Quotes About Confidence

p. 92) I know my robe's going to fit me well. I tried it on at the gates of Hell.

I'm a big girl." "Honey," he said, "you ain't no bigger than a minute." She sighed. "Sometimes a minute can be a mighty powerful thing.

He smiled—smiled like someone who, faced with the total inadequacy of the opposition, is prepared to drop the argument.

you have to decide who you are, and force the world to deal with you, not with its idea of you.

To create an effective envisioned future requires a certain level of unreasonable confidence and commitment. Keep in mind that a BHAG is not just a goal; it is a Big, Hairy, Audacious Goal.

Accomplishing a 20 Mile March, consistently, in good times and bad, builds confidence. Tangible achievement in the face of adversity reinforces the 10X perspective: we are ultimately responsible for improving performance. We never blame circumstance; we never blame the environment.

Courage, it's said, is not the absence of fear, but the ability to act in its presence.

The difference is simply this: A micro-manager doesn't trust his people, and seeks to control every single detail and decision; he believes that ultimately only he will make the right choices. A personal-touch leader, on the other hand, trusts his people to make basically good choices; he respects their abilities.

You must maintain unwavering faith that you can and will prevail in the end, regardless of

And yet you have faith in the King," Father Donovan said quietly.

There is no escape now. For anyone.' 'Be patient. The sun has not yet set.' 'I have no confidence in this sun, Mariko-san.' He reached out and touched her face. 'Gomen nasai.

Follow your heart. Indulge your whims. They are usually correct. And when they are not, do not allow the world to judge you overly much.

I got an alibi, just in case you think I did it. Tighter than a crab's ass, and that is air tight.

Content is a great fortifier of good looks.

The secret to kicking ass in dumbshit Hollywood... Every time you meet someone, make a fucking impression. Make them think you're the hottest shit in the world. Make them think they're gonna lose their job if they don't give you one. Look 'em in the eye, and never look away. Be confident and calm, be fucking bold. That sounds more like the secret to kicking ass in life. It is, but I was gonna wait and tell you that some other time.

But that's part of faith. Believing and knowing despite what other people say, and despite what the world might think of your beliefs.

You can tell yourself anything you want, but until you believe what you're telling yourself, you're wasting words.

If you care about what other people think, you will always be their prisoner.

When one lives without fear, one cannot be broken. When one lives with fear one is broken before one begins to live.

Care about what other people think and you will always be their prisoner

Why are you scared, John?' 'Because I know I'm not better.' 'Why do you think that?' 'Because I know it in my heart.

Human spirit is the ability to face the uncertainty of the future with curiosity and optimism. It is the belief that problems can be solved, differences resolved. It is a type of confidence. And it is fragile. It can be blackened by fear and superstition.

Accepting that the world is full of uncertainty and ambiguity does not and should not stop people from being pretty sure about a lot of things.

The markets don't like instability and they don't like uncertainty.