Quotes About Confidence

As a dancer, I've always checked my body constantly: 'Am I having a good day, or am I having a fat day?' I am probably more critical of myself than anyone else. I am very tiny - 5'1 and a half inches - so there's nowhere for weight to hide.

My mother taught me not to take any crap from anyone and to stand up for my rights. You might not believe this lesson came from a tiny Japanese woman, but it's true.

I haven't always been the best advocate for my own body. I was a too-tall, pudgy child who felt completely out of control of the genetic lottery ticket she'd been given, so in retaliation, I shut down. I ignored my body and hated it for not being tiny and cute like my friends' bodies.

For a tiny person, I have a lot of confidence. No one messes with me!

No matter what, I'll never be tiny.

When I used to work in television, a tip was rather than looking down the barrel of the camera and imagine people watching, which is terrifying, imagine your most discerning friend observing you, and imagine you're just talking to them.

They always lost but he didn't blame me because to a gambler, a bad tip is better than no tip at all.

I'd say my fashion or beauty tip is to take the thing about you that makes you most distinctive and then exaggerate it. So if you have a little bushy unibrow, make it a dramatic unibrow. If you're balding, go completely bald.

My number one tip for all people, not just drag queens, is false eyelashes, which make every look go from daytime to glamazon!

My number one tip is if you do not need to wear makeup for something, don't.

People get nervous driving around corners, thinking they're going to tip over. But you can go soooo much faster through the curves than you realize.

A tip for looking 'picture perfect' is probably a smile. I think everyone looks better when they are happy; you give off a glow - or at least that is what my mum would say!

As someone who works from home, my top style tip is to make sure you get dressed in the morning.

Tell a story with your eyes when you face the camera - it makes all the difference. My best tip for making skin look good in photographs is to go easy on the make-up. You don't want it to look heavy and mask-like.

My favorite way to be bold? Bouncing on a little highlighter with a damp Beautyblender. Especially under the brow bone, on the tip of the nose, and on the Cupid's bow!

When people tip you, a lot put themselves under pressure but I use it as an advantage.

Pitch tip: Speak confidently about your product, but be able to admit when you need more information, and get it to the people you're pitching quickly after the meeting.

Even if I was tipping my pitches, I could have thrown pitches good enough to not be hit.

The truth is women have a tendency to say 'yes' even when we're at tipping point. The challenge is saying 'enough'.

My head was full of tidying tips, and I had complete, albeit misguided, confidence that I could tidy any place.

I have no intention of ever writing beauty tips on how to make an African-American nose look slimmer or Asian eyes look bigger. That's degrading. Asian eyes are what's beautiful about you and what makes you different.

James Franco has this interesting and relaxed look. It's pretty 'I don't care,' but it still looks good. Ryan Gosling also has amazing style. I take a lot of my fashion tips from those two. In my opinion, they're the ones getting it right.

The X Factor' was amazing because I like being a positive role model to young artists; that's what I believe in. If I can shed some light and give them some tips on how to believe in themselves and be more confident with their craft.

If you're too confident in assuming that America's and God's purposes are one, you tiptoe toward idolatry.