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- Nov 07, 2020
Confidence Quotes
On self-belief, style, and trusting your own instincts.
These quotes trace confidence across very different settings: a director more sure of directing than writing, a performer whose bold teenage confidence later got weighed down by experience, and the link between confidence and a distinct personal style. Read more in Confident quotes.
- Last Updated on Aug 03, 2026
- Thinking
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- Nov 07, 2020
When you're young, you say it how it is, and even your views are, like, 'This is totally the truth', 'cos you don't know any difference, so there's a real confidence in your way of thinking.
- Open
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- Nov 07, 2020
Winning the U.K. Open's a massive boost for my confidence.
- Music
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- Nov 07, 2020
If you start badly, and the crowd get on your case, there is no way back. But if you start well and your confidence is high all that booing becomes music to your ears.
- Fight
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- Nov 07, 2020
Public confidence in the integrity of the Government is indispensable to faith in democracy; and when we lose faith in the system, we have lost faith in everything we fight and spend for.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think people are rapidly losing confidence in the political class, and I don't blame them.
- Crisis
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- Nov 07, 2020
In 2008, when the global financial crisis struck, it was a bad year for a lot of developing countries, and it manifested itself in consumer confidence.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I was early in my career, I really followed Twitter, seeing what people were saying about me. I definitely saw them talking about Mr. Mankato and all that. It was fun for me to have a little bit of extra support from outside people. I definitely helped me build confidence, that's for sure.
- Play
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm not comfortable as a lead singer. Maybe I could do it in the studio, but I wouldn't have the confidence to play shows.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
That's the great thing about university: you've got people around you who are taking a risk and trying things out themselves. It gives you the confidence to try and take it to the next step, which was drama school.
- Line
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- Nov 07, 2020
There is a very thin line between confidence and arrogance.
- Crisis
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- Nov 07, 2020
Politicians used to have the confidence to tell us stories that made sense of the chaos of world events. But now there are no big stories, and politicians react randomly to every new crisis - leaving us bewildered and disorientated.
- Honor
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- Nov 07, 2020
Without Ring of Honor, I wouldn't be the wrestler I am or have the confidence needed to continue to grow in this ever-challenging sport.
- Music
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- Nov 07, 2020
I would say think about the thing that makes you happiest, and do that. If it's drawing or dancing or listening to music or bowling, whatever it is that makes you happy, I would focus on that, and you'll definitely gain some confidence.
- Never
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- Nov 07, 2020