Quotes About Confidence

The best safety lies in fear.

It comes to pass oft that a terrible oath, with a swaggering accent sharply twanged off, gives manhood more approbation than ever proof itself would have earned him.

Constant you are,But yet a woman: and for secrecy,No lady closer; for I well believeThou wilt not utter what thou dost not know;And so far will I trust thee, gentle Kate.

Greatness knows itself.

I am Sir Oracle,And when I ope my lips let no dog bark!

My ventures are not in one bottom trusted,Nor to one place.

Ay, every inch a king.

Macbeth: If we should fail—Lady Macbeth: We fail!But screw your courage to the sticking-place,And we'll not fail.

No hinge nor loopTo hang a doubt on.

Who is it that says most? which can say moreThan this rich praise,—that you alone are you?

The trust I have is in mine innocence, and therefore am I bold and resolute.

If you make a fool of yourself, you can do it with dignity, without taking your pants down. And if you do take your pants down, you can still do it with dignity.

Don't be afraid of taking chances, of striking out along paths that are untrod. Don't be afraid of failing. Don't be afraid of making an ass of yourself. I do it all the time—and look what I got.

Poverty plus confidence equals pioneers. We never doubted.

They miss the whisper that runs any day in your mind, "Who are you really, wanderer?"-- and the answer you have to give no matter how dark and cold the world around you is: "Maybe I'm a king.

The other often much prefers a clear answer, even if it is No, than continued indecision and waffling.

People can't fly because they don't believe they can. If nobody ever showed people they could swim, everybody'd drown if they were dropped into the water.

We feel that we are greater than we know.

I never gave up on country music because I knew what I was doing was not that bad.

I think that's the only way you can ever be truly successful in this world. You have to acknowledge that it is from above. And you have to have the confidence that even if you lose it all, things will be okay. You have to be willing to fail, and all the while work your tail off to succeed.

If you flatter yourself properly you will be better able to enjoy yourself. Stretch your joy so that others enjoy you too.

A little flattery, like a warm bath and soft towel, will let you get along with yourself, lie down with yourself, and sleep.

The vain man is generally a doubter. It is Newton who sees himself as child on the sea shore, and his discoveries in the colored shell.

We must trust our own thinking. Trust where we're going. And get the job done.