You are your own person, and you ought to have more confidence in yourself. Self-confidence may take some time to be acquired, but you must have it in order to live a life within your full potential. So learn to trust yourself and believe in your capabilities with these 146 self-confidence quotes.
Self-Confidence Quotes
1. Self-confidence is the first requisite to great undertakings. – Samuel Johnson
2. To overcome fear is the quickest way to gain your self-confidence. – Roy T. Bennett
3. With realization of one’s own potential and self-confidence in one’s ability, one can build a better world. – Dalai Lama
4. One important key to success is self-confidence. An important key to self-confidence is preparation. – Arthur Ashe
5. I’ve studied the lives of the 20th century’s great businessmen and concluded self-confidence was instrumental in all their success. – Alex Spanos
6. Nothing builds self-esteem and self-confidence like accomplishment. – Thomas Carlyle
7. Action is a high road to self-confidence and self-esteem. – Bruce Lee
8. I believe the process of going from confusion to understanding is a precious, even emotional, experience that can be the foundation of self-confidence. – Brian Greene
9. Be a lifelong student. The more you learn, the more you earn and the more self-confidence you will have. – Brian Tracy
10. The greatest step toward success is self-confidence. The greatest builder of self confidence is self esteem, and self esteem comes from doing the daily things you know you should do. – Jim Rohn
11. Self-confidence is the most attractive quality a person can have. How can anyone see how great you are if you can’t see it yourself? – Unknown
12. Nothing so bolsters our self-confidence and reconciles us with ourselves as the continuous ability to create; to see things grow and develop under our hand, day in, day out. – Eric Hoffer
13. Giving people self-confidence is by far the most important thing that I can do. Because then they will act. – Jack Welch
14. My self-confidence can be measured out in teaspoons mixed into my poetry, and it still always tastes funny in my mouth. – Sarah Kay
15. Self-confidence is not the same thing as ego. This is not to say that the two don’t (frequently) dance hand in hand down the street, pushing over old ladies in crosswalks and kicking baby kittens. But they are definitely not the same entity. Ego is thinking you have all the answers. Self-confidence is knowing you don’t have the answers, but being pretty sure that you will be able to find them. – Maggie Stiefvater
16. I had the chance to make every possible mistake and figure out a way to recover from it. Once you realize there is life after mistakes, you gain a self-confidence that never goes away. – Bob Schieffer
17. Once you feel nice about yourself, you have planted the first seed to develop self-confidence. – Stephen Richards
18. Let us each take up our flaming torches and mount as the blazing fireballs of light that we are and let’s burn the skies and leave it with deep scars and let them be our signatures upon eternity as we go forth! – C. JoyBell C.
19. To have self confidence is great, but to maintain self confidence is even greater. – G.S. Alag
20. True beauty is the flame of self-confidence that shines from the inside out. – Barrie Davenport
21. To raise your self-confidence, develop your mind continuously. – Asmaa Dokmak
22. The best way to build your self-confidence is with competence, not attention. – Raymond Rasmusson
23. Even though that self-confidence validates not a certainty of success; however, it upholds one’s willpower. Whenever and wherever one fails to actuate that, faces the collapse, failure, and frustration at each step of its life. – Ehsan Sehgal
24. Ego becomes degenerative and unconstructive when it becomes a way of life for us. On the contrary, self-confidence gives us good reasons to stretch our limits and reach new highs. – Dr Prem Jagyasi
25. Every day the world chips away at your self-confidence. Like a muscle, it weakens when it is not put to good use. To reach greater success you will need to continually develop your self-confidence. – Daphne Michaels
26. Self-confidence is notoriously fickle when it is defined by factors beyond one’s control. – Wiss Auguste
27. Your internal conversation is an invitation for change. – Jennifer Ho
28. The most beautiful things you can wear are your self-confidence and your self-love. – Leticia Rae
29. The beauty of a person is confidence whatever your race, color, creed, age, shape and size. The true presenter of yourself is not your outer fit, the color of skin, height or width it’s all about your confidence that reflects in the eyes of the people and electrifies them toward you which is your inner-glow, generates from the firm self-confidence making you glorified whatever is your field of career. – Lord Robin
30. Self-confident people don’t make their self-esteem, self-image, happiness, or self-confidence dependent on another person’s approval, validation, or acceptance. – Susan C. Young
31. I am not stubborn, I am determined. – Efrat Cybulkiewicz
32. Trusting your inner voice, which is one of the critical steps in developing intuition, is predicated on being truly self-confident. – Laurie Nadel
33. Self-respect is nothing but self-confidence. – Debasish Mridha
