Confidence quotes: to some, confidence feels like a fleeting illusion. Others learn how to tap into its power.
While some people seem naturally confident, most of us are not. And that’s okay. Because self-confidence can be developed.
To help you boost your confidence, here’s an inspiring list with confidence quotes.
Confidence Quotes
1.“Sometimes a quick boost of self-confidence can be found in a few simple words of wisdom.” ―Jeff Haden
2.“Because one believes in oneself, one doesn’t try to convince others. Because one is content with oneself, one doesn’t need others’ approval. Because one accepts oneself, the whole world accepts him or her.”―Lao Tzu
3.“Life is ten percent what you experience and ninety percent how you respond to it.” ―Dorothy M. Neddermeyer
4.“Noble and great. Courageous and determined. Faithful and fearless. That is who you are and who you have always been. And understanding it can change your life, because this knowledge carries a confidence that cannot be duplicated any other way.”―Sheri L. Dew
5.“Each time we face our fear, we gain strength, courage, and confidence in the doing.” ―Theodore Roosevelt
6.“Life is not easy for any of us. But what of that? We must have perseverance and above all confidence in ourselves. We must believe that we are gifted for something, and that this thing, at whatever cost, must be attained.” ―Marie Curie
7.“One important key to success is self-confidence. An important key to self-confidence is preparation.” ―Arthur Ashe
8.“To love yourself right now, just as you are, is to give yourself heaven. Don’t wait until you die. If you wait, you die now. If you love, you live now. “―Alan Cohen
9.“Think like a queen. A queen if not afraid to fail. Failure is another stepping stone to greatness.” –Oprah
10.“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won’t feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others. “―Marianne Williamson
Confidence Quotes 11 – 20
11.“Have confidence that if you have done a little thing well, you can do a bigger thing well too. “―David Storey
12.”The way to develop self-confidence is to do the thing you fear and get a record of successful experiences behind you.” ―William Jennings Bryan
13.”If you hear a voice within you say ‘you cannot paint,’ then by all means paint, and that voice will be silenced.” ―Vincent Van Gogh
14.”Always be yourself and have faith in yourself. Do not go out and look for a successful personality and try to duplicate it.” ―Bruce Lee
15.”Don’t wait until everything is just right. It will never be perfect. There will always be challenges, obstacles, and less than perfect conditions. So what? Get started now. With each step you take, you will grow stronger and stronger, more and more skilled, more and more self-confident, and more and more successful.” ―Mark Victor Hansen
16.”You wouldn’t worry so much about what others think of you if you realized how seldom they do.” ―Eleanor Roosevelt
17.”Low self-confidence isn’t a life sentence. Self-confidence can be learned, practiced, and mastered–just like any other skill. Once you master it, everything in your life will change for the better.” ―Barrie Davenport
18.”Once we believe in ourselves, we can risk curiosity, wonder, spontaneous delight, or any experience that reveals the human spirit.” ―e.e. cummings
19.”Trust yourself. Create the kind of self that you will be happy to live with all your life. Make the most of yourself by fanning the tiny, inner sparks of possibility into flames of achievement.” ―Golda Meir
20.”To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.” ―Ralph Waldo Emerson
Confidence Quotes 21 – 30
21.”It is confidence in our bodies, minds, and spirits that allows us to keep looking for new adventures.” ―Oprah Winfrey
22.“I have great faith in fools – self-confidence my friends will call it.” ―Edgar Allan Poe
23.“Don’t be satisfied with stories, how things have gone with others. Unfold your own myth.” ―Jalaluddin Mevlana Rumi
24.“The moment you doubt whether you can fly, you cease for ever to be able to do it.” ―J.M. Barrie
25.“We are always the same age inside. ” ―Gertrude Stein
26.“When you’re different, sometimes you don’t see the millions of people who accept you for what you are. All you notice is the person who doesn’t.” ―Jodi Picoult
27.“When someone tells me “no,” it doesn’t mean I can’t do it, it simply means I can’t do it with them.” ―Karen E. Quinones Miller
28.“The worst enemy to creativity is self-doubt.” ―Sylvia Plath
29. “Success is most often achieved by those who don’t know that failure is inevitable.” ―Coco Chanel
30.“Believe you can and you’re halfway there.” ―Theodore Roosevelt
31.“As soon as you trust yourself, you will know how to live.” ―Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
32.“The man of genius inspires us with a boundless confidence in our own powers.” ―Ralph Waldo Emerson
33.“I found I was more confident when I stopped trying to be someone else’s definition of beautiful and started being my own.” –Remington Miller
34.“What could we accomplish if we knew we could not fail?” –Eleanor Roosevelt
35.“Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence.” –Hellen Keller
36.“The question isn’t who is going to let me; it’s who is going to stop me.” –Ayn Rand
37.“If you want to improve your self-worth, stop giving other people the calculator.” –Tim Fargo
38.“Love yourself first and everything else falls into line. You really have to love yourself to get anything done in this world.” ―Lucille Ball
39.“Confidence comes not from always being right but from not fearing to be wrong.” ―Peter T. Mcintyre
40.“You have no control over other people’s taste, so focus on staying true to your own.” ―Tim Gunn
Confidence Quotes 41 – 50
41.“Confidence comes with maturity, being more accepting of yourself.” ―Nicole Scherzinger
42.”Showing the confidence to challenge decisions based on our own common sense can lead to more thoughtful decisions.” ―Catherine Pulsifer
43.”If you want confidence, then understand how much you matter to God. If God loves you, who cares what anybody else thinks?” ―Rick Warren
44.“Self-confidence is something you have to work at and protect and nurture just like anything else. That self-confidence comes from within. “―Ingrid Lindberg
45.”Organizational governance systems are like machines, and the only oil that actually makes these machines work is the oil of confidence.” ― Sam Silverstein
46.”A mentor’s greatest gift isn’t always his guidance, but rather the confidence he can give you to move forward and take action.” ―Derek C. Doepker
47.“Do you attack your work,
With confidence that goes for miles?
Or do you approach with fear,
Having trouble tackling the piles?” ―Julie Hebert
48.”When you feel supremely confident walking into any customer situation, your view of your job – and life itself – changes dramatically.” ―Richard S, Gallagher
49.”Distractions are a flip side to procrastination. People who have a loss of confidence in themselves use distractions to procrastinate their urgent work to future.” ―Agatha Fauvel
50.”The process of raising your self esteem may not happen overnight, but with practice, it can change for the better.” ―Mike C. Adams
Confidence Quotes 51 – 60
51.”As a leader, translating the team seating with folded hands as a negative blocking gesture can be a projection by you, of your lack of confidence in the team.” ―Michael Nir
52.“You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.” ―Buddha
53.“Your chances of success in any undertaking can always be measured by your belief in yourself.” ―Robert Collier
54.“The strongest single factor in prosperity consciousness is self-esteem: believing you can do it, believing you deserve it, believing you will get it.” ―Jerry Gillies
55.“There is overwhelming evidence that the higher the level of self-esteem, the more likely one will be to treat others with respect, kindness, and generosity.” ―Nathaniel Branden
56.“The golden opportunity you are seeking is in yourself. It is not in your environment, it is not in luck or chance, or the help of others; it is in yourself alone.” ―Orison Swett Marden
57.“Listen to your heart above all other voices.” ―Marta Kagan
58.“Always be a first-rate version of yourself, instead of a second-rate version of somebody else.” ―Judy Garland
59.“You were not born a winner, and you were not born a loser. You are what you make yourself be.” ―Lou Holtz
60.“Self-trust is the first secret of success.” ―Ralph Waldo Emerson
