Quotes About Confidence

The ordeal of the invasion rather than damaging Cixi's authority, had enhanced it and brought her a new sense of security and confidence.

Nothing else has any efficacy, I might as well be myself. - But your yourself sucks! - It is, lamentably, all I have.

If there is not radical, concrete growth in humble love towards everyone (even your enemies), you don't really know you are a sinner saved by grace. And if there is not radical, concrete growth in confidence and joy (even in difficulties), you don't really know you are a sinner saved by grace. - Timothy Keller

Defeat begins with the fear that one had lost.

Defeat begins with the fear that one has lost.

it would be well if I believed the child's eyes with complete confidence. Wouldn't anybody first have to return to this kind of intuition if he sincerely wanted to face others?

Como los pobres no confiamos en la autoridad, no había riesgo de que ella reportara mi caso a la policía, pero, al menos, quería entregarle algo de dinero.

I liked my feet and my legs and I liked how I walked into a room, expecting to find people who would be glad to see me.

I selected a simple but graceful gown with a sage-colored organza overdress and a seed-pearl choker, hoping that I had chosen well, and I swept my hair up with long, pearl-dotted pins from a small ivory box on the vanity.

I am now satisfied of what I always though--which is how much more women can do if they set about it then men. I will lay any bet that had you been here, you would not have got half as much on board as I have.

You've got what it takes, Billie Jo. Look at the size of those hands, he'd say. Look at how tall.

Even though godlike in his imagination, he still lacks the earthy self-confidence of a simple shepherd.

The other guy is obviously meant for me. He's quite short. I don't care about that. I'm quite short myself. I prefer beta males to alphas. Only he keeps telling me to smile. Nothing's as bad as all that, he says. If I were five years old, I'd have bitten him by now.

I appreciated her vigor. I admired her choices though I wouldn't have made them. Freak or fake, I'd been asking myself ever since I arrived at college, and here was someone bold enough to be both.

Sam really knew how to handle people, I thought in admiration. He was so self-assured, confident and articulate, but he always listened to what I had to say as if it was the most interesting thing in the world and never spoke down to me. He made me feel important. Or was he simply saying what I wanted to hear like he did with Spencer?

I noticed the look of astonishment pass between Evelyn and Tamara and couldn't resist throwing them a triumphant look. The meek mouse they thought they were dealing with had grown sharp teeth. And she would use them if she had to

That much took no Force techniques to achieve, because a confident air of purpose often opened more doors than an ID pass. He

If you're going to walk on thin ice, you might as well dance.

Fear knocked and faith answered.

If there was one thing she excelled at, it was being her own inner mean girl.

people found off-putting. You could not beat her at chess or Trivial Pursuit or even Monopoly. She knew all the questions on Jeopardy. She knew when to use who or whom. She could not abide misinformation. She disdained organized religion. In social situations, she had the strange habit of spouting obscure facts.

Claire had realized a long time ago that if you lie with enough conviction, you can usually fool yourself.

She had felt capable of anything.

They'll only get your goat if you show them where you keep your hay.