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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.

Having once decided to achieve a certain task, achieve it at all costs of tedium and distaste. The gain in self confidence of having accomplished a tiresome labor is immense.

Quotes by Arthur Helps

Therefore, let us not despair, but instead, survey the position, consider carefully the action we must take, and then address ourselves to our common task in a mood of sober resolution and quiet confidence, without haste and without pause.

Quotes by Arthur Henderson

It is also a good rule not to put overmuch confidence in the observational results that are put forward until they are confirmed by theory.

Quotes by Arthur Eddington

The Achilles Heel of the Americas was the lack of cultural confidence typical of new settlers.

Quotes by Arthur Erickson

Concentration, Confidence, Competitive urge, Capacity for enjoyment.

Quotes by Arnold Palmer

Concentration comes out of a combination of confidence and hunger.

Quotes by Arnold Palmer

At a young age winning is not the most important thing... the important thing is to develop creative and skilled players with good confidence.

Quotes by Arsene Wenger

I am consumed with the fear of failing. Reaching deep down and finding confidence has made all my dreams come true.

Quotes by Arsenio Hall

Sports nurtures dreams of achieving self confidence and masculine striving for the skinny kid watching a boxer dance around the ring with sublime ease.

Quotes by Armstrong Williams

The more we refuse to buy into our inner critics - and our external ones too - the easier it will get to have confidence in our choices, and to feel comfortable with who we are - as women and...

Quotes by Arianna Huffington

Confidence was never in short supply in my case. If anything, I think I overshot the mark with confidence way too early in my career, and gradually, it's about just getting more humble and wanting to sit down more.

Quotes by Ariel Pink

Growing up in the spotlight was quite possibly the worst for my self-esteem. I had a hard time finding confidence within myself.

Quotes by Ariel Winter

Courage is a mean with regard to fear and confidence.

Aristotle

Like any good lawyer, I'm going to maintain a confidentiality of advice offered in confidence.

Quotes by Ari Melber

Trade and investment promotion organizations are crucial partners in ITC's work to enable SMEs to internationalize. They sustain and multiply the impact of trade-related technical support and allow SMEs to function with confidence in any location.

Quotes by Arancha Gonzalez

I was picked by Pradeep Sarkar for a huge campaign called 'Bharat Nirman' and he infused a lot of confidence in me and from thereon my journey started.

Quotes by Anupriya Goenka

I am lucky, that is all. Lucky because there are a lot of people - producers, directors, people who buy tickets - who put confidence in me.

Quotes by Antonio Banderas

I'm very happy at Atletico. I'm very proud to play for these fans, with these players, and with this coach. I want to try and pay back the confidence and care that the people at Atletico have always shown me.

Quotes by Antoine Griezmann

I want to try and pay back the confidence and care that the people at Atletico have always shown me.

Quotes by Antoine Griezmann

It takes a certain type of man to become a boxer, to fight for a living. To be able to have the confidence to hit another man, to control your fears. You must overcome the psychical aspect and believe in...

Quotes by Anthony Joshua

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.