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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.

Your teammates give you the confidence. They give me the confidence all year, all postseason.

Quotes by LeBron James

Finding your feet in a new country provides an enormous boost to your confidence and independence.

Quotes by Layla Moran

When the now-infamous Donald Trump-Billy Bush audio feed was released, my confidence in Trump all but evaporated.

Quotes by Lawrence Kudlow

If a coach gets behind Lonzo and has confidence in him, I'm cool. 'Cause that's when he's very successful. He's been successful in AAU, high school and college.

Quotes by LaVar Ball

Improv changed my life in the best way. I gained so much confidence and really learned how to use my sense of humor to do something other than make sarcastic comments to the TV, though that remains one of my...

Quotes by Lauren Lapkus

Old Etonians are the most charming people in the world. It's not just the analytic ability and the great education; there is a really easy confidence to them that draws people to them and makes their passage though the world...

Quotes by Laura Wade

The three traits speculators must learn to manage within themselves are confidence, fear, and aggressiveness.

Quotes by Larry Williams

Confidence is always a good thing to have going into the weekend. Especially where it's quite difficult to put the lap together.

Quotes by Lando Norris

Every time I get in the McLaren I feel more comfortable, my confidence increases and I feel more at home with the team.

Quotes by Lando Norris

At Tennessee, I said I can't wait to beat Florida in the Swamp and sing 'Rocky Top' all night long. The thing at Tennessee I felt was that there needed to be energy in the program immediately. Two of the...

Quotes by Lane Kiffin

Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness. Kindness in giving creates love.

Quotes by Lao Tzu

Health is the greatest possession. Contentment is the greatest treasure. Confidence is the greatest friend. Non-being is the greatest joy.

Quotes by Lao Tzu

You just go in and play with confidence and try to come out with a victory. That's the goal.

Quotes by Lamar Jackson

I believe that the confidence of Hungary in me is not shaken by misfortune nor broken by my calumniators.

Quotes by Lajos Kossuth

You can visualize, and you can try to trick yourself into thinking a certain way. There's all kinds of things you can do to try to get in the right spot mentally. But at the end of the day, to...

Quotes by Kyle Korver

A player senses when a coach loses confidence in him. That, more than anything, can throw a player.

Quotes by Kyle Korver

I got a lot of confidence in myself.

Quotes by Kyle Kuzma

For a tiny person, I have a lot of confidence. No one messes with me!

Quotes by Kriti Kharbanda

I'm currently single, so I want to have fun! As for what guys need to do to date out of their league, it's all about the swagger. If you have confidence, you can get pretty much any girl.

Quotes by Krysten Ritter

I know I can be bolshy and really unpleasant, and it always happens if I lose confidence in the people I'm working with. If I've got no confidence in what I'm doing and they don't provide me with some assurance...

Quotes by Kristin Scott Thomas

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.