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• Danger breeds best on too much confidence.

  Pierre Corneille

  Too Much, Danger, Too Much Confidence

  "Le Cid". Book by Pierre Corneille, 1636.

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• Confidence is the foundation for all business relations. The degree of confidence a man has in others, and the degree of confidence others have in him, determines a man's standing in the commercial and industrial world.

  William J. H. Boetcker

  Men, Foundation, Degrees

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• I believe the ultimate source of blessings is within us. A good motivation and honesty bring self-confidence , which attracts the trust and respect of others. Therefore the real source of blessings is in our own mind.

  Dalai Lama

  Trust, Respect, Honesty

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• Believe in yourself and all that you are. Know that there is something inside you that is greater than any obstacle.

  Christian D. Larson

  Inspirational, Motivational, Fitness

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• Assertiveness is not what you do, it's who you are!

  Shakti Gawain

  Integrity, Assertive, Who You Are

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• He is safe who admits no one to his confidence.

  Francois de La Rochefoucauld

  Safe

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• For all great innovations, someone took a risk. They risked capital; they risked their energy; they risked their opportunity cost; and more important, they risked failure. We can't innovate without the belief that we can succeed, the confidence that others will be there to help us on the journey, and the security that we will not be punished if we fail to reach our goal. A fast-moving world demands innovation for long-term success.

  Dov Seidman

  Moving, Opportunity, Journey

  Dov Seidman (2011). “How: Why How We Do Anything Means Everything”, p.168, John Wiley & Sons

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• Confidence on the outside begins by living with integrity on the inside.

  Brian Tracy

  Life, Motivational, Positive

  Brian Tracy (1998). “The Gift of Self-Confidence”, p.16, Jaico Publishing House

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• There is overwhelming evidence that the higher the level of self-esteem, the more likely one will be to treat others with respect, kindness, and generosity.

  Nathaniel Branden

  Inspirational, Teacher, Kindness

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• You need to play with supreme confidence, or else you'll lose again, and then losing becomes a habit.

  Joe Paterno

  Sports, Football, Play

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• Ignorance more frequently begets confidence than does knowledge: it is those who know little, and not those who know much, who so positively assert that this or that problem will never be solved by science.

  Charles Darwin

  Positive, Ignorance, Knowledge

  Charles Darwin (2015). “Darwin on Evolution: Words of Wisdom from the Father of Evolution”, p.33, Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.

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• Self-assurance is contemptible and fatal unless it is self-knowledge.

  George Santayana

  Knowledge, Self, Assurance

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• I am convinced all of humanity is born with more gifts than we know. Most are born geniuses and just get de-geniused rapidly.

  R. Buckminster Fuller

  Self Esteem, Humanity, Genius

  "Buckminster Fuller: Anthology for the New Millenium". Book by Thomas T. K. Zung, p. 174. Statement made in 1974, 2002.

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• Logic is the art of going wrong with confidence.

  Joseph Wood Krutch

  Art, Math, Science

  Joseph Wood Krutch (1956). “The Modern Temper”

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

  Samuel Johnson

  Friendship, Honesty, Integrity

  Samuel Johnson (1784). “The Rambler: In Four Volumes..”, p.113

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• All that Adam had, all that Caesar could, you have and can do.... Build, therefore, your own world.

  Ralph Waldo Emerson

  Greatness, World, Adam

  Ralph Waldo Emerson (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson (Illustrated)”, p.1098, Delphi Classics

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• It is folly for a man to pray to the gods for that which he has the power to obtain by himself.

  Epicurus

  Power, Men, Praying

  Epicurus (1964). “Letters: Principles Doctrines, and Vatican Sayings Translated, with an Introd. and Notes, by Russel M. Geor. Indianapolis Merrill”

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• Self-love, my liege, is not so vile a sin, as self-neglecting.

  William Shakespeare

  Love, Loving Life, Self

  1598-9 Dauphin, to King Charles. HenryV, act 2, sc.4, l.73-4.

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• You are as young as your faith, as old as your doubt; as young as your self-confidence, as old as your fear, as young as your hope, as old as your despair.

  Samuel Ullman

  Birthday, Self, Wrinkles

  "The Silver Treasury, Prose and Verse for Every Mood" by Jane Manner, (p. 323-24), 1934.

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• Giving people self-confidence is by far the most important thing that I can do. Because then they will act.

  Jack Welch

  Inspirational, Leadership, Self

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• A wise man makes his own decisions, an ignorant man follows the public opinion.

  Grantland Rice

  Wise, Wisdom, Men

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• A great deal of talent is lost to the world for want of a little courage.

  Sydney Smith

  Courage, Fear, Writing

  Sydney Smith (1856). “Wit and Wisdom of the Rev. Sydney Smith”, p.201

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• There are times we need to tell ourselves, "Good job!" when we know that is true.

  Charles R. Swindoll

  Jobs, Needs, Good Job

  Charles R. Swindoll (2007). “Wisdom for the Way: Wise Words for Busy People”, p.28, Thomas Nelson Inc

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• If you must say yes, say it with an open heart. If you must say no, say it without fear.

  Paulo Coelho

  Inspirational, Fear, Heart

  FaceBook post by Paulo Coelho from Apr 22, 2012

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  Anything is possible. You can be told that you have a 90-percent chance or a 50-percent chance or a 1-percent chance, but you have to believe, and you have to fight.

  Lance Armstrong

  Inspirational, Motivational, Success

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