Confidence Quotes

At that time I had complete confidence in Russian policy and I believed that the Western Allies deliberately allowed Russia and Germany to fight each other to the death.

~ Klaus Fuchs

The die is set and Malcolm will not escape for the foolish talk he spoke against his benefactor, such a man, is worthy of death, and it would have been so, were it not for Muhammad's confidence that God would give him the victory over the enemies.

~ Louis Farrakhan

When we have done our best, we can, as a united people, take whatever may befall with calm courage and confidence that this old nation will survive and if death should come to many of us, death is not the end.

~ Eamon De Valera

At a young age winning is not the most important thing... the important thing is to develop creative and skilled players with good confidence.

~ Arsene Wenger

When I was in my teens and 20s, I looked to older Italian and French women. They always seemed so incredibly attractive to me because of their confidence. And because their faces had evidence of age: lines, dark circles, and half-lidded eyes, it made that confidence so rebellious. And that was incredibly attractive to me.

~ Justine Bateman

Confidence is something you're born with. I know I had loads of it even at the age of 15.

~ Hedy Lamarr

My habit would have been to veer towards the dark - to prove I was something; edgy, or maybe to prove that I was cognisant of the dark side. Now, with age and confidence, I can say, yeah, that's true, but I am cognisant of the fact that people can do things well. And can be more loving than you expect.

~ George Saunders

No matter where you are, the root of you is designed from a young age. So if my confidence was taken as a child, you can gain back a lot of the confidence, but that root of the cavity will still be there.

~ Russell Peters

When I was as you are now, towering in the confidence of twenty-one, little did I suspect that I should be at forty-nine, what I now am.

~ Sarah Orne Jewett

From an early period, I had the happiness to rank among the foremost in the American Revolution. In the affection and confidence of the people, I am proud to say, I have a great share.

~ Marquis De Lafayette

I believe that my clothes can give people a better image of themselves - that it can increase their feelings of confidence and happiness.

~ Giorgio Armani

I have two bowls of confidence for breakfast each morning.

~ Eric Bristow

In the morning, before I leave the house, I say five things I love about myself, like 'You have really pretty eyes.' That way I can go out into the world with that little bit of extra confidence.

~ Jennifer Love Hewitt

There is no worse screen to block out the Spirit than confidence in our own intelligence.

~ John Calvin

Our government is founded upon the intelligence of the people. I for one do not despair of the republic. I have great confidence in the virtue of the great majority of the people, and I cannot fear the result.

~ Andrew Jackson

The 2007 National Intelligence Estimate that said Iran had paused its nuclear weaponization work also reported with high confidence that such work had been going on through 2003. How far did they get? That's an important question, but I fear that the Iranians will never answer it, and we will not insist that they do.

~ Michael Hayden

My mother gave me a sense of independence, a sense of total confidence that we could do whatever it was we set out to do. That's how we were raised.

~ Robin Wright

There's nothing like being a soldier for confidence or learning your limits or enduring utter humiliation.

~ Guy Davenport

I have no control over what people think of me but I have 100% control of what I think of myself, and that is so important. And not just about your body, but so many ways of confidence. You're constantly learning how to be confident, aren't you?

~ Beth Ditto

Bad food is made without pride, by cooks who have no pride, and no love. Bad food is made by chefs who are indifferent, or who are trying to be everything to everybody, who are trying to please everyone... Bad food is fake food... food that shows fear and lack of confidence in people's ability to discern or to make decisions about their lives.

~ Anthony Bourdain

Superstition is only the fear of belief, while religion is the confidence.

~ Marguerite Gardiner

A successful competition for me is always going out there and putting 100 percent into whatever I'm doing. It's not always winning. People, I think, mistake that it's just winning. Sometimes it could be, but for me, it's hitting the best sets I can, gaining confidence, and having a good time and having fun.

~ Simone Biles

I've always been attracted to women who are assertive and have confidence - qualities older women possess. They've been on the Earth a little longer. They're more seasoned. They don't play games. They know what they want, and they're not afraid to tell you.

~ Taye Diggs

I have always felt strongly about empowering women. I'm living proof that, with confidence and by believing in yourself, you can accomplish any goal.

~ Queen Latifah

I think the best way to have confidence is not to allow everyone else's insecurities to be your own.

~ Jessie J

The definition of swagger, in my opinion, is you have to have that arrogance, that confidence that you are the best out there at all times.

~ Keyshawn Johnson

When you look good, you feel good. Confidence with what you're wearing is very important. If you feel good, you will always perform your best without worrying about anything.

~ Maria Sharapova

It is best to act with confidence, no matter how little right you have to it.

~ Lillian Hellman

Confidence in the goodness of another is good proof of one's own goodness.

~ Michel De Montaigne

We don't see the global citizen as someone with no identity, but rather someone who has confidence and is proud of his culture and history - and... open to the modern world.

~ Moza Bint Nasser

History keeps her secrets longer than most of us. But she has one secret that I will reveal to you tonight in the greatest confidence. Sometimes there are no winners at all. And sometimes nobody needs to lose.

~ John Le Carré

However, I must say that I am very happy to see that we have such a positive result for our first referendum in our history and that gives me more confidence in Taiwan's democracy.

~ Chen Shui-Bian

Power without a nation's confidence is nothing.

~ Catherine The Great

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

I don't even know how to speak up for myself, because I don't really have a father who would give me the confidence or advice. And if you're always the new kid, you never get a chance to adapt, so your confidence is just zilch.

~ Eminem

Not to be too preachy, but I would really recommend to people, if you get the chance, to trust yourselves to leap without a net, because that will build the confidence. You know, you might shock yourself with how much you don't need a net because you can catch yourself.

~ Ross Mathews

I did a film which was considered an independent movie with Dustin Hoffman and Andy Garcia called Confidence, and that's the type of film I was willing to take a chance on that because of the caliber of people involved with the film.

~ Morris Chestnut

Faith is a living, daring confidence in God's grace, so sure and certain that a man could stake his life on it a thousand times.

~ Martin Luther

The most important thing for me is having a relationship with God. To know that the owner, the creator of the universe loves you, sent His Son to die for your sins; that's very empowering. Knowing Him and knowing that He loves me gives me encouragement and confidence to move forward.

~ Ben Carson

If in preaching the gospel you substitute your knowledge of the way of salvation for confidence in the power of the gospel, you hinder people from getting to reality.

~ Oswald Chambers