Confidence Quotes
These confidence quotes capture the importance of individuals and teams being confident in their abilities. It can make a big difference in the outcome.
Confidence is crucial whether you work in art, athletics, business, work, or play.
Best Confidence Quotes
1.) A man cannot be comfortable without his own approval.
Mark Twain wrote this recognizing a person had to be comfortable in their own skin. William Faulkner called Twain “The Father of American Literature.”
2.) Be confident without pulling the wool over your eyes.
PT Barnum, or Phineas Taylor Barnum, founded the Barnum & Bailey Circus — the Greatest Show on Earth. You had to have at least a little self-esteem to title your show by that name!
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3.) The most alluring thing a woman can have is confidence.
Beyoncé is a confident woman. The singer, songwriter, and actress started off with Destiny’s Child before breaking out on her own. The rest is history.
4.) And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.
Jen Sincero, who wrote You Are a Badass: How to Stop Doubting Your Greatness and Start Living an Awesome Life, wrote this line. And, yes, sometimes one feels like it’s just time to take a risk. The first step is frequently the toughest — but don’t be afraid.
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5.) Whether you think you can or think you can’t, you are right.
In a nutshell, Henry Ford captured what being confident is all about. The right attitude can make all the difference between being a hero or being a zero.
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6.) If you put a small value on yourself, rest assured that the world will not raise your price.
Everyone who is starting a business should read the quote above five times before deciding on their pricing policy. You must believe in yourself if you want others to.
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7.) No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.
In this oft-quoted line, Eleanor Roosevelt notes that it takes at least two parties for one to feel inferior. Approaching all of your interactions with a strong belief in yourself will ensure that you don’t feel inferior.
8.) Inhale confidence; exhale fear.
Before major tests of your will, repeat this line as a chant. You can do wonders!
9.) You have to expect things of yourself before you can do them.
Michael Jordan may have been hard on his teammates, but he was likely much harder on himself. Having high expectations can propel one to greatness.
10.) Don’t let anyone dull your sparkle.
Exactly! If you shine in some areas, don’t let others cut you down to their size.
11.) Believing that the dots will connect down the road will give you the confidence to follow your heart.
Perhaps the greatest inventive genius of our generation, Steve Jobs had faith in himself and his ability to figure things out down the road.
Believe in Yourself Quotes
12.) Confidence is something you create with yourself by believing in who you are.
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13.) If you hear a voice within you say, ‘you cannot paint,’ then by all means paint, and that voice will be silenced.
Vincent Van Gogh
14.) Trust yourself. Create the kind of self that you will be happy to live with all your life. Make the most of yourself by fanning the tiny, inner sparks of possibility into flames of achievement.
Golda Meir
15.) Nothing is impossible. The word itself says, “I’m possible.”
Audrey Hepburn
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16.) Confidence, ultimately, is the characteristic that distinguishes those who imagine from those who do.
Katty Kay, The Confidence Code: The Science and Art of Self-Assurance
17.) Believe you can, and you’re halfway there.
Unknown
18.) Life is ten percent what you experience and ninety percent how you respond to it.
Dorothy M. Neddermeyer
19.) Think like a queen. A queen if not afraid to fail. Failure is another stepping stone to greatness.
Oprah Winfrey
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Self-Confidence Quotes
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20.) Self-confidence is the memory of success.
David Storey
21.) One important key to success is self-confidence. An important key to self-confidence is preparation.
Arthur Ashe
22.) Why should we worry about what others think of us? Do we have more confidence in their opinions than we do our own?
Brigham Young
23.) In a decisive set, confidence is the difference.
Chris Evert
24.) If you have no confidence in self, you are twice defeated in the race of life. With confidence, you have won even before you have started.
Marcus Tullius Cicero
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25.) Dream it. Believe it. Receive it.
Selena Samuela
26.) If you can’t change it, change your attitude.
Maya Angelou
27.) No one likes feeling vulnerable and uncomfortable and weak. But I really have found that it’s in those moments when I go there that there’s a kind of magic.
Emma Watson
28.) I am not afraid of storms, for I’m learning how to sail my ship.
Louisa May Alcott
29.) You can never leave footprints that last if you are always walking on tiptoe.
Leymah Gbowee
30.) I am lucky that whatever fear I have inside me, my desire to win is always stronger.
Serena Williams
31.) Regardless of how you feel inside, always try to look like a winner. Even if you are behind, a sustained look of control and confidence can give you a mental edge that results in victory.
Arthur Ashe
32.) Don’t let anyone dim your light. You were born to shine, baby!” —Kirsten Ferguson
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33.) I can. If I wish, I can.
Lucille Ball
34.) Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence.
Helen Keller
35.) If you’re presenting yourself with confidence, you can pull off pretty much anything.
Katy Perry
36.) Confidence is not the absence of fear; it’s the triumph over it.
Nelson Mandela
37.) Confidence is the most beautiful thing you can possess.
Sabrina Carpenter
38.) Be healthy and take care of yourself, but be happy with the beautiful things that make you, you.
Beyoncé Knowles
39.) Have confidence that if you’ve done a little thing well, you can do a bigger thing well, too.
David Storey
40.) When you have confidence, you can have a lot of fun. And when you have fun, you can do amazing things.
Joe Namath
41.) Believe in yourself! Have faith in your abilities! Without a humble but reasonable confidence in your own powers, you cannot be successful or happy.
Norman Vincent Peale
Be Yourself
42.) Always be yourself–express yourself and have faith in yourself. Do not go out and look for a successful personality and duplicate it.
Bruce Lee
43.) As soon as you trust yourself, you will know how to live.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
44.) Once we believe in ourselves, we can risk curiosity, wonder, spontaneous delight, or any experience that reveals the human spirit.
e e cummings
45.) The best lightning rod for your protection is your own spine.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
By Michael O’Halloran
Michael O’Halloran founded Greeting Card Poet in 2014 and has worked as its publisher and editor ever since. He has co-authored four books on kids’ trivia and four on coaching. Previously, Michael was the president of Magnetic Poetry. He has invented and brought to market over 75 new gift and toy products, most of which involve wordplay. Mike is married and a father of four daughters.
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