And no one will listen to us until we listen to ourselves.
The Pulitzer Prize is an idea; it's a vote of confidence. Like literature, it exists purely in the mind.
I think you can train yourself to block out some of that pressure and replace it with confidence. It's about preparation, and the more prepared I am, the less pressure I feel and the more confident I am. As your confidence grows, it's only natural that the pressure you feel diminishes.
I understand how important hair is to a woman's self-esteem and confidence.
Skill and confidence are an unconquered army.
Never ask for approval in your work. Life is your own, inspiration is your own, you create alone, and the results are your own - and that's good enough.
Don't take anything for granted. If you don't believe in yourself, nobody else will. Have a little more confidence.
It's never too late to realize your ambitions. Take the first step by daring to dream big dreams. Then have the confidence to take a few risks and make those dreams a reality. You'll be glad you did.
Women continue to reward bold moves made by men because of the confidence it displays.
Sports can do so much. It's given me confidence, self-esteem, discipline, and motivation.
Religion is the possibility of the removal of every ground of confidence except confidence in God alone.
I would in fact tend to have more confidence in the outcome of a democratic decision if there was a minority that voted against it, than if it was unanimous. . . Social psychology has amply shown the strength of this bandwagon effect.
My mother gave me a sense of independence, a sense of total confidence that we could do whatever it was we set out to do. That's how we were raised
I can say this much with confidence - that I now have a sound of my own
If you once forfeit the confidence of your fellow citizens, you can never regain their respect and esteem. It is true that you may fool all of the people some of the time; you can even fool some of the people all of the time; but you can't fool all of the people all of the time. -Speech at Clinton, Illinois, September 8, 1854.
I think the willingness to listen is really a matter of confidence. You can't be so superconfident in your abilities that you ignore what others say, and you can't be so diffident in your abilities that you think that if they say something, you will be so taken in that you will do the wrong thing. When you are confident about your abilities and also fully aware of what you don't know you are willing to listen to outside experts with the full sense that if you don't find it worthwhile you will ignore it.
Don't you ever let a soul in the world tell you that you can't be exactly who you are.
Love is fostered by confidence and constancy; he who is able to give much is able also to love much.
I want girls to feel the confidence you get from being smart. They get so many messages that tell them the most important thing is to be beautiful.
If we do have realistic confidence. . . if we feel secure within ourselves, we tend to experience the world as open to us and to respond appropriately to challenges and opportunities. Self-esteem empowers, energizes, motivates. It inspires us to achieve and allows us to take pleasure and pride in our achievements.