Quotes About Confidence

Having kids is the deal-breaker on shyness! Once you have a baby, you learn to speak up loud and clear to protect them, defend them, and encourage them. I have three sons, so I've experienced that in triplicate.

I think a lot of my shyness and non-athleticism came because I didn't have a father to instill those in me.

I think I'm not a natural-born salesman, for sure, but If I have a product I really believe in, I can overcome some of the shyness and get through the things that aren't natural to me.

I was the middle of five children, and we were five very opinionated siblings. That probably pushed me to learn to speak up for myself.

You've got to kick fear to the side, because the payoff is huge.

God is on my side, and that's all I need. I get up in the morning, I pray to God. I don't pray to the president, the governor, the mayor, no black caucus, no this and that. I pray to God, and that's the end of it.

There is a fun, flippant side to me, of course. But I would much rather be known as the Ice Queen.

There's always a side of me that goes, 'I'm just a nerd.' I never look at myself and say, 'I'm beautiful.' Like anyone else, I see the flaws. Guys don't do that as much as women. But you have to learn to appreciate and accept and love yourself as you are.

As a batter, I would want to see that the best bowler is in my side so I don't have to face him.

I never even think of the mental side of things because I never had any issues.

I always loved playing the sidekick, and that's what I expected - I didn't think I was pretty enough or diva enough to play the lead.

I'm not Drake's sidekick.

Because I have moderated two general election debates - in 2004 and 2008 - I know better than to carp from the sidelines. I am confident in my accomplishment of having had Queen Latifah portray me on 'Saturday Night Live' both years.

It's really grinding to always play out of both sides of your mind and always be thinking what will offend people. Or what won't. But I'm strong enough to deal with that. I own that I'm freakish in my way.

I completely remember the horror I felt when my pits started getting hairy. I would walk with my arms pressed against my sides.

I don't feel real confident expressing myself except when I'm writing. I feel kind of scatterbrained. I can see everything from both sides and that makes it hard to reach conclusions. Writing enables me to clarify things.

The only thing that's required of an actor for an audition is to memorize your sides with confident choices, and then the rest is not up to you. You're either right for a part or you're not.

We need to come out and assert ourselves on both sides of the court.

I'm 38, and everyone is making a big deal out of it because I got a few gray hairs cropping in my sides.

I've never had much and I've never needed much. If I had only two bucks in my pocket, I knew I could spend it because I could always do another show of some kind, even on a sidewalk.

I wish my butt did not go sideways, but I guess I have to face that.

Sierra' is me being a plus-size woman.

I haven't experienced love at first sight yet. I've seen very, very beautiful girls and been awestruck but never love at first sight. I think confidence goes such a long way with women. A girl who is confident with who she is and she can really flaunt that is really sexy.

My skin's not a normal sight.