Personal Growth & Self-Improvement: Confidence Quotes

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"My accent remained terrible. It was very hard for me to initiate any conversation with someone I didn't know"

Lawrence Welk, Musician

"You are indebted to you imagination for three-fourths of your importance"

David Garrick, Actor

"If you know you are on the right track, if you have this inner knowledge, then nobody can turn you off... no matter what they say"

Barbara McClintock, Scientist

"Women don't realize how powerful they are"

Judith Light, Actress

"I started being a songwriter pretending I could do it, and it turned out I could"

James Taylor, Musician

James Taylor

"Confidence in golf means being able to concentrate on the problem at hand with no outside interference"

Tom Watson

"I am attracted to people who make this effort in knowing what suits them - they are individual and stylish"

Vivienne Westwood, Designer

"Part of me is a sexual exhibitionist"

Kylie Minogue, Musician

"I personally am not conscious of my accent"

Jared Diamond, Author

Jared Diamond

"I don't like things like little sandals that look fragile. I like to look strong and commanding"

Zoe Saldana, Actor

"One must not make oneself cheap here - that is a cardinal point - or else one is done. Whoever is most impertinent has the best chance"

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Musician

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

"You are doing better than you think you are"

Alan Cohen, Businessman

"There's only one thing worse than a man who doesn't have strong likes and dislikes, and that's a man who has strong likes and dislikes without the courage to voice them"

Tony Randall, Actor

"I still sweat bullets if I go on The Tonight Show, but I tell myself, You can either have fun tonight or you can be shy and miserable. You ask my friends or anyone I work with now - nobody would say I was shy"

Lara Flynn Boyle, Actress

Lara Flynn Boyle

"I also get fed up with the fact that casting agents and directors have this impression of me as being frail and petite. I find it very patronizing. I'm quite beefy and strong. I was a gymnast in school and I have lots of muscles"

Helena Bonham Carter, Actress

"I wore goofy hats to school and did musical theater. Most people thought I was a dork. But if you have a sense of humor about it, no one can bring you down"

Zac Efron, Actor

Zac Efron

"You have no idea how fragile an actor's self-worth is"

Elia Kazan, Director

Elia Kazan

"Sometimes the biggest problem is in your head. You've got to believe you can play a shot instead of wondering where your next bad shot is coming from"

Jack Nicklaus, Athlete

"You know what? I don't care. I'm my own guy. I'm very secure with my sexuality. I can cry anytime I want"

Brett Hull, Athlete

"I didn't come to New York to be a star, I brought my star with me"

Reggie Jackson, Athlete

"With a lot of hair and make-up then I'm possibly, remotely attractive. But it's rare, I don't think I'm ugly but I'm nothing particularly special. I'm not a yoga and health girl. I don't exercise that much and I eat crap and smoke and bite my nails"

Lisa Marie Presley, Musician

Lisa Marie Presley

"If they leave me alone, let it be for being myself"

Bad Bunny, Musician

Bad Bunny

"Follow your heart. Listen to your inner voice. Stop caring about what others think"

Lindsey Vonn, Athlete

Lindsey Vonn

"Confidence is a byproduct of keeping promises to yourself"

Codie Sanchez, Entrepreneur

Codie Sanchez

"You don't need more ideas. You need more courage"

Codie Sanchez, Entrepreneur

Codie Sanchez

"I love acting and don't find it to be very hard. I recognize when I've nailed it, and I can be very proud of myself"

Ewan McGregor, Actor

"I'm going to speak my mind because I have nothing to lose"

S. I. Hayakawa, Politician

"There is a lot of pressure put on me, but I don't put a lot of pressure on myself. I feel if I play my game, it will take care of itself"

LeBron James, Athlete

LeBron James

"No, I am who I am. I'm not going to change for anybody"

Calista Flockhart, Actress

"Trust your ability!"

Itzhak Perlman, Musician

"Eight shows a week is daunting, and it can be terrifying. But it just instills such a sense of confidence and growth"

Brooke Shields, Actress

Brooke Shields

"I wasn't like most girls"

Laurell K. Hamilton, Writer

"Being strong can be also feminine. I don't think feminine equals being weak. Being strong is very sexy"

Sanaa Lathan, Actress

"So basically it's very simple: to start with, if you want to win the match, you shouldn't be afraid of him. There are still many, many things to do, but above all this is the most important: Don't be scared of him!"

Vladimir Kramnik, Celebrity

"I've never looked at myself and thought, 'Oh yeah, I'm sexy.' I've felt sexy and confident, but I don't look at myself that way"

Ashlee Simpson, Musician

Ashlee Simpson

"Well, sometimes when you say you want to be like everybody else, you're really saying that you're not"

Christopher Atkins, Actor

"Believe in yourself, even when no one else does"

Didier Drogba, Athlete

Didier Drogba

"For the most part, I don't care about what everyone else is doing, or what is popular"

Namie Amuro, Musician

"I'm a maverick. I've always been a maverick"

Sonny Bono, Musician

"You can't please everyone, and you can't make everyone like you"

Katie Couric, Journalist

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