Quotes About Confidence

Before all this happened, I always used to see my stammer as being a negative, all my life, but then when I went on 'Pop Idol,' and the first time I saw it on television, it was really, really bad, but also it made me stand out; it made people remember me. So for the first time in my life, it worked to my advantage.

Before I got the contract, I'd heard from a lot of people that a contract with a company like Estee Lauder was like a stamp of approval, a stamp of your legit-ness. So getting that was a really big step for me.

I was nurtured by Ralph Farquhar and then, later, by Sara Finney-Johnson and Vida Spears, two black women. So, I actually was nurtured by my culture, in a safe environment that allowed me to build my confidence. And Debbie Allen was one of my mentors, along with Stan Lathan.

Scarily, I was only about 11 or 12 when my mum pointed out my resemblance to Stan Laurel. I know he's the ultimate loser, but I was happy to hear it.

It doesn't affect my authority if I change my stance on something. If I have to reconsider a decision, I will.

Ed Miliband's anti-immigration stance is odd: it's hard to vote for a man who doesn't have the confidence to defend his own existence.

I don't need a stage to perform. We just need something to stand on.

Don't try to fit in or stand out - just be yourself.

If you don't have a leg to stand on, you can't put your foot down.

I can spot empty flattery and know exactly where I stand. In the end it's really only my own approval or disapproval that means anything.

Have I ever made a mistake? I am sure. Do I think I can stand on my record? I do.

To stand up against Amitabh Bachchan in 'Bade Miyan Chote Miyan,' you need to be a good actor to be able to do that.

I was taught to be demure, so it was harder for me to learn how to stand up for myself and go, 'What do I want? What are my desires?'

You put on the military outfit, and it definitely tightens everything up and makes you stand up straighter.

I know how to learn anything I want to learn. I absolutely know that I could learn how to fly the space shuttle because someone else knows how to fly it, and they put it in a book. Give me the book, and I do not need somebody to stand up in front of the class.

As an entertainer, I try to do projects that reflect a woman having the ability to stand up for herself.

I believe that it's condescending to think that women and their claims can't stand up to interrogation and can't handle skepticism.

I grew up really being able to stand up to authority.

You can be chased home or hit or called names or spit on, and it's over. You have the memory of it, but it's very different from the emotional and psychological experience of feeling invisible, of not learning the confidence to stand up in class and speak.

I learned to love who I am despite what anyone would say about or to me. This gave me the courage to really stand up to anyone or any obstacle in my life.

Anybody that'll stand up to The Cline is all right.

A bully is going to be a bully, and you have to stand up for yourself. You can't expect everyone else is going to come and run to your aid. You have to stand your ground; that's very important.

You just have to be able to stand up for yourself. And that's OK.

It's really important to stand up for yourself and not always agree with what people say if indeed you don't feel that that's true.