Quotes and Sayings about Self-Confidence

Being different isn't a bad thing. It means you're brave enough to be yourself.

Don't let anyone, ever, make you feel like you don't deserve what you want.

What other people think of you is none of your business.

Don't ever let someone tell you, you can't do something. Not even me. You got a dream, you got to protect it. People can't do something themselves, they want to tell you you can't do it. You want something, go get it. Period. All right?

Now, if you know what you're worth, then go out and get what you're worth. But you gotta be willing to take the hits, and not pointing fingers saying you ain't where you wanna be because of him, or her, or anybody. Cowards do that and that ain't you. You're better than that!

I am thankful to all those who said NO to me. It's because of them I did it myself.

Death is not the greatest loss in life. The greatest loss is what dies inside, while still alive. Never surrender!

If you can dream it, you can do it!

It's better to be hated for the person you are, than to be loved for the person you're not.

You've got enemies? Good. That means you actually stood up for something.

You're braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.

Believe you can, then you will.

The things that make me different are the things that make me.

Be confident. Too many days are wasted comparing ourselves to others and wishing to be something we aren't. Everybody has their own strengths and weknesses, and it is only when you accept everything you are - and aren't - that you will truly succeed.

Don't change so people will like you. Be yourself and the right people will love the real you.

Once you have accepted your flaws, no one can use them against you.

The problem with the world is that the intelligent people are full of doubts, while the stupid ones are full of confidence.

Small is the number of them that see with their own eyes and feel with their own hearts.

Strength lies in knowing oneself.

Be yourself! Everyone else is already taken.

First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win.

You are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.

Someone will always be prettier.
Someone will always be smarter.
Someone will always be younger.
But they will never be you.

All that we do, all that we are, begins and ends with ourselves.

There is a voice inside of you
That whispers all day long,
'I feel this is right for me,
I know that this is wrong.'
No teacher, preacher, parent, friend
Or wise man can decide
What's right for you - just listen to
The voice that speaks inside.

Don't become something just because someone else wants you to, or because it's easy; you won't be happy. You have to do what you really, really, really, really want to do, even if it scares the shit out of you.

Don't forget to fall in love with yourself first.

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. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people don't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine as children do. It's not just in some of us; it's in everyone. And as we let our own lights shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.

The more you like yourself, the less you are like anyone else, which makes you unique.

The big lesson in life, baby, is never be scared of anyone or anything.

For what it's worth: it's never too late or, in my case, too early to be whoever you want to be. There's no time limit, start whenever you want. You can change or stay the same, there are no rules to this thing. We can make the best or the worst of it. I hope you make the best of it. I hope you see things that startle you. I hope you feel things you never felt before. I hope you meet people who have a different point of view. I hope you live a life you're proud of, and if you find that you're not, I hope you have the strength to start all over again.

Wanting to be someone else is a waste of the person you are.

I stopped thinking the way other people think a long time ago, you gotta think like you think.

The higher our self-esteem, the stronger the drive to express ourselves, reflecting the sense of richness within. The lower our self-esteem, the more urgent the need to 'prove' ourselves - or to forget ourselves by living mechanically and unconsciously.

He who thinks too much, will not act.

How others see you is not important. How you see yourself is everything.

You should never be surprised when someone treats you with respect, you should expect it.

I say what I mean, and I do what I say!

Once we believe in ourselves, we can risk curiosity, wonder, spontaneous delight, or any experience that reveals the human spirit

I'm so happy because today I found my friends - they're in my head.

Your time is limited. So don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't be trapped by dogma which is living with the results of other people's thinking. Don't let the noise of other's opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become.

Maybe part of falling in love with someone else is also falling in love with yourself.

Never forget who you are. The rest of the world will not. Wear it like armor and it can never be used against you.

Unknown: "I want to be like you."
Marilyn Manson: "If you want to be like me, be yourself!"

I may not be the prettiest, smartest or strongest. But at least I'm me and I don't pretend to be someone I'm not meant to be.

You have brains in your head.
You have feet in your shoes.
You can steer yourself
any direction you choose.
You're on your own.
And you know what you know.
And YOU are the one who'll decide where to go...

The only kind of respect that matters is self-respect.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

If you act like you know what you're doing, you can do anything you want.

What gets scary is when your self-worth is tied up in what strangers think of you.

It is our choices, Harry, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.

Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass. It's about learning to dance in the rain.

Never let pride be your guiding principle! Let your accomplishments speak for you.

Arrogance - I have very little tolerance for that.

There are many people in the country today who, through no fault of their own, are sane. Some of them were born sane. Some of them became sane later in their lives.