The fundamental cause of the trouble is that in the modern world the stupid are cocksure while the intelligent are full of doubt.Bertrand Russell
Stay afraid, but do it anyway. What's important is the action. You don't have to wait to be confident. Just do it and eventually the confidence will follow.Carrie Fisher
And will you succeed? Yes indeed, yes indeed! Ninety-eight and three-quarters percent guaranteed!Dr. Seuss
Confidence doesn't come from pretending you're perfect. It comes from knowing you're willing to improve.Henry Cavill
Doing hard things doesn't make them easier, but it proves to yourself that you are mentally tough enough to do it.Andrew Huberman
I’m not responsible for what other people think I am able to do. I don’t have to be good because they think I’m going to be good.Richard Feynman
I have far more confidence in the one man who works mentally and bodily at a matter than in the six who merely talk about it.Michael Faraday
When you show yourself to the world and display your talents, you naturally stir all kinds of resentment… you cannot spend your life worrying about the petty feelings of others.Robert Greene
Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage. If you want to conquer the negative elements in your life, don’t sit at home and think about it. Go out and get busy.Dale Carnegie
Class is an aura of confidence that is being sure without being cocky. Class has nothing to do with money. Class never runs scared. It is self-discipline and self-knowledge. It's the sure-footedness that comes with having proved you can meet life.Ann Landers
Have confidence in who you are and don’t be afraid to go for what you really want in life.Holland Roden
If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined...Henry David Thoreau
The single most important thing in life is to believe in yourself regardless of what everyone else says.Hikaru Nakamura
With greater confidence in yourself and your abilities, you will set bigger goals, make bigger plans and commit yourself to achieving objectives that today you only dream about.Brian Tracy
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
Success is a state of mind. If you want success, start thinking of yourself as a success.Joyce Brothers
Belief in oneself is one of the most important bricks in building any successful venture.Lydia M. Child
At a young age winning is not the most important thing... the important thing is to develop creative and skilled players with good confidence.Arsene Wenger
Age and size are only numbers. It's the attitude you bring to clothes that make the difference.Donna Karan
When I was as you are now, towering in the confidence of twenty-one, little did I suspect that I should be at forty-nine, what I now am.Sarah Orne Jewett
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
I'm much more confident with crypto than with banks or fiat currency because I can actually control it, and the money supply is transparent, stated up front. It makes online shopping a lot easier and a lot safer.Erik Voorhees
Football helped me with confidence that I needed. It gave me a sense of independence and earning my own money and my own keep. That's what it served. It gave me the strength to be able to deal with rejection, politics, hard work, and being introduced to pain and embracing what's uncomfortable.John David Washington