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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.

Explorations into chemistry were done in our basement, sometimes with friends, and my parents must have had quite a bit of confidence in my abilities when they allowed me to experiment with explosive mixtures.

Quotes by Wolfgang Ketterle

My confidence was more of a fake-it-until-you-make-it kind of thing. I tried to build my own confidence and not rely on the opinions of others.

Quotes by Winnie Harlow

I think I'm learning to be bolder in my career choices and be more confident in my personal life. I haven't always felt very secure as an individual, but now I feel I certain confidence and sense of self that...

Quotes by Winona Ryder

I have absolutely no confidence in the Ferguson police, the county prosecutor.

Quotes by William Lacy Clay, Jr.

As is our confidence, so is our capacity.

Quotes by William Hazlitt

He who closes his ears to the views of others shows little confidence in the integrity of his own views.

Quotes by William Congreve

Nationwide injunctions undermine the democratic process, depart from history and tradition, violate constitutional principles, and impede sound judicial administration, all at the cost of public confidence in our institutions and particularly in our courts as apolitical decision-makers dispassionately applying objective...

Quotes by William Barr

There's this kind of robust confidence that I had as a teenager that became really constricted and slowly, like, weighted down by sensory experience by the time I was in my mid-20s.

Quotes by Weyes Blood

Oddly, in a sense, I still have more confidence as a director than my ability as a writer. Somehow, directing is just really easy. It's just about being really honest about how you feel about what you're seeing.

Quotes by Whit Stillman

I think there have always been funny women, from Carol Burnett to Joan Rivers. When the audience sees a woman, they innately know she's worked twice as hard to get there, she's had to prove that she can be the...

Quotes by Wendy Liebman

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 and it's true, I do have...

Quotes by Wentworth Miller

In my case, the long gaps between my books have got quite a lot to do with lack of confidence. A lot of the time when I'm not writing I start thinking I can't do it.

Quotes by Wendy Cope

Hip-hop is all about impact, baby. You can sell records, you can be two-times platinum, you can be gold... but if you lame, you lame, man. We try to provide the exact opposite of that. It's style, individuality, confidence. We...

Quotes by Wale

At some point he seemed to lose all confidence trying to break down the Berlin Wall. He was still fighting as only Kasparov can, but I could see it in his eyes that he knew he wasn't going to win...

Quotes by Vladimir Kramnik

I never thought I was an achiever and was always low on confidence.

Quotes by Vishnu Vishal

For me, it is very important to believe in the kind of movies I do. 'Rang De Basanti' made me feel good about Indian cinema. The movie instilled in me a confidence so strong, that I wanted to be a...

Quotes by Vir Das

Unless someone wants to look funny, I'll not recommend anyone to copy my bowling action. But on a serious note, with the confidence that I have got from the amount of runs I have been scoring, when I'm thrown the...

Quotes by Virat Kohli

I was a middle-order batsman who was too good against spin and hit sixes consistently in Under-19 and Ranji cricket, and I still have the same confidence.

Quotes by Virender Sehwag

Confidence cannot find a place wherein to rest in safety.

Quotes by Virgil

I've followed Brenda Bowen as she's moved from Henry Holt to Scholastic to Simon and Schuster to Hyperion and to HarperCollins. I have complete confidence that Brenda always knows the right questions to ask. I'm not sure another editor would...

Quotes by Virginia Euwer Wolff

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.