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Quotes About Self-confidence

No one knows my ability the way I do. I am pushing against it all the time.
~ John Steinbeck
When you believe in yourself, Anna, when you are in command of yourself, when nothing derogatory anyone says of you or to you has the power to arouse your anger or any desire to retaliate, people seem to sense it and respect you.
~ Mary Balogh
Stop overestimating the challenge and underestimating yourself. —MARY CHRISTENSEN
~ Mary Christensen
One secret which I alone possessed was the hope to which I had dedicated myself.
~ Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
Reason requires freedom, self-confidence and self-esteem. It requires the right to think and to act on the guidance of one's thinking—the right to live by one's own independent judgment. Intellectual freedom cannot exist without political freedom; political freedom cannot exist without economic freedom; a free mind and a free market are corollaries.
~ Ayn Rand
He walked through the streets of New York, wearing a broad-brimmed hat, a dark business suit, a pale green satin shirt, a vest of white brocade, a huge black bow emerging from under his chin, and he carried a staff, not a cane, but a tall ebony staff surmounted by a bulb of solid gold. It was as if his huge body were resigned to the conventions of a prosaic civilization and to its drab garments, but the oval of his chest and stomach sallied forth, flying the colors of his inner soul.
~ Ayn Rand
I experienced failure and learned to buck up so I could rally those who'd put their trust in me. I suffered rejections and insults often enough to stop fearing them. In other words, I grew up—and got my sense of humor back.
~ Barack Obama
I suffered rejections and insults often enough to stop fearing them. In other words, I grew up—and got my sense of humor back.
~ Barack Obama
I don't see why you're not just going for this.' Dovey looked her in the eyes, in the mirror. 'You are a rocket. You go for thing, Dellarobia. That is you. When did you ever not?' Dellarobia shut her eyes. 'When there was nothing out there to land on, I guess.' 'Now, see,' Dovey clucked, 'that's a woman thing. Men and kids get to just light out and fly, without even worrying about what comes next.
~ Barbara Kingsolver
But you could run out of gas on boyish, that was the thing. A message that should be engraved in every woman's wedding band.
~ Barbara Kingsolver
If you're following your dreams, you're doing something you love and that you believe in yourself for.
~ McKayla Maroney
Love from within, be determined and let your self-confidence take you to heights you never experienced before.
~ Arsi Nami
The one thing about me is, I don't care what people think. It all starts with yourself. I believe in myself. I love myself. So it's kind of like, they can shove it up their you - know - whats.
~ Vince Wilfork
Los grandes líderes creen en sí mismo por encima de cualquier receta, y desde esa fuerza interior transmiten y contagian.
~ Jorge Valdano
Rais'd of themselves, their genuine charms they boast And those who paint 'em truest praise 'em most.
~ Joseph Addison
I did it before and I'll do it again. I can, I can, I can, she said to herself, as if by saying it, she could make herself believe it.
~ Esta Spalding
You cannot rely on other people's support.
~ Malala Yousafzai
I personally feel that, for some people, their physique and looks work for them. And when you're deprived of both these aspects, you rely on humour!
~ Riteish Deshmukh
I believe in glamour. I am in favor of a little vanity. I don't rely on just my genes.
~ Iman
I remember when I was young, before we started lifting and working out, I looked like I was bench-pressing other humans. I looked different than other girls. I had to be OK with the fact that I had a strong physique, no matter if people looked at me in an accepting way or not.
~ Crystal Dunn
I try not to read the negative comments, and when I do, I let it roll off my back. I remind myself that there will always be haters as long as you are in the public eye.
~ Ryan Lochte
Don't be afraid to remove your shoes if you are dancing late at night.
~ Jeanne Damas
Every morning, my dad would have me looking in the mirror and repeat, 'Today is going to be a great day; I can, and I will.'
~ Gina Rodriguez
I still can't believe that I went on 'The Colbert Report' myself; for the appearance I wore a lot of makeup, my hair was curled like a poodle's, and I could barely breathe in my Spanx undergarments. But, hey - an authoress has to lean in, right?
~ Edan Lepucki