Quotes About Confidence

There just didn't seem anyone else who could have done it. I thought perhaps he'd gone a little mad." "Did he ever seem to you a little—what shall I say—queer?" "Oh no. Not queer in that way. He was just shy and awkward as anyone might be. The truth was, he didn't make the best of himself. He hadn't confidence in himself.

But then, how do you know?' 'Because I am Hercule Poirot! I do not need to be told.

It's second nature to make the best of yourself.

The doctor's sister, who rejoiced in the singularly inappropriate name of Aimée, had all the positive assurance that her brother lacked.

You really have the best opinion of yourself of anyone I ever knew!' I cried, divided between amusement and annoyance.

Aku benci melihat orang yang merasa puas diri. Hal itu membangkitkan semua naluri jahatku.

La gente feliz fracasa porque se encuentra en tan buenas relaciones consigo misma, que le tiene sin cuidado todo lo demás.

Well, medicine was mostly faith-healing when it came to it. And he had a good manner - he could inspire hope and belief.

Masa muda adalah masa yang rawan. Masa muda itu kejam, sekaligus penuh keyakinan. Penuh harapan, juga penuh persyaratan.

That was ever so kind of you, Mrs. Bantry. I must say I wouldn't have dared myself." "One has to dare if one wants to get anywhere," said Mrs. Bantry.

That old mountebank? He won't find out anything. He's all talk and moustaches.

Put that in your moustache and smoke it.

I don't think. I know.

With a deep sigh I proceeded to do things with my hair. I have nice hair. It is black—a real black, not dark brown—

Poirot drew himself up in an important manner.

But his face should really inspire you with confidence, my dear lady. No self-respecting murderer would ever consent to look like one. Crippen now, I believe was one of the pleasantest fellows imaginable.

Who are you? You don't belong to the police?" "I am better than the police," said Poirot. He said it without conscious arrogance. It was, to him, a simple statement of fact.

and after all I am constantly in the habit of being right"—Race smiled into his moustache at this typical utterance

not for any consideration! You can be quite sure of that.

She returned that intent gaze quietly and without any nervousness. He said at last:

Well, none of you guessed,' said Jane. 'Except Miss Marple.' The worried expression returned to her face. 'Dolly, do you really think there are many like her?' 'Frankly, I don't,' said Mrs. Bantry.

When one is unique, one knows it! And others share that opinion—

It's second nature to make the best of yourself. I'd made a point of that at school and onwards, boasted about things a bit, said a few things stretching the truth a bit I wasn't ashamed of it. Uriah something his name was, always going about being humble and rubbing his hands, and actually planning and scheming behind that humility. I didn't want to be like that." -Mike Rogers Endless Night by Agatha Christie

It was old Scrymgour. Somebody looked into his church one day. He was leaning out of the pulpit and preaching fervently to a couple of old charwomen. He was shaking his finger at them and saying, 'Aha! I know what you are thinking. You think that the Great Ahasuerus of the First Lesson was Artaxerxes the Second. But he wasn't!' And then with enormous triumph, 'He was Artaxerxes the Third.