- 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 May 30, 2021
- Losing
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- Nov 07, 2020
I expect to beat everybody I play. It's kind of that quiet confidence that I have inside that I try to present to the opponent without getting too overboard. Because there are times when I seem composed, but inside I'm losing my mind.
- Boarding
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- Nov 07, 2020
Going to Watford at such a young age and leaving everyone behind and being around new people was very different for me. Adapting was a challenge. I was staying in a boarding school and in a different culture that I wasn't used to. It was very hard to adapt, build confidence and change my attitude.
- Big
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- Nov 07, 2020
I would have taken any number but getting seven was a big boost to my confidence.
- Man
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- Nov 07, 2020
We are all afraid for our confidence, for the future, for the world. That is the nature of the human imagination. Yet every man, every civilization, has gone forward because of its engagement with what it has set itself to do.
- Nov 07, 2020
I started playing guitar when I was 14 and eventually gained the confidence to start singing a little bit.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
Before the season begins, I had even damaged some frames, but Ken did not hold it against me and kept all his confidence. He was the one who incontestably changed my life, because without his help, I do not know what I will have become.
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
More than anything, acting was more like a confidence thing. I love words - I love English - but I don't have a hugely academic brain, so I enjoyed it because it was a bit of a respite. I don't think I really had a sense I would actually be a musician or an actor; I just wanted to be around that.
- More
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- Nov 07, 2020
My goal is to give young girls confidence in this world so they can be more like men in the decision-making process.
- Money
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- Nov 07, 2020
I actually think that the economy has got some positives. It's got the market. It's got consumer confidence and it's got banks throwing - I mean central bankers throwing money at it around the world.
- Great
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- Nov 07, 2020
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.
- Game
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- Nov 07, 2020
The best players I have seen and known have confidence in their teammates. They know that basketball's not a one-man game. That confidence brings out the best in everybody, because it's contagious.
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020
What I've been missing in my career is 30 back-to-back games and getting a good run of form and confidence.
- Know
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- Nov 07, 2020
I know how good I can be. I'm not being big-headed. I think all players have to have that confidence and self-belief.
- Face
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- Nov 07, 2020
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. Don't be shy or feel intimidated by the experience. You may face some unexpected criticism, but be prepared for it with confidence.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think my confidence and competitiveness - that will - comes from my mother. I always knew my mom loved me, and she always made me feel like I was - I don't want to say 'special' - but that I was capable of doing things. Before I ever shot a basketball or before I ever threw a baseball, I had confidence, and that was from my mother.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020