Motivational Quotes

Confidence

My intent is simply to know my material so well that I'm very comfortable with it. Confidence, not perfection, is the goal.

- Scott Berkun

Best Quotes about Confidence

Confidence is the bond of friendship.

Syrus, Publilius

A decent boldness ever meets with friends.

Homer

Confidence in another person's virtue is no light evidence of your own.

Montaigne, Michel Eyquem De

Who ever does not respect confidence will never find happiness in their path.

Proverb

As is our confidence, so is our capacity.

Hazlitt, William

The confidence in another man's virtue is no light evidence of a man's own, and God willingly favors such a confidence.

Montaigne, Michel Eyquem De

Bashfulness is an ornament to youth, but a reproach to old age.

Aristotle

Confidence is contagious. So is lack of confidence.

O'Brien, Michael

Feeling special is the worst kind of cage a person can build for himself.

Paolo Giordano

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Self-confidence is the first requisite to great undertakings.

Samuel Johnson

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Self-confidence is either a petty pride in our own narrowness, or the realization of our duty and privilege as God's children.

Brooks, Phillips

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Confidence is 10% hard work and 90% delusion.

Tina Fey

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Confidence awakens confidence.

Sachsen, Friedrich Von

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Winning breeds confidence and confidence breeds winning.

Green, Hubert

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If I have lost confidence in myself, I have the universe against me.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Confidence is the most important single factor in this game, and no matter how great your natural talent, there is only one way to obtain and sustain it: work.

Nicklaus, Jack

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I don't feel any pressure. I just try to stay calm, follow my game plan and try not to overthrown.

Gooden, Dwight

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One who has lost confidence can lose nothing more.

Boiste

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Self-distrust is the cause of most of our failure. In the assurance of strength there is strength, and, they are the weakest, however strong, who have no faith in themselves or their powers.

Bovee, Christian Nevell

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I've always had confidence. It came because I have lots of initiative. I wanted to make something of myself.

Murphy, Eddie

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Watch my dust.

Ruth, Babe

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My intent is simply to know my material so well that I'm very comfortable with it. Confidence, not perfection, is the goal.

Scott Berkun

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Attempt easy tasks as if they were difficult, and difficult as if they were easy; in the one case that confidence may not fall asleep, in the other that it may not be dismayed.

Baltasar Gracian

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For they conquer who believe they can.

Dryden, John

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Never put much confidence in such, as put no confidence in others. A man prone to suspect evil is mostly looking in his neighbor for what he sees in himself. As to the pure all things are pure, even so to the impure all things are impure.

Hare, J. C.

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Confidence is a very fragile thing.

Montana, Joe

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People are slow to claim confidence in undertakings of magnitude.

Ovid

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Assurance is two-thirds of success.

Proverb, Gaelic

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He who believes in nobody knows that he himself is not to be trusted.

Auerbach, Red

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If I could give you just one gift ever for the rest of your life it would be this. Confidence. It would be the gift of confidence. Either that or a scented candle.

David Nicholls

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Mere bashfulness without merit is awkwardness.

Addison, Joseph

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Confidence is courage at ease.

Maher, Daniel

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What's the worst thing that can happen to a quarterback? He loses his confidence.

Bradshaw, Terry

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Confidence and courage come through preparation and practice.

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I think it's the mark of a great player to be confident in tough situations.

McEnroe, John

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Confidence is a lot of this game or any game. If you don't think you can, you won't.

West, Jerry

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Only trust thyself, and another shall not betray thee.

Penn, William

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Class is an aura of confidence that is being sure without being cocky. Class has nothing to do with money. Class never runs scared. It is self-discipline and self-knowledge. It's the sure footedness that comes with having proved you can meet life.

Landers, Ann

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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.

Staubach, Roger

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You've got to take the initiative and play your game. In a decisive set, confidence is the difference.

Lloyd, Chris Evert

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Courage comes from wanting to do it well. Security comes from knowing you can do it well. Confidence comes from having done it well.

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Experience tells you what to do; confidence allows you to do it.

Smith, Stan

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There can be no friendship without confidence, and no confidence without integrity.

Johnson, Samuel

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There are admirable potentialities in every human being. Believe in your strength and your youth. Learn to repeat endlessly to yourself,'It all depends on me.'

Andre Gide

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True prosperity is the result of well-placed confidence in ourselves and our fellow man.

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The mansion should not be graced by its master, the master should grace the mansion.

Cicero, Marcus T.

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It generally happens that assurance keeps an even pace with ability.

Johnson, Samuel

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I always thought I could play pro ball. I had confidence in my ability, You have to. If you don't who will?

Unitas, Johnny

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Confidence is the feeling you have before you understand the situation.

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When you engage in systematic, purposeful actin, using and stretching your abilities to the maximum, you cannot help but feel positive and confident abut yourself.

Tracy, Brian