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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.

I had gained so much confidence through my college achievements that I wanted to tackle the world.

Quotes by Donna Rice

I gained a lot of confidence after 'IP Man' as being a true actor. I went on to tackle what it is an actor is supposed to do before a film. Do a lot of research, get into the character....

Quotes by Donnie Yen

People of faith should be able to have confidence in their right to freely express and live their beliefs.

Quotes by Donald Wuerl

It takes a lifetime of devotion to build your craft, your confidence, and the ability to sing and dance and act believably.

Quotes by Donna McKechnie

We have to make a bridge of confidence based on natural and elementary morality which corresponds to the natures of man and which would be respected by all men. I may be naive in this, but I think it is...

Quotes by Dominique Pire

I had a crisis of confidence and ran away from being a standup for a while.

Quotes by Dominic Holland

With Fancy Bear, we have medium-level confidence it's GRU, which is Russia's military intelligence agency, and with Cozy Bear, we have low-level confidence it's FSB, the Russian federal security service.

Quotes by Dmitri Alperovitch

When Dad died in 1998, it really hit my confidence - he'd helped me write and he thought I was really funny, but since he'd died I didn't feel right. And it felt like no one but me even remembered...

Quotes by Dolly Wells

I have confidence in people's basic common sense.

Quotes by Dixie Lee Ray

Nobody comes back from a serious injury and is the same after a month or even three months. You should play in the reserves; you get your muscle back and regain your match rhythm. Psychologically, you need to build your...

Quotes by Diego Forlan

When you win, you don't get carried away. But if you go step by step, with confidence, you can go far.

Quotes by Diego Maradona

Open all the debates that you want, but I think that the players that I select, and in whom I have total confidence, deserve a minimum amount of respect.

Quotes by Didier Deschamps

When you don't win games, yeah, you lose confidence. That's normal.

Quotes by Didier Drogba

Coaches can teach you two things: confidence and technique.

Quotes by Didier Drogba

We need to have a pro-growth policy put in place that offers people hope and offers the opportunity for businesses to expand and for them to have confidence in what the world is going to look like for the next...

Quotes by Dick Cheney

Regardless of how you feel inside, always try to look like a winner. Even if you are behind, a sustained look of control and confidence can give you a mental edge that results in victory.

Quotes by Diane Arbus

I've been training super hard at the Lopez Taekwondo Academy in Houston, which belongs to my brother Jean. For me, I think confidence is the biggest thing; it's all mental. I train with the best of the best, including my...

Quotes by Diana Lopez

Peace comes when you talk to the guy you most hate. And that's where the courage of a leader comes, because when you sit down with your enemy, you as a leader must already have very considerable confidence from your...

Quotes by Desmond Tutu

Everything I do, I build a kind of confidence net - 'I'm able to execute this; it's fine.'

Quotes by Dev Hynes

In terms of self-esteem and confidence I think I'm generally quite healthy.

Quotes by Derren Brown

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.