Confidence Quotes - Page 8

• If you don't ask, the answer is always no.

  Nora Roberts

  Business, Answers, Maximizing

  Nora Roberts (2000). “Tears of the Moon”, p.70, Penguin

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• The circulation of confidence is better than the circulation of money.

  James Madison

  Money, Self Esteem, Liberty

  James Madison (1836). “The Debates in the Several State Conventions on the Adoption of the Federal Constitution: As Recommended by the General Convention at Philadelphia in 1787. Together with the Journal of the Federal Convention, Luther Martin's Letter, Yates's Minutes, Congressional Opinions, Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions of '98-'99, and Other Illustrations of the Constitution”, p.538

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• I quit being afraid when my first venture failed and the sky didn't fall down.

  Al Neuharth

  Motivational, Happiness, Success

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  No matter what a woman looks like, if she's confident, she's sexy.

  Paris Hilton

  Sexy, Girly, Looks

  FaceBook post by Paris Hilton from Mar 03, 2012

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• Confidence is directness and courage in meeting the facts of life.

  John Dewey

  Life, Facts, Meetings

  John Dewey (2015). “Human Nature and Conduct: Human Understanding”, p.70, 谷月社

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• I never seek to defeat the man I am fighting, " he explained. "I seek to defeat his confidence. A mind troubled by doubt cannot focus on the course to victory. Two men are equals - true equals - only when they both have equal confidence.

  Arthur Golden

  Fighting, Men, Two

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• How often in life we complete a task that was beyond the capability of the person we were when we started it.

  Robert Breault

  Tasks, Capability, Persons

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  Trust yourself. Create the kind of self that you will be happy to live with all your life. Make the most of yourself by fanning the tiny, inner sparks of possibility into flames of achievement.

  Golda Meir

  Motivational, Happiness, Happy

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• Everybody keeps telling me how surprised they are with what I've done. But I'm telling you honestly that it doesn't surprise me. I knew I could do it.

  Patrick Ewing

  Basketball, Done, Surprise

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• Confidence is contagious. So is lack of confidence.

  Vince Lombardi

  Motivational, Leadership, Sports

  Vince Lombardi (1998). “Seeing the Win: Why I Believe Vision Coaching is Vital to Winning Business Teams in the 21st Century”

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

  John Calvin

  Block, Christian Inspirational, Spirit

  Jean Calvin, John Calvin, David Wishart Torrance, A. W. Morrison (1996). “A Harmony of the Gospels, Matthew, Mark and Luke”, p.245, Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing

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• For a man to achieve all that is demanded of him he must regard himself as greater than he is.

  Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

  Success, Men, Achieve

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• When I became a Christian my confidence grew.

  Cliff Richard

  Christian, Grew

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• If once you forfeit the confidence of your fellow-citizens, you can never regain their respect and esteem.

  Abraham Lincoln

  Respect, Honesty, Citizens

  Abraham Lincoln (1992). “The Wit and Wisdom of Abraham Lincoln”, Plume

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• Learning too soon our limitations, we never learn our powers.

  Mignon McLaughlin

  Inspirational, Motivational, Suicide

  Mignon McLaughlin (2014). “Aperçus: The Aphorisms of Mignon McLaughlin”, p.36, BookBaby

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• The self-confidence one builds from achieving difficult things and accomplishing goals is the most beautiful thing of all.

  Madonna Ciccone

  Beautiful, Self, Goal

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• Confidence is at the root of so many attractive qualities - a sense of humor, a sense of style, a willingness to be who you are no matter what anyone else might think or say.

  Wentworth Miller

  Thinking, Roots, Be Who You Are

  "Beanpole give Miller a Break". TheScene.com.au, August 27, 2009.

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• Doctors still retain a high degree of public confidence because they are perceived as healers. Should lawyers not be healers? Healers, not warriors? Healers, not procurers? Healers, not hired guns?

  Warren E. Burger

  Warrior, Gun, Doctors

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• Mediocrity is a hand-rail.

  Baron de Montesquieu

  Hands, Mediocrity, Rail

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• For they can conquer who believe they can.

  John Dryden

  Believe, Literature, Headstone

  "The Works of Virgil".

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• There is a difference between conceit and confidence. Conceit is bragging about yourself. Confidence means you believe you can get the job done.

  Johnny Unitas

  Inspirational, Motivational, Football

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• I always thought I should be treated like a star.

  Madonna Ciccone

  Success, Stars, Luxury

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• The usual channels of university studies or secretarial work did not appeal to me. I cherished difficult dreams through confidence in myself.

  Ella Maillart

  Dream, Usual, Literature

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  Anyone who ever gave you confidence, you owe them a lot.

  Truman Capote

  Breakfast, Breakfast At Tiffanys

  Truman Capote (2012). “Breakfast at Tiffany's”, p.73, Vintage

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• As is our confidence, so is our capacity.

  William Hazlitt

  Inspirational, Positive Attitude, Capacity

  William Hazlitt (1837). “Characteristics: in the manner of Rochefoucault's Maxims [by W. Hazlitt].”, p.37

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