Quotes About Confidence

Silence is the safest course for any man to adopt who distrust himself.

Nothing is less sincere than our mode of asking and giving advice. He who asks seems to have a deference for the opinion of his friend, while he only aims to get approval of his own and make his friend responsible for his action. And he who gives advice repays the confidence supposed to be placed in him by a seemingly disinterested zeal, while he seldom means anything by his advice but his own interest or reputation.

The confidence which we have in ourselves gives birth to much of that which we have in others.

To establish oneself in the world, one has to do all one can to appear established.

Doubt is not a pleasant condition, but certainty is absurd.

Doubt is uncomfortable, certainty is ridiculous.

There has not been a war in South America for fifty years, and I have every confidence that the countries of Central and South America are deeply in earnest in the maintenance of peace.

Certain it is that a great responsibility rests upon the statesmen of all nations, not only to fulfill the promises for reduction in armaments, but to maintain the confidence of the people of the world in the hope of an enduring peace.

Courage is not the absence of fear, it is the conquest of it.

so try as you will you cannot make me feel embarrassment at what I find beautiful.

Indeed, some of the Icelandic officials were convinced that Spassky was the better player and that he was going to defeat Fischer rather easily anyway. At the commencement of the match, they were privately expecting to see Fischer humiliated on the board.

I always had the belief that I could beat anyone. That's what drove me on in my career.

You have to be fearless in the ring. You can't show any weakness. You have to be confident in your abilities and believe that you can win.

In our film profession you may have Gable's looks, Tracy's art, Marlene's legs or Liz's violet eyes, but they don't mean a thing without that swinging thing called courage.

Without even looking at me, he swiped the scissors out of his belt and flung them across the room. They flashed through the air and stuck, shivering, deep in the wood of the door, right next to my head. I held my breath. "I never miss." He grinned. "Unless I mean to.

You may be deceived if you trust too much, but you will live in torment if you do not trust enough.

Trust, but verify.

You may be deceived if you trust too much, but you will live in torment if you don't trust enough.

It is so shocking to find out how many people do not believe that they can learn, and how many more believe learning to be difficult.

Early in life, I had to choose between honest arrogance and hypocritical humility. I chose honest arrogance and have seen no occasions to change.

Early in life I had to choose between honest arrogance and hypocritical humility. I chose the former and have seen no reason to change.

Where did I get the nerve to think I could handle American teenagers? Ignorance. That's where I got the nerve.

You just go on your nerve.

and I have mastered the speed and strength which is the armor of the world.