Quotes About Confidence

A lot of people underestimated me, and I'm used to that.

I'm the most underestimated lightweight in the world.

There's a big advantage in people underestimating you.

I've made several careers out of people underestimating me - it's almost an advantage worth cultivating.

Anthony Joshua, I'm pretty sure he's underestimating me, man.

The good thing about people underestimating models is that the bar is set so low, you tend to impress people more easily.

That's something I've struggled with my entire life - people underestimating me.

It's good that people are underestimating me. I'm the guy from Down Under, and I'm going to show them what's up.

I am used to people underestimating me.

I'm not underestimating him but I'm confident in my ability. I know I can beat somebody like Timothy Bradley, who is a great fighter.

I didn't have to undergo reconstructive surgery.

If there is a doubt, I believe that I must put myself forward and undergo the people's judgment.

I have a tremendous support from a lot of the Underground fans. They believe in me, they want to see me do well, and they're behind me. But there are a lot of people out there who don't believe it, and so I want to separate perception and reality. I want to be able to do that.

The long irons are the nemesis of the average golfer. I'm convinced that the underlying reason for this is that he keeps hearing how hard they are to handle. They're not that difficult, truly.

If you undermine people's confidence, they turn up at the contest trying to get second place.

Nationwide injunctions undermine the democratic process, depart from history and tradition, violate constitutional principles, and impede sound judicial administration, all at the cost of public confidence in our institutions and particularly in our courts as apolitical decision-makers dispassionately applying objective law.

It is possible to set your standards too high, which can undermine a man's confidence and ability to perform. Instead of reaching for the stars and settling for the moon, there is considerable evidence that man is better served reaching for a blade of grass and settling for an under-the-table handshake deal.

I'm sure that they will continue to look for ways to try and undermine my support, but I have every confidence that in doing this job for South Dakota, I will continue to build on my support and be able to succeed once again in November.

When political and business leaders tell the public - any public - 'We don't trust you to make the right decision' - they prejudice that electorate against the very proposals they want it to accept and undermine public confidence in themselves.

A good ground rule for writing in any genre is, start with a form, then undermine its confidence in itself. Ask what it's afraid of, what it's trying to hide - then write that.

I don't read reviews if I know in advance they're negative, because I can't have my confidence undermined when I'm writing.

I don't think ethical people deal with intimidation as a method to achieve success. Undermining someone's self-esteem isn't a method to achieve success.

All writers learn this, in time: don't show your work to other people until it's safely finished. Even discussing your unborn book in quite general terms can be such an undermining experience that, afterwards, you give it up and go to live in Guatemala.

Public corruption is the FBI's top criminal priority. The threat - which involves the corruption of local, state, and federally elected, appointed, or contracted officials - strikes at the heart of government, eroding public confidence and undermining the strength of our democracy.