Quotes About Confidence

Honey will wipe the floor with you." His eyes went half-mast, and his voice dropped in evident pleasure. "I know.

I like who I am - but there are plenty of men who wouldn't. (Mercy)

I see your fear, they told her, but no harm will come to you by me.

The thought of herself as decoration was absurd.

I'd be damned if I was going to be the victim of a loser - or anyone else.

It's just I," I told him, more pedantic than usual because I was scared.

You mean he thinks I'm going to get MORE offers?" Kim said, appalled. "He doesn't seem to be the only one that thinks so." Mairelon said. "Aunt Agatha mentioned it to me yesterday afternoon. Is there anyone, or would you rather I turn the lot of them away?" Kim shook her head. "There isn't anyone." Except you.

There is nothing that is quite so reassuring in an awkward situation as knowing that one is well turned-out, and while I hope I am not so fainthearted as to require such stratagems, I am not so foolish as to overlook their value.

He pushed his glasses up on his nose and gave me a sidelong look, the one that meant he was so sure you were wrong that he could just wait and let you find out for yourself the hard way.

In general, when you respond to verbal abuse, speak firmly and clearly, stand or sit straight and tall, hold your head high, look the abuser in the eye, and breathe deeply, letting your abdomen expand with the intake of air.

and by acting in her own best interests she relieves her feelings of inadequacy and regains her natural State of Personal Power.

Recovery is the restoration of something lost. Verbal abuse creates loss. It robs people of their sense of self, their confidence, happiness, self-esteem, self-awareness, serenity, ability to trust, peace of mind, and almost their minds.

her natural State of Personal Power.

Some people are cool with the fact that their bodies bear witness to this great thing they produced, their children, and I understand that. But on a personal level, it makes me feel better that my breasts are not down to my knees when I'm undressed in front of my husband.

And she did not have to ask if this was right, no one had to tell her, because this could not have been more right or perfect.

I love narcissists-even more than they love themselves. You don't have to buoy them up. They are their own razzle-dazzle show and you are the blessed, favored with a front-row seat.

You do not need outside approval. You came into this life pre-approved!

even before she charged out of her lawyer's office.

It doesn't matter that nobody sees your face or knows your name, my wide eyed child, my father said to me. You know it. You be it. You are.

You will know what to do yourself. Great girl, a stór.

Insecurity is normal. Count on it.

To respond to a question or start improvised scenes, begin immediately using the first words that come to you. Trust your mind. Your first thought is a reasonable starting place; it is good enough. Don't hesitate. Once you begin speaking, you have something to work with and build on. With the first-thought method it is as if the idea selects you rather than the other way around. The improviser focuses on making that idea into a good one, rather than searching for a "good idea.

No matter how many times the world had attempted to show me how special I was, I had always remained sure that it was all a hoax, that I really wasn't special after all. That I had nothing to offer.

If bringing down the wall would require you to fly, you must believe you can fly. Otherwise, when the decisive moment comes, you will surely discover you ahve no wings.