34. Most people want peace without the aloneness of [spiritual] power. And they want the self-confidence of adulthood without having to grow up. – M. Scott Peck
35. Self-confidence is divine force. – Lailah Gifty Akita
36. The difficulties of life don’t stop attacking your self-worth and self-confidence, you just have to repair and fortify every time. Recall and recite it; tell yourself what you are worth. – Innocent Mwatsikesimbe
37. The greater self-confidence an individual possesses, the less inclined he is to put down others. This says a lot about those who constantly belittle. – Richelle E. Goodrich
38. Self-confidence is not a fixed way of being. People are not born with certain levels of self-confidence, it can be acquired, and it can be lost. – Gudjon Bergmann
39. Lack of self-confidence is, more often than not, simple laziness. We feel confused and uncertain because we do not know. But instead of making the effort to investigate, we procrastinate and worry. We tell ourselves we can’t instead of learning how we can. If we used the mental energy we expend in worry and fear to get out and find out about what we do not know, we would see our self-confidence grow. Lack of self-confidence is not overcome by faith, but by action. It is a lack, not of certainty, but of effort. Too often we are certain that we can’t before we give ourselves a fair chance. – Laurence G. Boldt
40. Self-confidence results, first, from exact knowledge; second, the ability to impart that knowledge. – Napoleon Hill
41. 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
42. Self-confidence is the memory of success. – David Storey
43. As far as self-confidence goes, so much of social media is about approval, getting likes, comparing our lives to others’ – meanwhile, confidence is an inside job: it’s about how you feel about yourself regardless of what anyone else does or thinks. It’s a knowing that you’re human, you’re flawed, and you’re awesome in your own way. – Jen Sincero
44. Don’t let others put thoughts into your mind that takes away your self-confidence. – Katori Hall
45. You are as young as your self-confidence, as old as your fears; as young as your hope, as old as your despair. – Samuel Ullman
46. Always have self-confidence because that can take you a long way. – Baker Mayfield
47. Self-esteem should not be confused with self-confidence. Self-confidence is believing in your competence and your ability to do something, whereas self-esteem is believing in your goodness. – Mark Goulston
48. Humor comes from self-confidence. – Rita Mae Brown
49. Calm self-confidence is as far from conceit as the desire to earn a decent living is remote from greed. – Channing Pollock
50. 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
51. It is confidence in our bodies, minds, and spirits that allows us to keep looking for new adventures. – Oprah Winfrey
52. Confidence comes not from always being right but from not fearing to be wrong. – Peter T. Mcintyre
53. There’s one blessing only, the source and cornerstone of beatitude: confidence in self. – Lucius Annaeus Seneca
54. If you have no confidence in self, you are twice defeated in the race of life. With confidence, you have won even before you have started. – Marcus Garvey
55. Believe you can and you’re halfway there. – Theodore Roosevelt
56. Once we believe in ourselves, we can risk curiosity, wonder, spontaneous delight, or any experience that reveals the human spirit. – E.E. Cummings
57. But with sound self-confidence you can succeed. A sense of inferiority and inadequacy interferes with the attainment of your hopes, but self-confidence leads to self-realization and successful achievement. – Dr. Norman Vincent Peale
58. 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
59. If you’re presenting yourself with confidence, you can pull off pretty much anything. – Katy Perry
60. Self-confidence carries conviction; it makes other people believe in us. – Orison Swett Marden
61. Don’t live down to expectations. Go out there and do something remarkable. – Wendy Wasserstein
62. Believe in yourself and all that you are. Know that there is something inside you that is greater than any obstacle. – Christian D. Larson
63. 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
64. Be who you were created to be, and you will set the world on fire. – St. Catherine of Sienna
65. Confidence is when you believe in yourself and your abilities, arrogance is when you think you are better than others and act accordingly. – Stewart Stafford
66. Self-confidence is the ability to trust in one’s own decisions. – Angelica Montrose
67. A great way to start your journey towards more self-confidence is by surrounding yourself with your friends and loved ones. – Hugo Reynolds
68. Self-confidence is also the ability to accept criticism from others perceiving it as constructive rather than destructive. – Jewel McQuin
69. In order to achieve true self-esteem and self-confidence, you should be willing to accept that you’re more than capable – both of accomplishing the greatest of things and of making the biggest mistakes. – Ryan Cooper
70. A confident attitude is self-fulfilling, because those without any self-confidence may fail and those lacking in it will not strive to take any step forward. – Lenny Olsen
71. Accepting your weaknesses can significantly boost your self-confidence and self-esteem as you aren’t setting yourself up for failure, but rather you are concentrating on achieving success using your strengths instead. – Andy C. E. Brown
