst of the individuals composing it. Collect scholars on a club committee, or men of science on a jury; all their virtues vanish, and their vices pop out, reinforced by the self-confidence which the power of numbers is bound to bestow. Aleister Crowley
self-confidence may acne
Acne may be good at destroying self-confidence, but Proactiv+ is good at destroying acne. Adam Levine
self-confidence years skills
Cultivate a love of skill. Learn theatrical skills. They will give you continual pleasure, self-confidence, and link you to fifty thousand years of the history of our profession. David Mamet
self-confidence winning simplicity
The 3Ss of Winning in business are speed, simplicity, and self-confidence. Jack Welch
self-confidence building-up voice
Unfortunately, unless we're focused on building up our courage, which gives us our self-confidence and all that we need to make quantum change in our lives, the voice of fear will always take the lead inside our minds. Debbie Ford
self-confidence office history
It is pleasant to be transferred from an office where one is afraid of a sergeant-major into an office where one can intimidate generals, and perhaps this is why history is so attractive to the more timid among us. We can recover self-confidence by snubbing the dead. E. M. Forster
self-confidence years numbers
Youth is not entirely a time of life; it is a state of mind. Nobody grows old by merely living a number of years. People grow old by deserting their ideals. You are as young as your faith, as old as your doubts; as young as your self-confidence, as old as your fear; as young as your hope, as old as your despair. Douglas MacArthur
self-confidence feel-good want
Confidence can get you where you want to go, and getting there is a daily process. It's so much easier when you feel good about yourself, your abilities and talents. Donald Trump
self-confidence concern-for-others giving
Cultivating care and concern for others gives rise to a kind of inner strength. No matter what difficulties or problems you face, in this wider context they’ll seem less significant and troubling to you. The inner strength, self-confidence and courage you gain by focussing on others’ needs instead of your own, brings with it a deep, calm sense of satisfaction. Dalai Lama
self-confidence self weakness
Our greatest weakness is lack of self-confidence. Angela Ahrendts
self-confidence government roots
We can't have self-government without the self-confidence that is at the root of it. Anita Roddick
self-confidence fake lost
You must have an alibi to show why you lost. If you haven't one, you must fake one. You self confidence must be maintained. Christy Mathewson
self-confidence seductive firsts
To be around someone whose self-confidence is more than what our first glance led us to expect is seductive. Abraham Verghese
self-confidence effort action
You have to pretend you're 100 percent sure. You have to take action; you can't hesitate or hedge your bets. Anything less will condemn your efforts to failure. Andy Grove
self-confidence thinking voice
I don't have an extraordinary degree of self-confidence, but I know the gift I have been given from God and I try to share it with as many people as possible. Having a great voice is not a merit. I don't think it is a merit. Andrea Bocelli
self-confidence men track
I have characterized Nixon as a loner, a cold man with great self-confidence and a one-track mind centered on the advancement of Richard Nixon. Barry Goldwater
self-confidence people energy-flow
Action is a high road to self-confidence and esteem. Where it is open, all energies flow toward it. It comes readily to most people, and its rewards are tangible. Bruce Lee
self-confidence tvs internet
TV has lost a lot of its self-confidence as its power has been eroded by the internet. David Walliams
self-confidence climbing special
The special forces gave me the self-confidence to do some extraordinary things in my life. Climbing Everest then cemented my belief in myself. Bear Grylls
self-confidence tire knows
I lack self-confidence. I don't know whether I shall ever get it. Perhaps it is better to be unsure of your self, as I am. But it is very tiring. Audrey Hepburn
self-confidence people arrogance
People in big empty places are likely to behave very much as the gods did on Olympus. Edna Ferber
self-confidence people empowering
The best way to help Burma is to empower the people of Burma, to help us have enough self-confidence to obtain what we want for ourselves. Aung San Suu Kyi
self-confidence people trying
Ninety to ninety-five percent of people will withdraw to the comfort zone when what they try doesn't work. Only that small percentage, 5 or 10 percent, will continually improve themselves; they will continually push themselves out into the zone of discomfort, and these are always the highest performers in every field. Brian Tracy