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Self Confidence Quotes
1. “It is best to act with confidence, no matter how little right you have to it.” – Lillian Hellman
2. “Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence.” – Helen Keller
3. “I was always looking outside myself for strength and confidence but it comes from within. It is there all the time.” – Anne Freud
4. “Be confident enough to encourage confidence in others.” – Ron Kaufman
5. “Self-confidence is a superpower. Once you start to believe in yourself, the magic starts happening.” – Unknown
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6. “Your self-worth is determined by you. You don’t have to depend on someone to tell you who you are.” – Beyoncé
7. “Self-esteem is made up primarily of two things” feeling loveable and feeling capable.” – Jack Canfield
8. “Never measure your self-worth by what other people think you should become.” – Unknown
9. “You have been criticizing yourself for years and it hasn’t worked. Try approving yourself and see what happens.” – Louise Hay
10. “With realization of one’s own potential and self-confidence in one’s ability, one can build a better world.” – The Dalai Lama
11. “Self-love, self-respect, self-worth” there’s a reason they all start with ‘self’ – you can’t find them in anyone else.” – Unknown
12. “I would rather be alone with dignity than in a relationship that requires me to sacrifice my self-respect.” – Unknown
13. “Never let someone just be in your life. If you text, call, visit, and still get ignored, walk away. It’s called self-respect.” – Unknown
14. “Your success will be determined by your own confidence and fortitude.” – Michelle Obama
15. “Show up in every single moment like you’re meant to be there.” – Unknown
16. “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
17. “The confidence which we have in ourselves gives birth to much of that which we have in others.” –Francois de la Rochefoucauld
18. “A man cannot be comfortable without his own approval.” – Mark Twain
19. “Needing approval is like saying your view of me is more important than my opinion of myself.” – Wayne Dyer
20. “Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don’t matter and those who matter don’t mind.” - Bernard Baruch
21. “Don’t be distracted by criticism. Remember–the only taste of success some people have is when they take a bite out of you.” – Zig Ziglar
22. “Accept who you are; and revel in it.” – Mitch Albom
23. “Don’t waste your energy trying to change opinions … Do your thing, and don’t care if they like it.” –Tina Fey
24. “No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.” – Eleanor Roosevelt
25. “To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
26. “You wouldn’t worry so much about what others think of you if you realized how seldom they do.” – Eleanor Roosevelt
27. “With confidence, you have won before you have started.” – Marcus Garvey
28. “To love oneself is the beginning of a lifelong romance.” – Oscar Wilde
29. “As soon as you trust yourself, you will know how to live.” – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
30. “As is our confidence, so is our capacity.” – William Hazlitt
31. “No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.” – Eleanor Roosevelt
32. “You wouldn’t worry so much about what others think of you if you realized how seldom they do.” – Eleanor Roosevelt
33. “With confidence, you have won before you have started.” – Marcus Garvey
34. “To love oneself is the beginning of a lifelong romance.” – Oscar Wilde
35. “As soon as you trust yourself, you will know how to live.” – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
36. “As is our confidence, so is our capacity.” – William Hazlitt
37. “The greatest mistake you can make in life is continually fearing that you’ll make one.” – Elbert Hubbard
38. “We don’t see things as they are, we see them as we are.” – Anais Nin
39. “If I have lost confidence in myself, I have the universe against me.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
40. “Once you become self-conscious, there is no end to it; once you start to doubt, there is no room for anything else.” – Mignon McLaughlin
41. “Confidence is contagious. So is lack of confidence.” – Vince Lombardi
42. “We all have our limitations, but when we listen to our critics, we also have theirs.” – Robert Breault
43. “Humor comes from self-confidence.” – Rita Mae Brown
44. “One important key to success is self-confidence. An important key to self-confidence is preparation.” – Arthur Ashe
45. “Life is not easy for any of us. But what of that? We must have perseverance and above all confidence in ourselves. We must believe that we are gifted for something and that this thing must be attained.” - Marie Curie
46. “If you have no confidence in yourself, you are twice defeated in the race of life. With confidence, you have won even before you have started.” – Cicero
47. “I can be changed by what happens to me. But I refuse to be reduced by it.” – Maya Angelou
48. “As is our confidence, so is our capacity.” – William Hazlitt
49. “Confidence is a very fragile thing.” – Joe Montana
50. “When you have confidence, you can have a lot of fun. And when you have fun, you can do amazing things.” – Joe Namath
51. “If you don’t have any confidence, you’re not going to do anything.” – Stefon Diggs
52. “Doubt can motivate you, so don’t be afraid of it. Confidence and doubt are at two ends of the scale, and you need both. They balance each other out.” – Barbra Streisand
53. “Action is a great restorer and builder of confidence. Inaction is not only the result, but the cause of fear.” – Norman Vincent Peale
54. “The level of confidence women are able to build in women-only groups is important.” – Mae Jemison
55. “There’s a confidence and sense of self that comes with age that I didn’t anticipate.” – Jillian Michaels
56. “You’ve got to take the initiative and play your game. In a decisive set, confidence is the difference.” – Chris Evert
