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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.

Our feeling is that the most important thing on a set is that actors have enough confidence to try different things. If there's stress or tension, they won't go out on a limb because they won't want to embarrass themselves...

Quotes by Peter Farrelly

It took me three albums to get the confidence and to find out what I could do that made me different from other people. And the first record, really, was a process of trying.

Quotes by Peter Gabriel

I think musicians oftentimes have the right skill set to be good actors. And with Rihanna, I noticed her and knew of her obviously, and was very taken with her charisma and her confidence.

Quotes by Peter Berg

I feel confidence in myself, but at the same time there's these cracks in the facade and those little things underneath that are unstable.

Quotes by Pete Wentz

People wrote me off, but I believed in myself. I got the confidence back, and it grew and grew. I won my first major and my last at the place that changed my life.

Quotes by Pete Sampras

Injuries made people lose confidence in me, but I never lost confidence in myself.

Quotes by Penny Hardaway

My house is full of paintings by my mother Pam. She was a fantastic, prolific artist but had no confidence in herself, thanks to my father running her down. They married during the war when she was 19 - she...

Quotes by Penny Junor

I never had confidence - never. The hardest thing to know is your own worth, and it took me years and years to find out what mine is.

Quotes by Peggy Lipton

A lot of people, when a guy scores a lot of goals, think, 'He's a great player', because a goal is very important, but a great player is a player who can do everything on the field. He can do...

Quotes by Pele

I'm 4'11", but that doesn't matter if I'm showing conviction and confidence in what I'm doing.

Quotes by Payal Kadakia

One of the ways to make sure policies are more transparent and to help restore people's confidence in politicians... is to ensure renewal at the highest level of office.

Quotes by Pauline Marois

The trust of the people in the leaders reflects the confidence of the leaders in the people.

Quotes by Paulo Freire

I'm getting more and more comfortable out on the golf course with the changes I've been making. It's really just a confidence thing in that I love being in contention.

Quotes by Paula Creamer

What would a loss of confidence in the dollar actually look like? Gold going absolutely nuts.

Quotes by Paul Singer

When you give a team life, give a team confidence, anything can happen in a Game 7.

Quotes by Paul Pierce

If you have money and you have fame, but you don't have any confidence in your blackness, then it's all for nothing.

Quotes by Paul Mooney

I used to say in the cabinet room, 'confidence is not like a can of Popeye spinach - you can't take the top off and swallow it down.' You know, confidence has to be earned.

Quotes by Paul Keating

Crystallize your goals. Make a plan for achieving them and set yourself a deadline. Then, with supreme confidence, determination and disregard for obstacles and other people's criticisms, carry out your plan.

Quotes by Paul J. Meyer

I have a lot of confidence through my accomplishments. I'm always trying to prove I'm not the worthless child they say I was.

Quotes by Paul Greengard

I always tell young film-makers, 'Find the song that only you can sing.' It doesn't just come to you. It's trial and error and disappointment before you find, slowly but surely, the confidence to express your film-making identity.

Quotes by Paul Greengrass

Frequently Asked Questions

Does confidence look the same throughout life, according to these quotes?
Not necessarily. One speaker reflects on how their confidence changed over time, describing "this kind of robust confidence that I had as a teenager," which later became constricted by the time they reached their mid-20s. It's an honest look at how confidence can shift with experience.
What qualities are linked to confidence in these quotes?
Quite a few. One quote calls confidence "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." For more on trusting yourself in that way, see our Belief quotes.
Is confidence described differently across creative fields?
Yes — one speaker admits feeling "more confidence as a director than my ability as a writer," showing that confidence can vary a lot from one skill to another, even for the same person.
Do these quotes connect confidence to working hard, especially for women?
One does, observing that audiences can sense when "she's worked twice as hard to get there," in a line that also mentions funny women "from Carol Burnett to Joan Rivers." It ties confidence to earned respect built through effort.
Where can I find more quotes about self-belief like these?
Our Confident collection is a natural next stop, and if you're looking for something to say daily, our Status page has short confidence lines. For a more spiritual angle, browse our Prayers collection too.

A few speak to confidence earned the hard way, especially performers who feel they had to prove themselves twice over before an audience took them seriously. See Belief quotes and Status updates for more.