Quotes About Confidence

You are indestructible .J For some reason I felt light-headed when I finished writing and looked up at her, like I'd stood up too fast or the oxygen had left my brain. Oh pulled her arm back, looked thoughtfully at the words, and replied, "It's upside down, but I like it. You done good, Jacob.

She was gorgeous and fearless and I was in awe.

Trust is restored when we learn to trust ourselves and build trust with others. There is no other way. By

Walt Whitman: I am larger, better than I thought. I did not know I held so much goodness.

When I say I know something, I'm right 95% of the time; when I say I DON'T know something, I'm right 100% of the time!

Being assertive is understanding that you can't control what others may do, but you can control your own behavior.

the snapshot of yourself that you present to others must be compelling… or at least not negative.

was just unable to follow the very, simple rules of improv comedy because I was too self-conscious. It was the classic case of being too in your own head, which fuels the cycle of self-consciousness and impaired performance.

Assertiveness is asking for what you want, turning others down, and making decisions that are right for you without anger, threats, manipulation, or fear of repercussions.

When you say no firmly and with confidence, people end up putting more value on your yes.

Those who seem most boastful in a conversation, who jealously guard attention or speak over others, are often those who feel most insecure in themselves.

If you want to at least appear more present, you need to look people in the eye when talking to them.

Focus instead on what is possible. Focus instead on the fact that if you choose to impose your personal will on your personal reality today, things can happen. That's what confidence can do for you. This

Don't be afraid of finishing a book and putting it out there for the world to see. If you're waiting for perfect, your wait will never end.

IN GOD'S PRESENCE, CONSIDER … Do I trust in God my loving Father or in my own puny efforts to "control" the circumstances of my life? Do I worry so much that I have become a person "of little faith?" CLOSING PRAYER Lord, I know that you love me. Please grant me the graces I need each day to have faith and confidence in your loving providence, come what may. Jesus, I trust in you.

Anna: Since my opening last year...I'm disgusting. Larry: You're phenomenal. You're so clever.

Many people strike upon a bodily image and plump for it. This is arguably the worst mistake possible.

For despite his confidence, and his apparent maturity, I suspected that there was in him a deep and childish need to elevate, and idealize, the love object. This is not uncommon in artists. The very nature of their work, the long periods of isolation followed by public self-display, and the associated risk of rejection all conspire to create unnaturally intense relationships with their sexual partners. Then, when disillusion occurs, as of course it must, the sense of betrayal is profound...

I remain confident of this: I will see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living. Wait for the LORD; be strong and take heart and wait for the LORD" (Psalm 27:13 – 14). Even

Know yourself and go in swinging.

I'm just a girl." "It is tragic how well you have been taught to say that with sadness rather than triumph.

No," I say firmly. "If you ever doubt anything here, if you ever not know what to think or who to trust, you trust Todd, okay? You remember that.

It'll make you look rugged,' Mel says. 'Because I woke up this morning,' I say, 'and the one thing I realized I lacked was ruggedness.

Know yourself, he thinks, as they sail past his house. And go in swinging.