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All you need in this life is ignorance and confidence; then success is sure. Mark Twain
Ignorance more frequently begets confidence than does knowledge: it is those who know little, not those who know much, who so positively assert that this or that problem will never be solved by science. Charles Darwin, The Descent of Man
Education breeds confidence. Confidence breeds hope. Hope breeds peace. Confucius
You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You must do the thing which you think you cannot do. Eleanor Roosevelt
‘You have plenty of courage, I am sure,’ answered Oz. ‘All you need is confidence in yourself. There is no living thing that is not afraid when it faces danger. The true courage is in facing danger when you are afraid, and that kind of courage you have in plenty.’ L Frank Baum, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
Confidence is faith in oneself; it can’t easily be given by another. Star Trek: The Next Generation s2e5: Loud as a Whisper, Troi to Picard, with Doctor
I think we just need to be a little more confident. Hyde Park on Hudson 2012 starring Bill Murray & Laura Linney & Samuel West & Olivia Colman & Elizabeth Marvel & Olivia Williams & Elizabeth Wilson & Andrew Havill et al, director Roger Michell, King to Queen
Conceit is bragging about yourself. Confidence means you believe you can get the job done. Johnny Unitas
Confidence is a plant of slow growth in an aged bosom: youth is the season of credulity. William Pitt, Earl of Chatham, speech House of Commons 14th January 1766
With confidence you have won before you have started. Marcus Garvey
Confidence is contagious. So is lack of confidence. Vince Lombardi
Confidence doesn’t come out of nowhere. It’s a result of something ...hours and days and weeks and years of constant work and dedication. Roger Staubach
Confidence is a good name for what is intended by the term directness. It should not be confused, however, with self-confidence which may be a form of self-consciousness – or of cheek. Confidence is not a name for what one thinks or feels about his attitude it is not reflex. It denotes the straightforwardness with which one goes at what he has to do. It denotes not conscious trust in the efficacy of one’s powers but unconscious faith in the possibilities of the situation. It signifies rising to the needs of the situation. John Dewey, Democracy and Education, Section 13: The Nature of Method, The Traits of Individual Method 1916
Confidence ... thrives on honesty, on honor, on the sacredness of obligations, on faithful protection and on unselfish performance. Without them it cannot live. Franklin D Roosevelt, inaugural address March 1933
Confidence is that feeling by which the mind embarks in great and honourable courses with a sure hope and trust in itself. Cicero, Rhetorical Invention
Your wisdom is consum’d in confidence. Do not go forth to-day. William Shakespeare, Julius Cæsar II ii 49
When you have confidence, you can have a lot of fun. And when you have fun, you can do amazing things. Joe Namath
Rugby gave me a confidence. I was quite shy and relatively timid, but it gave me the confidence to be a little bit more out-going and back myself a bit more. Brian O’Driscoll
No tyrant need fear till men begin to feel confident in each other. Aristotle
You need to play with supreme confidence, or else you’ll lose again, and then losing becomes a habit. Joe Paterno