Quotes About Confidence

Crê em ti; mas nem sempre duvides dos outros.

Believe in yourself; but do not always doubt others.

Thinking I'm a moron gives people something to feel smug about, Charles Wallace said. Why should I disillusion them?

Calvin said, Do you know that this is the first time I've seen you without your glasses? I'm blind as a bat without them. I'm near-sighted, like father. Well, you know what, you've got dream-boat eyes, Calvin said. Listen, you go right on wearing your glasses. I don't think I want anybody else to see what gorgeous eyes you have.

People become trustworthy when they are trusted.

I knew that the moment I started worrying about whether or not I was good enough for the job, I wouldn't be able to do it.

We have to make decisions, and we can't make them if they're based on fear.

She was enfolded in the great wings of Mrs. Whatsit and she felt comfort and strength pouring through her. Mrs. Whatsit was not speaking aloud, and yet through the wings Meg understood words. My child, do not despair. Do you think we would have brought you here if there was no hope? We are asking you to do a difficult thing, but we are confident that you can do it. Your father needs help, he needs courage, and for his children he may be able to do what he cannot do for himself.

Who makes you least confused? Calvin There was no hesitation here. When I'm with Calvin, I don't mind being me You mean he makes you more you, don't you? I guess you could put it that way.

To love anyone is to hope in him always. From the moment at which we begin to judge anyone, to limit our confidence in him, from the moment at which we identify [pigeonhole] him, and so reduce him to that, we cease to love him, and he ceases to be able to become better. We must dare to love in a world that does not know how to love.

Don't be afraid to be afraid.

I was just laughing because I felt good. You act as though you keep expecting people to laugh at you. You ought to just laugh at them. I'll bet they're funnier than you are.

Mother," Meg pursued. "Charles says I'm not one thing or the other, not flesh nor fowl nor good red herring." "Oh for crying out loud," Calvin said, "you're Meg, aren't you? Come on and let's go for a walk.

Trust easily come by can vanish as easily.

The first rule of winning is to believe you're capable of winning.

There is nothing to fear except fear itself

Laugh a lot and be full of trust, not suspicion.

your looks—that

It matters that you care enough about yourself and about the people you meet to present yourself well

It is not your job to make other people comfortable with who you are.

You believe someone not because you have no doubts about them. Belief is not the absence of doubt. You believe someone because you don't have enough doubts about them.

Some people look like they sound better than they actually sound, because they look confident and have good posture, once musician, a veteran of many auditions, says. Other people look awful when they play but sound great. Other people have that belabored look when they play, but you can't hear it in the sound. There is always this dissonance between what you see and hear (p.251).

they were not really afraid. They were just afraid of being afraid.

I think when one's working, one works between absolute confidence and absolute doubt, and I got a huge dallop of each.