57. “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
58. “Confidence comes with maturity, being more accepting of yourself.” – Nicole Scherzinger
59. “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.” – Jack Nicklaus
60. “Confidence is key. Sometimes, you need to look like you’re confident even when you’re not.” – Vanessa Hudgens
61. “I never had confidence – never. The hardest thing to know is your own worth, and it took me years and years to find out what mine is.” – Peggy Lipton
62. “Once we believe in ourselves, we can risk curiosity, wonder, spontaneous delight, or any experience that reveals the human spirit.” – E.E. Cummings
63. “Find what makes you feel comfortable. The confidence you wear your clothes in is what’s really going to shine.” – Hayley Hasselhoff
64. “Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness. Kindness in giving creates love.” – Lao Tzu
65. “Doubt can motivate you, so don’t be afraid of it. Confidence and doubt are at two ends of the scale, and you need both. They balance each other out.” – Barbra Streisand
66. “If once you forfeit the confidence of your fellow citizens, you can never regain their respect and esteem.” – Abraham Lincoln
67. “Never dull your shine for somebody else.” – Tyra Banks
68. “You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself in any direction you choose. You’re on your own. And you know what you know. You are the guy who’ll decide where to go.” – Dr Seuss
69. “Don’t be satisfied with stories, how things have gone with others. Unfold your own myth.” – Rumi
70. “Success is most often achieved by those who don’t know that failure is inevitable.” – Coco Chanel
71. “Never bend your head. Always hold it high. Look the world straight in the eye.” – Helen Keller
72. “Confidence is a lot of this game or any game. If you don’t think you can, you won’t.” – Jerry West
73. “When you have a lot of confidence and you feel like nobody can beat you, it’s game over for everyone else.” – Jason Day
74. “Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.” – John Wooden
75. “When you’re different, sometimes you don’t see the millions of people who accept you for what you are. All you notice is the person who doesn’t.” – Jodi Picoult
76. “Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sail. Explore. Dream. Discover.” – Mark Twain
77. “The more validation I need, the less discernment I have.” – Kurt Hanks
78. “Self-confidence is the first requisite to great undertakings.” – Samuel Johnson
79. “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
80. “Confidence comes from hours and days and weeks and years of constant work and dedication.” – Robert Staubach
81. “When you have confidence, you can do anything.” – Sloane Stevens
82. “People who ask confidently get more than those who are hesitant and uncertain. When you’ve figured out what you want to ask for, do it with certainty, boldness, and confidence.” – Jack Canfield
83. “One’s self-image is very important because if that’s in good shape, then you can do anything, or practically anything.” – John Gielgud
84. “I think that the power is the principle. The principle of moving forward, as though you have the confidence to move forward, eventually gives you confidence when you look back and see what you’ve done.” – Robert Downey Jr.
85. “You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself in any direction you choose. You’re on your own. And you know what you know. You are the guy who’ll decide where to go.” – Dr Seuss
86. “Skill and confidence are an unconquered army.” – George Herbert
87. “Kindness in words creates confidence.” – Laozi
88. “Always remember you are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.” - Christopher Robin
89. “Believe in yourself! Have faith in your abilities! Without a humble but reasonable confidence in your own powers you cannot be successful or happy.” – Norman Vincent Peale
90. “The most beautiful thing you can wear is confidence.” – Blake Lively
91. “Confidence isn’t optimism or pessimism, and it’s not a character attribute. It’s the expectation of a positive outcome.” – Rosabeth Moss Kanter
92. “A flower does not think of competing with the flower next to it. It just blooms.” – Zen Shin
93. “Live from the heart of yourself. Seek to be whole, not perfect.” – Oprah Winfrey
94. “Think like a queen. A queen is not afraid to fail. Failure is another stepping stone to greatness.” – Oprah Winfrey
95. “Don’t ask yourself what the world needs, ask yourself what makes you come alive. And then go and do that. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.” – Howard Washington Thurman
96. “Stop thinking you’re doing it all wrong. Your path doesn’t look like anybody else’s because it can’t, it shouldn’t, and it won’t.” – Eleanor Brownn
97. “If you want to improve your self-worth, stop giving other people the calculator.” – Tim Fargo
98. “I think about trust and confidence as something that you earn every day, and we will keep at it, earning it every day.” – Lynn Good
99. “I used to hate feeling embarrassed but then I realized, nobody’s watching and nobody gives a damn.” – Barbara Corcoran
100. “Self-assurance reassures others.” – Garry Willis
101. “What lies behind you and what lies in front of you pales in comparison to what lies inside you.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
102. “I prefer to be true to myself, even at the hazard of incurring the ridicule of others, rather than to be false, and to incur my own abhorrence.” – Frederick Douglass
Holly Jaskolka is a certified Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) practitioner, yoga instructor, and an impassioned advocate for holistic well-being. Fueled by her love for animals and wanderlust, Holly leads a plant-based lifestyle that she complements with immersive travel experiences. When she’s not jet-setting to uncover the world’s hidden gems, she’s empowering individuals to heal emotionally, particularly those grappling with the aftermath of breakups. Connect with Holly on LinkedIn.
