Confidence Quotes - Page 6

Man often becomes what he believes himself to be. If I keep on saying to myself that I cannot do a certain thing, it is possible that I may end by really becoming incapable of doing it. On the contrary, if I have the belief that I can do it, I shall surely acquire the capacity to do it even if I may not have it at the beginning.

When we are deeply passionate about something, the obstacles or challenges are diminished by sheer will and desire.

Happiness being surrounded by good friends and family at a BBQ.

Be confident because the odds are in your favor.' He clears his throat, like talking this much hurts him. 'Not because you're a special snowflake.

Never dull your shine for somebody else.

Every small positive change we make in ourselves repays us in confidence in the future.

The key to achieving desired results and gaining freedom from unwanted feelings lies within you.

Today and tomorrow is an illusion, days are all joined together, and if you are waiting for your time, you are wasting your time.

Happily Single is permission to CHOOSE your life rather than having it handed to you, and it’s living life on your own terms instead of those that are expected of you.

Anyone can fail at something they really don’t want. What really takes courage is going after something you want and then failing. There is more fulfillment in life knowing that you tried, rather than settled without a fight.

One-time rival and subsequent usurper Secretary of State Seward finally settled into an assessment of Lincoln that, "His confidence and compassion increase every day.

Don't plead with anyone if you were not at fault, you'll only look inferior, stupid and funny, bolster your ego by doing the undoing.

Whatever the depth of our darkness, God navigated it eons before it was dark. And whatever the duration of our nights, God was there long before it ever turned to night. Therefore, despite our frequent feelings to the contrary, there is no place we might be where God was not lovingly waiting for us an eternity before we got there.

Don’t set your own goals by what other people make important.

A hero is defined by what he or she can do, not by what he or she cannot do.

Positive words can bend your world in your favor.

I'm not interested in age. People who tell me their age are silly. You're as old as you feel.

I've always felt that I did well as a student because I lacked confidence.

Confidence imparts a wonderful inspiration to its possessor.

It's simple. You enrich your life when you enrich the lives of others.

You and I may have never met, but I already know so much of what you want: to be happy and feel valued. We all want love, connection, respect, confidence, health, vitality, passion, kindness, and success.

A divided mind cannot conquer a united soul.

The moment you have to recruit people to put another person down, in order to convince someone of your value is the day you dishonor your children, your parents and your God. If someone doesn't see your worth the problem is them, not people outside your relationship.

Never chase a person that doesn't know your worth because the moment you catch him you will always feel you were never good enough.

If you want to be trusted, trust first. Make decisions that are grounded in your authentic principles. Don’t lie. Don’t cheat. Don’t push others down to obtain success.

...because I went to London on my own, and because I went to solved the mystery of Who Killed Wellington? and I found my mother and I was brave and I wrote a book and that means I can do anything.

Character contributes to beauty. It fortifies a woman as her youth fades. A mode of conduct a standard of courage discipline fortitude and integrity can do a great deal to make a woman beautiful.

This feeling of warm personal attachment and deep affection is what connects, unifies, and binds our humanity.

A wise man is someone who knows how to convert obstacles into resources.

Confidence is ignorance. If you're feeling cocky, it's because there's something you don't know.

Confidence is good, but when they hold their heads high like that, it just makes them look cocky and snobbish.

So you were talking crap about me? Hm. I missed it. I was too busy being fabulous.

Many people have never discovered the power generated from a heart of service. They show up to life projecting a right of entitlement in which their needs are their first priority and they will do whatever it takes to forward their own agenda without any concern for how it impacts others. This behavior pushes people away, creates barriers to trust and communication, and leaves a bad impression.

The bicycle saves my life every day. If you've ever experienced a moment of awe or freedom on a bicycle; if you've ever taken flight from sadness to the rhythm of two spinning wheels, or felt the resurgence of hope pedalling to the top of a hill with the dew of effort on your forehead; if you've ever wondered, swooping down bird-like down a long hill, if the world was standing still; if you have ever, just once, sat on a bicycle with a singing heart and felt like an ordinary human touching the gods, then we share something fundamental. We know it's all about the bike.

Take care of your costume and your confidence will take care of itself.

Whether it was in the maze of my fantastical mind or the allure of her gossamer eyes, they took me to undiscovered worlds of azure and metamorphosis. The air shimmered with every breath, the water tightened with every sound.

One's self-image is very important because if that's in good shape then you can do anything or practically anything.

Confidence turns into pride only when you are in denial of your mistakes.

One concrete way in which we all landscape our sanity is by having our experience of reality confirmed by others. When our experience of reality is disconfirmed by others, our confidence in our own sanity can be undermined. (page 125, Chapter 9, Graeme Galton)

Positive mindset leads to positive self esteem.

Confidence, like art, never comes from having all answers.It comes from being open to all questions.

Part of her exulted that he’d asked her, out of everyone in the coach, this question; he must think her intelligent. The rest of her, though, wanted to slap herself for disproving his thought. Here was her opportunity to have her fantasy of a deep philosophical conversation come true with Garth, and all she could say was well, not really. Idiot!

I can and I will! Just watch me!

Confident people tend to evaluate their opinions alongside those of others and then follow their intuition.

Accomplishments don’t erase shame, hatred, cruelty, silence, ignorance, discrimination, low self-esteem or immorality. It covers it up, with a creative version of pride and ego. Only restitution, forgiving yourself and others, compassion, repentance and living with dignity will ever erase the past.

Anyone who claims good or evil isn't one or either, they're just a liar... the worst kind of liar... the liar that doesn't even know they're lying. We're human. We're good during the day and evil at night, half the time those roles are reversed, that's what it's all about.

Better to teach a man to fish who already loves to fish.

The way to fight fear is to do what you are afraid of. And the way to fight pain is to live with it, with an open heart.

Nothing splendid has ever been achieved except by those who dared believe that something inside them was superior to circumstances.

Gretchen Lowell was beautiful in a very grown-up way, in a sophisticated, confident way. It was more than beauty; it was the power of beauty. She radiated it.

Thought is uncontrollable but controllable. Thought is the pivot of life and the epitome of good or bad living. A controlled thought is a controlled life and an uncontrolled life is an uncontrolled living. Our first and last thoughts from dawn to dusk are of great essence to living a purposeful life. They form a catalyst for a progressive or retrogressive life. What do you think of most before you sleep? What do you ponder upon most upon waking up from bed? The distinctive boundaries to your purposeful day are your first and last thoughts of the day. Remember! the first and the last thoughts.

Pride in office without competence is as much a sin as competence without confidence.

The older I get the greater power I seem to have to help the world I am like a snowball-the further I am rolled the more I gain.

Ask yourself: what is it, that if I believed it down to my core, would change everything?

We all have a dual nature,some of us are just better able to control the energy we expend on each part of it." Lessons for an Urban Goddess

People love to say, “You gotta fake it till you make it.” But this implies that the fake you is someone better than who you inherently are, and this is simply not the truth. Let me say this loud and clear: the person you imagine yourself to be in the very best and most powerful moments of your life, is the authentic you. And in truth, I imagine you’re probably much more amazing even than that.

Our confidence is not in what we have, but He who freely gave us what we have. If God's will is in your little stones, they will surely bring down giant Goliaths... but you have to make the throw!

A good sweat with the blood pounding through my body makes me feel alive revitalized. I gain a sense of mastery and assurance. I feel good about myself. Then I can feel good about others.

There is doggedness to genius. It is the ability to dig deep and hold on to the dream.

When you look down on yourself, you set an example on how others should treat you.