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Quotes About Confidence

Now and forever," Juan Diego said, more confidently. He knew this was a promise to himself—to seize every opportunity that looked like the future, from this moment forward.
~ John Irving
Don't worry, Bill," Borkman told me. "I have Muriel and Richard in my pocket-back!" "In your back pocket—yes," I said to the crafty deerstalker on skis.
~ John Irving
BELIEF IS NOT AN INTELLECTUAL MATTER," he complained. "IF HE'S GOT SO MUCH DOUBT, HE'S IN THE WRONG BUSINESS.
~ John Irving
The past was where he lived most confidently, and with the surest sense of knowing who he was—not only as a novelist.
~ John Irving
Durante un período terrible de la vida, el adolescente se defrauda a sí mismo y cree que puede engañar al mundo entero. Está convencido de que es invulnerable.
~ John Irving
we tend to think that if you don't know where you're going, you don't belong where you are.
~ John Irving
He seemed only slightly intimidated by my muscles; he had an arrogance larger than most people's hearts and minds.
~ John Irving
I am the resurrection and the life, saith the Lord …'" my father began. There was something newly powerful and confident in his voice, and the mourners heard it; the congregation gave him their complete attention. Of course, I knew what it was that had changed in him; he had found his lost faith—he spoke with absolute belief in every word he uttered; therefore, he never stuttered
~ John Irving
It's what all the great agents do: they make the most incredible and illogical advice sound reasonable, they make you go ahead without fear, and that way you get it, you get more or less what you want, or you get something, anyway; at least you don't end up with nothing when you go ahead without fear, when you lunge into the darkness as if you were operating on the soundest advice in the world.
~ John Irving
I wish you could infuse a little confidence of human nature into my heart. I cannot muster any -- the world is too brutal for me -- I am glad there is such a thing as the grave -- I am sure I shall never have any rest till I get there.
~ John Keats
I feel confident I should have been a rebel Angel had the opportunity been mine.
~ John Keats
I believe you. It's okay because I understand and I believe you. You've already shown me and I believe you.
~ John Knowles
i believe you. its okay because i understand and i believe you. you've already shown me and i believe you.
~ John Knowles
Alright, Colby. How we wanna play this? In through the skylight? Side entrance? Sneak in the back? Are you kidding? Fuck all that shit. Poyo don't sneak.
~ Unknown
If someone asks you a question and you don't know the answer, belittle them. It's better to be an asshole than look stupid.
~ Unknown
I don't need to be told how handsome I am every twenty feet; I just want to drink. There
~ Unknown
Part of me suspects that I'm a loser, and the other part of me thinks I'm God Almighty.
~ John Lennon
When I was about twelve I used to think I must be a genius, but nobody's noticed. If there is such a thing as a genius, I am one, and if there isn't I don't care.
~ John Lennon
I don't believe in Beatles, I just believe in me.
~ John Lennon
You're all geniuses, and you're all beautiful. You don't need anyone to tell you who you are. You are what you are. Get out there and get peace, think peace, and live peace and breathe peace, and you'll get it as soon as you like.
~ John Lennon
We insult her everyday on TV And wonder why she has no guts or confidence When she's young we kill her will to be free While telling her not to be so smart we put her down for being so dumb
~ John Lennon
I'm not going to change the way I look or the way I feel to conform to anything
~ John Lennon
todo lo que puede ocurrir, pero es audaz
~ John Lewis Gaddis
He insisted on flying to Washington in a new and untested airplane so that its size would intimidate his hosts.
~ John Lewis Gaddis