72. Self-confidence and a belief in yourself is a must. To instill confidence in others, you first must have confidence in yourself. – Byron & Catherine Pulsifer
73. Learning new things also improves our self-confidence, and our ability to better deal with the world. – AJ Winters
74. Self-confidence is crucial to a life worth living. Even if you don’t have big dreams for yourself, you still need confidence just to make sure you get what you deserve or what you have coming to you. – Bill Andrews
75. Your self-confidence strengthens as you learn to speak to others, and your whole personality grows warmer and better. This means that you are better off emotionally, and if you are better off emotionally, you are better off physically. – Dale Carnegie
76. People with self-confidence really like themselves. They are willing to take risks in the pursuit of their personal and professional goals, and they have a positive outlook on the future. – Charles Lamont
77. To build self confidence and overcome low self esteem is to change how we feel emotionally about ourselves. – Rohen Phoenix
78. However, by learning to appreciate yourself, you give yourself confidence and the assurance that you aren’t useless or hopeless and that you too, have something to be proud of. – Benjamin Smith
79. . . . 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
80. Self-confidence is a vital element for success. – M. K. Soni
81. Positive thinking is one of the most important aspects of success. If you want to be successful, you have to start with positive thinking, developing self-confidence, and, above all, self-responsibility. – Bill McDowell
82. If you want to gain confidence, you have to start right now and not stop procrastinating. Your momentum is the key to your self-confidence and happiness. – Kristina Dawn
83. Self-confidence and self-esteem are the two most important aspects of your life, because these dictate your level of happiness. – Nathan Smart
84. Success people are their own best friend first before they are anyone else’s. Through challenging and difficult times, they maintain self-confidence through positive self-talk and a positive frame of mind. – Theodore Newton Vail Gwen Stapleton
85. Self-confidence is parallel to positive attitude. You can easily boost your confidence if you have a positive outlook in life. – Laura Boyle
86. By focusing on the qualities about yourself that are good, you can help yourself gain a high level of self-confidence. – Ace McCloud
87. Self-confidence is the first step toward success. If you believe it, you can achieve it. – Tommy Lasorda
88. Self-Confidence builds . . . this foundation when we realize that everything within us: our emotions, our instincts, and the physiological reactions of our bodies are constantly pushing us in the direction of thoughts and actions that are progressive and healthy and away from those that limiting and self-defeating. Quite simply, we experience fulfillment when we live up to our personal potential, and we feel an emptiness when we are not. – Steve Constantine
89. Argue for your limitations and, sure enough, they’re yours. – Richard Bach
90. Confidence is directness and courage in meeting the facts of life. – John Dewey
91. Take a chance. It’s the best way to test yourself. Have fun and push boundaries. – Richard Branson
92. Your chances of success in any undertaking can always be measured by your belief in yourself. – Robert Collier
93. Never bend your head. Always hold it high. Look the world straight in the face. – Helen Keller
94. The best way to gain self-confidence is to do what you are afraid to do. – Swati Sharma
95. 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
96. I will release all the confined forces of my soul and apply them directly to that which I may be. I will release all my thousand possibilities and send them broadside against life. – Muriel Strode
97. Without self-confidence we are as babes in the cradle. – Virginia Woolf
98. I’ve had confidence in myself all along. It was just a matter of getting the pieces back in place. – Dale Earnhardt
99. Don’t waste your energy trying to change opinions… do your thing, and don’t care if they like it. – Tina Fey
100. When you’re comfortable and content with who you are, the voices of others who try and define, control or direct you are not important. – Rachel Robins
101. While it may not seem so, if you are low in self-confidence, I strongly believe that you can do things to increase your self-confidence. It is not genetic, and you do not have to be reliant on others to increase your self-confidence. And if you believe that you are not very competent, not very smart, not very attractive, etc. … that can be changed. – Leo Babauta
102. The most important step in building self confidence is simply to take action. Working on something and getting it done. Sitting at home and thinking about it will just make you feel worse. – Henrik Edberg
103. Just believe in yourself. Even if you don’t, pretend that you do and, at some point, you will. – Venus Williams
104. Your confidence in your own voice will carry into all areas of your life. – Eileen Rose Giadone
105. You have to have confidence in your ability, and then be tough enough to follow through. – Rosalynn Carter
