Quotes About Confidence

My father, Zeus, did not love me. The demigods at Camp Half-Blood did not love me. Python and the Beast and his comrades at Triumvirate Holdings did not love me. It was almost enough to make me question my self-worth. No, no. That was crazy talk.

It's hard to look in charge when you're hunched over like Quasimodo.

Stand your ground! Stheno yelled. I've got free samples!

I mean, I can understand not being as pricey as Percy or Jason, maybe... but am I worth, like, two Franks, or three Franks?

I can try to disable it, I said, but if I mess up, this whole apartment is going to fill with gas. We'll die. Thalia swallowed. I trust you. Just... don't mess it up.

Maybe it's time you come out of the shadows

Grand buildings made her feel better--maybe because being in a place so permanent made her feel more permanent.

But Percy Jackson has always been reliable. You have nothing to fear. Besides, he likes me. I taught him everything he knows." She frowned. "You did?" I found her innocence somewhat charming. So many obvious things she did not know. "Of course. Now let's go up.

Never mind, Leo said. I'm pretty sure pi is, uh, 3.1415 blah blah blah. The number goes on forever, but the sphere has only five rings, so that should be enough, if I'm right. And if you're not? Frank asked. Well, then, Leo fall down, go boom. Let's find out!

Piper, you're the strongest, most powerful beauty queen I've ever met. You can trust yourself. For what it's worth, you can trust me too.

You Look Great Without a Nose, Really

I tried to tell them that things would be okay, but I didn't believe it.

I heard a little girl shout: "Chicken man, get the moose!" You know how hard it is to feel like an extreme falcon-headed combat machine when somebody calls you "chicken man"?

My resolve, my anger, even my grief gave me confidence

Sometimes she teased me that she'd eventually catch up to me in age and be my older sibling. Looking at her now, with that determined glint in her eyes and the confidence in her voice, I could almost believe her

Her face had an imperious, timeless quality that I'd learned to recognize. It meant I'm a goddess; deal with it.

Piper to Drew: P: In case youthink Im not a true Daughter of Aphrodite dont even look at Jason Grace. He may not know it yet but he's mine. If you even try to make a move, I will load you into a catapult and shoot you across Long Island Sound.

You will not find love where you wish or where you hope. ... She forced herself to meet the giant's gaze. I don't define myself by the boys who may or may not like me.

To be perfect, you have to feel perfect about yourself–avoid trying to be something you're not.

When in doubt, Calypso said, Tater Tots.

Can I trust God? Trust is an essential ingredient to surrender. You won't surrender to God unless you trust him, but you can't trust him until you know him better. Fear keeps us from surrendering, but love casts out all fear. The more you realize how much God loves you, the easier surrender becomes.

The first misconception is that we confuse fear with humility. We tend to say, "Oh, I could never do that," and we think we're being humble. But that is not humility. That is fear; that is a lack of faith. A truly humble person would say, "With God's help, I can do it. With God's blessing, I will do it. I may not be able to do it on my own, but with God's help I will do it." That's real humility.

She said to him once that when women learned that wall anchors weren't the mysterious objects they thought they were, they would rule the world.

Jessica was easier, her character already fixed at the age of eight. Loyal, resourceful, confident, annoying. Clever, too clever sometimes. Too clever for her own good , their father said but their mother said, That's impossible. Especially for a girl.