Confidence Quotes - Page 32

• No man ever distinguished himself who could not bear to be laughed at.

  Maria Edgeworth

  Laughter, Men, Bears

  Maria Edgeworth (1832). “Tales of Fashionable Life: The absentee, ch. 6-17”, p.146

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• You reach a point in life where you realize that you might as well do what you need to do, because your being loved or not being loved is really a function of the people you encounter and not of yourself. That is an immensely liberating insight.

  Erica Jong

  People, Encounters, Needs

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• By some fluke, my folks forgot to ask me the question most crucial to ensuring a lifetime of self-doubt: 'What if you fail?

  Lizz Winstead

  Self, What If, Doubt

  Lizz Winstead (2012). “Lizz Free or Die: Essays”, p.46, Penguin

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• Confidence is something one acquires. It can come early or late but it is impossible to write without it. Mine came late.

  Fay Weldon

  Writing, Impossible, Late

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• once, when I was a young lady and on a night express ... I was awakened by a man coming in from the corridor and taking hold of my leg ... Quite as much to my own astonishment as his, I uttered the most appalling growl that ever came out of a tigress. He fled, poor man, without a word: and I lay there, trembling slightly, not at my escape but at my potentialities.

  Sylvia Townsend Warner

  Night, Men, Legs

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• The world will provide you with every imaginable obstacle, but the one most difficult to overcome will be the lack of faith in yourself. Leave it to others to have doubts about you.

  Callie Khouri

  Doubt, Overcoming, World

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• One of my mottos is flaunt what you've got left.

  Cybill Shepherd

  Motto, My Motto, Left

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• I'll just get better as I go along because I'm open to getting better. If you have the goods, there's nothing to be afraid of. If somebody doesn't have the goods, they're insecure. I don't have that problem

  Jennifer Lopez

  Insecure, Get Better, Problem

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• The truly wise are content to be last. They are, therefore, first. They are indifferent to themselves. They are, therefore self-confident.

  Laozi

  Wise, Self, Lasts

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• Confidence is the sweet spot between arrogance and despair-consisting of positive expectations for favorable outcomes.

  Rosabeth Moss Kanter

  Sweet, Expectations, Arrogance

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• Confidence is a belief in myself and my ability. I built my confidence through hard training. I believed there was no one out there working any harder than me.

  Joan Benoit

  Training, Belief, Ability

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• Girls of all kinds can be beautiful.

  Tyra Banks

  Beautiful, Girl, Unique Beauty

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• We must regain the confidence and drive to decide our own destiny.

  Roh Moo-hyun

  Destiny

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• I had gained so much confidence through my college achievements that I wanted to tackle the world.

  Donna Rice Hughes

  College, Achievement, World

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• I have confidence in people's basic common sense.

  Dixie Lee Ray

  People, Common Sense, Common

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• I was very interested in that. It is very important to have confidence as well as to build up experience.

  Alain Prost

  Important, Wells, Have Confidence

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• One of the things that we can say with confidence is that we will have much lighter, much stronger materials, and this will reduce the cost of air flight, and it will reduce the cost of rockets.

  Ralph Merkle

  Air, Stronger, Cost

  "Nanotechnology: Designs for the Future". Interview with John Gehl, ubiquity.acm.org. July 2000.

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• Even institutions of State, such as the judiciary, were seriously weakened, to the extent that the citizenry justifiably feared a breakdown in law and order. The business community was hit by a slump in sales and confidence, leading to reduced earnings and loss of jobs.

  Kamisese Mara

  Jobs, Loss, Order

  Report to President Ganilau, May 15, 1992.

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• I really always felt that I was going to be an actress. I had a lot of confidence in the fact that I would do well from a very early age. I didn't know how tough the business is.

  Susan Lucci

  Age, Facts, Actresses

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• Yet you should practice the greatest possible love and confidence in treating with Him.

  Alphonsus Liguori

  Practice, Possible Love, Should

  St. Alphonsus Liguori (2015). “How to Converse with God”, p.7, TAN Books

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• The trouble with the average person is that he doesn't trust himself sufficiently to create and deliver ideas.

  Norman Vincent Peale

  Average, Ideas, Trouble

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• I think they do have to get it right in Sierra Leone. There has to be something in there now to establish confidence, to stabilize the situation, and then to move to some sort of political negotiations.

  Alex J. Morrison

  Moving, Thinking, Political

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• A clear vision, backed by definite plans, gives you a tremendous feeling of confidence and personal power.

  Brian Tracy

  Giving, Focus, Feelings

  Brian Tracy (1998). “The Gift of Self-Confidence”, p.19, Jaico Publishing House

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• I think, head up and shoulders back. Not only does it make you look taller and thinner but it gives you confidence and boosts your self-esteem.

  Shelley Long

  Self Esteem, Thinking, Giving

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• Confidence can get you where you want to go, and getting there is a daily process. It's so much easier when you feel good about yourself, your abilities and talents.

  Donald Trump

  Feel Good, Want, Action

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