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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.

From any traumatic injury, you're going to experience a lack of confidence. There's a whole process you have to go through to break free of that.

Quotes by Gretchen Bleiler

On stage, it's very naked. There's a reason you shake your knees. You're very vulnerable, cos it's just you, your body is the instrument. But I always had confidence in my voice, if I had the right song, the right...

Quotes by Gregory Porter

For a lot of guys in this league, it's confidence - once they play a year or two, they start to figure it out.

Quotes by Greg Oden

The only way to get back the confidence is to play and win matches. You can practise as much as you like, but you need confidence that comes from playing and winning matches.

Quotes by Greg Rusedski

Footballers are the most vulnerable people. They exude confidence, but inside, they're so lacking in confidence. They know they can lose form or be injured. This profession is so insecure, you wouldn't believe it.

Quotes by Gordon Taylor

Winning Wimbledon was a great feeling and it is still a great feeling. It has given me so much confidence.

Quotes by Goran Ivanisevic

I started to think maybe I could become an actor, but I didn't have the confidence.

Quotes by Gong Yoo

Cristiano is an unbalancing player. His confidence allows him to pull off the plays he does. He naturally always looks for the best solution.

Quotes by Gonzalo Higuain

I'm an identical twin, and I felt that with my twin brother, we sort of formed this unassailable force, and it gave me the confidence to be different. Even if I was a goofball, my twin brother was a goofball...

Quotes by Glenn Kelman

Male bonding is the idea of having the confidence to say, 'I'm going to take you down.'

Quotes by Glen Powell

Nature hath given not only to the highest, but also to the inferior, classes of the people of this nation, a boldness and confidence in speaking and answering, even in the presence of their princes and chieftains.

Quotes by Giraldus Cambrensis

There was never a perception that I was second-class relative to boys. That gave me confidence.

Quotes by Gita Gopinath

Even when disco went out, I could still make hits. Once I had so much success, every idea became concentrated. I had so much confidence. I knew how the bass should sound, what rhythms would work. The tempos I knew:...

Quotes by Giorgio Moroder

I'm getting fitter, and I have more confidence. I feel like I'm getting better every game.

Quotes by Giovani Dos Santos

I think children learning to cook can be such a wonderful thing. It can help build confidence, make them feel good about themselves. It helped me build my ego and even start to get acceptance at school. I'd bring things...

Quotes by Giada De Laurentiis

In a war everybody always knows all about Switzerland, in peace times it is just Switzerland but in war time it is the only country that everybody has confidence in, everybody.

Quotes by Gertrude Stein

At Lille, my coach has much confidence in me. This is something very important to me.

Quotes by Gervinho

With one coach, you have a lot of confidence, and you play well. Then you go with another coach, and your confidence is zero. Football is this.

Quotes by Gerard Deulofeu

I am very happy at Milan: the coach and his staff have given me a lot of confidence, and I'm also happy with the relationship with my team-mates.

Quotes by Gerard Deulofeu

If I have learned anything from my coaches, it's that the next game is the most important. The next game is the one that gives you confidence or gets you into trouble.

Quotes by Gerardo Martino

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.