Quotes About Confidence

There comes a time in every Salome's life when she should no longer be dropping the last veil.

Last year, when 'Black Swan ' 'True Grit' and 'King's Speech' all grossed over $100 million, it gave studios and independent financiers the confidence to make daring movies and not do the same old you-know-what.

The man who has confidence in himself gains the confidence of others.

A sublime faith in human imbecility has seldom led those who cherish it astray.

Mother always said she was a size 7 woman she kept wrapped in fat to prevent bruising.

My hair looks like it had been purchased at a rummage sale after all the real hair was gone.

I once heard her tell a friend that she was, in fact, a 120-pound woman, but she kept herself wrapped in fat in order to prevent bruising.

no matter how great you pretend to be, It is not as great as you truly are

Blameless, she gives herself permission To be exactly who she is.

Always believe in yourself. Do this and no matter where you are, you will have nothing to fear.

I remember reminding myself that beauty is an opinion, not a fact. And it has always made me feel better.

Hold on to that. You have an autograph. I'm going to be famous some day.

True modesty and true pride are much the same thing. Both consist in setting a just value on ourselves?neither more nor less.

Belief is of four kinds. The first kind is a belief accepted because it is believed by all. The second is a belief accepted because it is believed by someone in whom the believer trusts. The third belief is the belief that reason helps one to believe. The fourth belief is conviction, of which one is as sure as if one were an eyewitness

That which one can create can always be depended on.

Mit jedem Schritt hin zur Erkenntnis der Wahrheit, fühlt man sich selbstsicherer. Je mehr Zweifel überwunden werden, und je mehr das Selbstvertrauen wächst, desto stärker wird der eigene Wille; und je näher man zur Wahrheit gelangt, desto mehr Licht wird man sehen. Was ist dieses Licht? Es ist das Licht der Selbst-Verwirklichung. (S. 57)

I'm just not one of those naturally funny, relaxed actors who enjoy the spotlight and are so good at it.

I drive well! Says who your mom? No actually, she won't even get in the car with me.

People can only really bother you if you let them.

I am a damn good high priestess of the intellect,

He had a three on his forehead. Jay had a seven; Len had the queen of diamonds. Hank a ten, and David the queen of hearts. "Big bet, buddy, for a guy with your card," Len warned him. "Oh, yeah?" John said. "You should fold right now." "You don't say? My quarter is in." "You really should fold," David told John. "You think? I'm pretty sure you shouldn't even have bothered to ante," John told him.

Faith is belief in the unseen. If you have any kind of faith, you already believe in the unseen.

But here is what I tell my own daughters, when they start to place all of the magic outside of themselves, when they start to feel like some random dude owns the sun and the moon and the stars: The world has told you lies about how small you are.

It takes hard work to say, "This is how I am," in a calm voice, without anxiously addressing how you should be.