Quotes About Confidence

In another sutta, he speaks about the prerequisites for the practice of meditation. The first is to know our own dukkha, to recognize where it comes from, and how it operates within our own lives. The second is to gain confidence in the teaching, to realize that we can actually take this path. The third is to experience joy at the opportunity we have been given. Only when all three are present will meditation bear fruit.

He who has faith has... an inward reservoir of courage, hope, confidence, calmness, and assuring trust that all will come out well — even though to the world it may appear to come out most badly.

Nothing like rejection to make what is wholly yours seem sweet and right.

Man talking confidently about God is like a toy talking confidently about man.

A scientist may not be sure of the answer, but he's often sure he can find one. And that's a condition which is clearly not enjoyed by philosophy.

She knows now that she can do almost anything she wants to—as long as she starts small.

It's going to be a great day.

Without education, confidence does not come.

One should not overstretch, nor understretch. If one thing is overstretched, something else get understretched. If overstretching comes from a swollen ego, then understretching results from lack of confidence. If overstretching is exhibitionism, understretching is escapism. Overstretching and understretching are both wrong: Always stretch from the source, the core, and the foundation of each asana.

The chameleon nature of asmita is apparent when we set ourselves a challenge. The source of the challenge lies in the positive side of asmita, but the moment fear arises negatively, it inhibits our initiative. We must then issue a counter-challenge to disarm that fear

A fellow ought to make sure his canoe is going to stay right side up before he asks a girl to step into it.

Never let the fear of striking out get in your way.

When it comes to girls, you make your own invitations.

Please, I'm a politician's wife. I have a set of my own.

Don't be afraid, don't have no fear

Fortune is to be honored and respected, and it be but for her daughters, Confidence and Reputation. For those two, Felicity breedeth; the first within a man's self, the latter in others towards him.

Hurl your calumnies boldly; something is sure to stick.

I don't rank receivers myself, because I feel like I'm one of the top.

I always believe in myself, no matter what my ranking.

You can look at everything from pre-Heisman to post-Heisman, and I think that's why it ranks up at the top, because before then, I didn't even think I was good enough to be a professional ballplayer.

I'm not afraid of a rant, am I? I've got to that point where I've just become a woman; I think I've just grown.

After the first three or four years of me taking rap seriously, it started to look more promising. I started booking shows and more people were playing my music, so I starting believing this could actually work for me.

I love that twinkly, girl rap. I've always loved that.

We're feminists. We're doing something that only guys are expected to do and doin' it right! At our concerts we'll do one hard-core rap song and then do one where we'll be real sexy.