106. As soon as you trust yourself, you will know how to live. – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
107. 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
108. 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
109. There can be no failure to a man who has not lost his courage, his character, his self-respect, or his self-confidence. He is still a King. – Orison Swett Marden
110. For one thing, you need a lot of self-confidence to be on the top of your field. There are times probably where I appear to be over-confident or arrogant. It’s really in the eye of the beholder. – Chevy Chase
111. It is only necessary to have courage, for strength without self-confidence is useless. – Giacomo Casanova
112. I don’t have an extraordinary degree of self-confidence, but I know the gift I have been given from God, and I try to share it with as many people as possible. – Andrea Bocelli
113. Keeping busy and making optimism a way of life can restore your faith in yourself. – Lucille Ball
114. Confidence is preparation. Everything else is beyond your control. – Richard Kline
115. I wouldn’t describe myself as lacking in confidence, but I would just say that – the ghosts you chase you never catch. – John Malkovich
116. If you have no confidence in self, you are twice defeated in the race of life. With confidence, you have won even before you have started. – Cicero
117. Self confidence. Let’s fight the demon that make us look smaller than we truly are. Your dream is worth it. – Daniel Vlcek
118. Today is the day you have to start believing in yourself. No one can do it for you anymore. – Lauren Graham
119. You won’t ever build your confidence from a perception of lack. For it grows and evolves from realising who you are and what you already have. – Rasheed Ogunlaru
120. Protect your self-esteem and self-confidence – it is your responsibility! – Mark O’Brien
121. Strategic personal qualities you can base your self-confidence on are those which are interesting for all mankind. – Rossana Condoleo
122. The most important point to remember in developing self-confidence is to take responsibility for who we are. This empowers us. We can change anything, do anything, and be anything when we assume full responsibility for ourselves. – Rachael Bermingham
123. So I’ll do that, and I’ll do my best and if my best isn’t good enough, at least I will have done everything I could, everything that is in me. I don’t have to try to be someone else, someone I could never be. – Garth Nix
124. A mind that trusts itself is light on its feet. – Nathaniel Branden
125. Believe in yourself up here and it will make you stronger than you could ever imagine. – Sarah Dessen
126. Who has confidence in himself will gain the confidence in others. – Leib Lazarow
127. Self-confidence is a byproduct of stable sense of self-worth. A stable sense of self-worth is a byproduct of self-acceptance. If you wish to be more self-confident, learn to accept yourself as you are. – Zero Dean
128. Look well into thyself, there is a source of strength which will always spring up if though wilt always look. – Marcus Aurelius
129. No one is born with self-confidence. Self-confidence is learned and earned with experience. – Denis Waitley
130. You just have to be yourself and go full with confidence and be courageous. – Gabby Douglas
131. Self confidence is the key to the universe. – Carrol Wrackley
132. The world belongs to those who set out to conquer it, armed with self confidence and good humor. – Charles Dickens
133. Self-confidence is the ground stone of success. – Richard Brinsely Sheridan
134. Self-confidence is not taught or learned, it is earned by surpassing your own self-limitations. – John Raynolds
135. If you believe in yourself and feel confident in yourself, you can do anything. I really believe that. – Karlie Kloss
136. Self-confidence is either a petty pride in our own narrowness, or the realization of our duty and privilege as God’s children. – Phillips Brooks
137. You need self-confidence and determination. Feeling depressed and losing hope will never readily help to correct any situation. – Dalai Lama
138. Do not overestimate the competition and underestimate yourself. You are better than you think. – Tim Ferriss
139. 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
140. The history of the world is full of men who rose to leadership, by sheer force of self-confidence, bravery and tenacity. – Mahatma Gandhi
141. Regardless of how you feel inside, always try to look like a winner. Even if you are behind, a sustained look of control and confidence can give you a mental edge that results in victory. – Diane Arbus
142. It’s surprising how many persons go through life without ever recognizing that their feelings toward other people are largely determined by their feelings toward themselves, and if you’re not comfortable within yourself, you can’t be comfortable with others. – Sydney J. Harris
143. Smile, for everyone lacks self-confidence and more than any other one thing a smile reassures them. – Andre Maurois
144. Why should we worry about what others think of us, do we have more confidence in their opinions than we do our own? – Brigham Young
145. Don’t be satisfied with stories, how things have gone with others. Unfold your own myth. – Rumi
146. Believe in yourself, always. – Sujish Kandampully