Quotes About Confidence

When you give power, especially to those around you, you create a more powerful world. When your giving empowers others, you gain more confidence in them and, in turn, in yourself. If you give others enough power, they will go beyond independence to possess material and intangible prosperity. This will allow them to go from being recipients to givers and make it possible for them to feel the joy and significance you feel when you get to help others in need.

Confidence is never about you alone; rich confidence also includes believing in the power of we. Total confidence requires a belief in yourself, other people in your life, and in something greater than yourself. When you possess all three of these beliefs, you'll have a balanced confidence—something that can sustain you through uncertainties and difficulties.

We learn to function successfully by experiencing success. Memories of past success act as built-in 'stored information' which gives us self-confidence for the present task.

If you can worry, you can imagine success!

If you can walk, you can dance. If you can talk, you can sing.

humans are more likely to accept a person's advice because of the communicator's level of certainty than because of his or her track record or résumé. Show me someone who lights up a room, commands respect, and charms everyone, and I'll point out the underlying energy that makes it all possible: confidence.

A rich sense of confidence comes from three different types of belief: confidence in yourself, trust in others, and faith in God.

When you're with a girl, it's always best to act like you're an old hand at everything—not to impress her, but just to make sure she feels safe.

Here in the realm of books she's self-assured. She has some of the control she doesn't have anywhere else.

Lazlo doesn't believe in seatbelts. He says they show a serious lack of faith in a driver.

I wasn't an object. I was Matthew Fucking Richter

Everyone will tell you your goal is impossible, pointless, stupid, wasteful. So you hang tough. You back yourslef and only yourself.

Learn to be difficult when it counts. In school as in life, having a reputation for being assertive will help you receive preferential treatment without having to beg or fight for it every time.

WHEN 99% OF PEOPLE DOUBT YOU, YOU'RE EITHER GRAVELY WRONG OR ABOUT TO MAKE HISTORY.

It's amazing how someone's IQ seems to double as soon as you give them responsibility and indicate that you trust them.

I always advise young people to become good public speakers (top 25%). Anyone can do it with practice. If you add that talent to any other, suddenly you're the boss of the people who have only one skill.

One of the most universal causes of self-doubt and depression: trying to impress people you don't like. Stressing to impress is fine, but do it for the right people - those you want to emulate.

courage was more important than confidence. When you are operating out of courage, you are saying that no matter how you feel about yourself or your opportunities or the outcome, you are going to take a risk and take a step toward what you want. You are not waiting for the confidence to mysteriously arrive. I now believe that confidence is achieved through repeated success at any endeavor.

Show up in every moment like you're meant to be there, because your energy precedes anything you could possibly say." Marie Forleo

If you want to improve, be content to be thought foolish and stupid."—Epictetus

you are insecure, guess what? The rest of the world is, too. Do not overestimate the competition and underestimate yourself. You are better than you think.

Love yourself . . . You've got to love yourself before you can love others. Without it, nothing productive is going to happen, and we can all bang our heads on the wall.

Self-esteem is just the reputation that you have with yourself. You'll always know.

If you are insecure, guess what? The rest of the world is, too. Do not overestimate the competition and underestimate yourself. You are better than you think. Unreasonable and unrealistic goals are easier to achieve for yet another reason.