Personal Growth & Self-Improvement: Confidence Quotes

"If I'm in a social situation, sometimes I'll hang back and observe people, but I feel very much a part of things most of the time, and feel very comfortable socializing and have for most of my life"

Tobey Maguire, Actor

"I actually knew I was going to be perfect for Def Leppard, sorry I hate to say that but I knew it"

Vivian Campbell, Musician

"I hardly ever watch my own work. I just end up picking myself apart! I can't even stand to hear myself on voicemail. The sound of my own voice is like nails on a chalkboard. The same goes for my records"

Grey DeLisle, Musician

"A strong, positive self-image is the best possible preparation for success"

Joyce Brothers, Psychologist

"It was a very cool thing to be a smart girl, as opposed to some other, different kind. And I think that made a great deal of difference to me growing up and in my life afterward"

Elena Kagan, Judge

"Each day, you get an ounce more confidence. When we're playing like we are, there's no reason not to!"

Drew Brees, Athlete

"It used to be that I was always paranoid or a loser or something, so there's usually something that you seem to associate yourself with at one time or another"

Colin Firth, Actor

"You know, you do need mentors, but in the end, you really just need to believe in yourself"

Diana Ross, Actress

"It's dangerous to assert oneself"

Jeanne Moreau, Actress

"People assume you can't be shy and be on television. They're wrong!"

Diane Sawyer, Journalist

"She's probably in denial that she's a great big ball of insecurity, and I'm quite well aware that I am one"

Boy George, Musician

"I have never gone out of fashion. And do you know why? Because I never sought it. When you don't seek it, it's always with you"

Bonnie Tyler, Musician

"A lot of women say that they want to get to feeling about themselves the way I feel, because when I'm on a roll, I'm hot, I'm really good. I try to tell them, I don't have a fix"

Delta Burke, Actress

"I have a kind of neutrality, physically, which has helped me. I have a face that can be made to look a lot better - or a lot worse"

Colin Firth, Actor

"I like it when I strut"

Delta Burke, Actress

"My looks aren't something that come dazzlingly through in everything I do. I can be made to look one way or the other fairly easily... I am still not recognised on the street that much"

Colin Firth, Actor

"To be able to always have a super sense of who I was, and my own real identity, and be petty and seem informed, and always thinking in thoughts would be great"

Jeff Goldblum, Actor

"Just because I have my standards, they think I'm a bitch"

Diana Ross, Actress

"I think the more you do this, and the more comfortable you become on stage, you start speaking more and becoming more of a character in yourself"

Carrot Top, Comedian

"Whatever you want in life, other people are going to want it too. Believe in yourself enough to accept the idea that you have an equal right to it"

Diane Sawyer, Journalist

"I very rarely get nervous as an actor. Very rarely!"

Corin Nemec, Actor

"Jonny doesn't want to do TV interviews because he thinks that he comes across as an idiot"

Colin Greenwood, Musician

"I learned something from that. If someone asks me something that I really don't want to do, I say no. I have to trust that. And I'm not afraid to talk money"

Diana Ross, Actress

"People who know me know I'm strong, but I'm vulnerable"

Catherine Deneuve, Actress

"I have a friend who, if she has a bad hair day, it affects her whole mood because it is part of her sexuality, her confidence. I don't have that problem any more"

Cathy Freeman, Athlete

"Any fool knows that bravado is always a cover-up for insecurity. That's the truth. And on that note, I'll say goodnight. God love you"

Bobby Darin, Musician

"I've worked with a lot of people who are more famous than myself, who are terribly insecure"

Barry Gibb, Musician

"I have a huge ego and a huge inferiority complex at the same time"

Barry Gibb, Musician

"I was always a show-off - as a kid I was never afraid to make a fool of myself, and I guess that's still true"

Ann Robinson, Actress

"I definitely do things on my terms, it may not seem that way, but I actually do"

Cathy Freeman, Athlete

"I have the power of my height. Growing up, it was a total drawback. There was nothing good about it at all"

Allison Janney, Actress

"A lot of people are obsessed with looking cool. They feel they have to look after their image"

Adrian Edmondson, Actor

"We all stick up for ourselves and I think that's why we stand out, because we really don't care what other people think"

Nicole Polizzi, Celebrity

"Many women have more power than they recognize, and they're very hesitant to use it, for they fear they won't be loved"

Patricia Schroeder, Leader

"I have an independent streak. You know, it's kind of hard to tell a independent woman what to do"

Betty Ford, First Lady

"My mother always wanted me to be glamorous. When I thought about that, it really fired me up, and once I lost all those pounds, I started to feel really good about myself"

Etta James, Musician

"Who is the architect? I am the architect"

Jeff Rich, Explorer

"Be sure of yourself, don't let anyone bully you, be a strong and independent woman or boy"

Nicole Polizzi, Celebrity

"I have a trend of my own"

Andrei Platonov, Writer

"When you're tanner, you feel hotter and sexier. You should try it"

Nicole Polizzi, Celebrity

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