Confidence Quotes - Page 3

• If you hear a voice within you say 'you cannot paint,' then by all means paint, and that voice will be silenced.

  Vincent Van Gogh

  Inspirational, Motivational, Positive

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• We gain strength, and courage, and confidence by each experience in which we really stop to look fear in the face... we must do that which we think we cannot.

  Eleanor Roosevelt

  Inspirational, Life, Motivational

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  No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

  Eleanor Roosevelt

  Inspirational, Motivational, Happiness

  Quoted in Vidette-Messenger (Valparaiso, Ind.), 7 June 1941 See Channing 1

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• Regardless of how you feel inside, always try to look like a winner. Even if you are behind, a sustained look of control and confidence can give you a mental edge that results in victory.

  Diane Arbus

  Life, Motivational, Softball

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• First thing every morning before you arise say out loud, I believe.

  Norman Vincent Peale

  Inspirational, Morning, Believe

  Dr. Norman Vincent Peale (2003). “The Power of Positive Thinking: 10 Traits for Maximum Results”, p.144, Simon and Schuster

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• Avoid negative people at all costs. They are the greatest destroyers of self-confidence and self-esteem.

  Brian Tracy

  Self Esteem, People, Negative

  Brian Tracy (1998). “The Gift of Self-Confidence”, p.37, Jaico Publishing House

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• If you develop the absolute sense of certainty that powerful beliefs provide, then you can get yourself to accomplish virtually anything, including those things that other people are certain are impossible.

  Tony Robbins

  Motivational, Spiritual, Powerful

  FaceBook post by Tony Robbins from Sep 23, 2015

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• We have to learn to be our own best friends because we fall too easily into the trap of being our own worst enemies.

  Roderick Thorp

  Inspirational, Motivational, Friendship

  Roderick Thorp (2014). “Rainbow Drive”, p.68, Open Road Media

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• No man has the right to dictate what other men should perceive, create or produce, but all should be encouraged to reveal themselves, their perceptions and emotions, and to build confidence in the creative spirit.

  Ansel Adams

  Creativity, Men, Perspective

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• Confidence doesn't come out of nowhere. It's a result of something... hours and days and weeks and years of constant work and dedication.

  Roger Staubach

  Motivational, Soccer, Football

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  I am not afraid of storms for I am learning how to sail my ship.

  Louisa May Alcott

  Inspirational, Wisdom, Perseverance

  J. M. Barrie, Charles Dickens, Johanna Spyri, Louisa May Alcott, L. Frank Baum (2015). “Greatest Christmas Novels in One Volume: Life and Adventures of Santa Claus, Heidi, The Romance of a Christmas Card, The Little City of Hope, The Wonderful Life, Little Women, Anne of Green Gables, Little Lord Fauntleroy, Peter Pan…”, p.1082, e-artnow

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• It is not the mountain we conquer, but ourselves.

  Edmund Hillary

  Inspirational, Motivational, Graduation

  "That's Life : Wild Wit & Wisdom". Book by Bonnie Louise Kuchler, 2003.

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• Kindness in words creates confidence.

  Laozi

  Kindness

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• Too many people overvalue what they are not and undervalue what they are.

  Malcolm Forbes

  Inspirational, Positive, Strength

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• When a team outgrows individual performance and learns team confidence, excellence becomes a reality.

  Joe Paterno

  Teamwork, Reality, Individual Effort

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• Accept who you are; and revel in it.

  Mitch Albom

  Wisdom, Self Love, Self Acceptance

  Mitch Albom (2007). “Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, a Young Man, and Life's Greatest Lesson”, p.120, Broadway Books

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• Education is the proper way to promote compassion and tolerance in society. Compassion and peace of mind bring a sense of confidence that reduce stress and anxiety, whereas anger and hatred come from frustration and undermine our sense of trust. Because of ignorance, many of our problems are our own creation. Education, however, is the instrument that increases our ability to employ our own intelligence.

  Dalai Lama

  Trust, Education, Spiritual

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• Man often becomes what he believes himself to be. If I keep on saying to myself that I cannot do a certain thing, it is possible that I may end by really becoming incapable of doing it. On the contrary, if I have the belief that I can do it, I shall surely acquire the capacity to do it even if I may not have it at the beginning.

  Mahatma Gandhi

  Positive, Strength, Inspiring

  Mahatma Gandhi (1962). “The Essential Gandhi: His Life, Work, and Ideas : an Anthology”, Vintage

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• If you doubt you can accomplish something, then you can't accomplish it. You have to have confidence in your ability, and then be tough enough to follow through.

  Rosalynn Carter

  Leadership, Courage, Determination

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• Action is a great restorer and builder of confidence. Inaction is not only the result, but the cause, of fear. Perhaps the action you take will be successful; perhaps different action or adjustments will have to follow. But any action is better than no action at all.

  Norman Vincent Peale

  Inspirational, Life, Motivational

  Norman Vincent Peale (1996). “Power of the Plus Factor”, Ballantine Books

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• The greatest mistake you can make in life is continually fearing that you'll make one.

  Elbert Hubbard

  Inspirational, Life, Motivational

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  Those who matter don't mind, and those who mind don't matter.

  Bernard Baruch

  Inspirational, Funny, Life

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• Sooner or later, those who win are those who think they can.

  Paul Tournier

  Positive, Sports, Motivation

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• I can be changed by what happens to me. But I refuse to be reduced by it.

  Maya Angelou

  Inspirational, Motivational, Change

  FaceBook post by Maya Angelou from May 01, 2009

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• You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure about you. We were born to manifest the glory of God that is within us.

  Marianne Williamson

  Inspirational, God, Christian

  Marianne Williamson (2012). “A Course in Weight Loss: 21 Spiritual Lessons for Surrendering Your Weight Forever”, p.230, Hay House, Inc

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