It is a lack of confidence in our systems of control that can foster bigotry.
Charles ClarkeIt was the timing in my life. I got a lot out of doing Rollergirl. I've gotten a lot from every director, but, psychologically, that role gave me a lot of confidence. [On her Boogie Nights role]
Heather GrahamThere are few mortals so insensible that their affections cannot he gained by mildness, their confidence by sincerity, their hatred by scorn or neglect
Johann Georg Von ZimmermannWe do not so much need the help of our friends as the confidence of their help in need.
EpicurusThere is one child in every classroom who thinks that they know it all, well you should tell them that they don't but admire their confidence!
Alfred GriswoldIt is simply not consistent with either my character or my confidence in my God-given athletic ability to cheat in any way.
Justin GatlinConfidence in another man's virtue is no slight evidence of a man's own
MontaigneAffliction is a school of virtue; it corrects levity, and interrupts the confidence of sinning.
Francis AtterburyNothing builds self-esteem and self-confidence like accomplishment.
Thomas CarlyleThose who are silent, self-effacing and attentive become the recipients of confidences.
Thornton WilderConfidence is contagious. So is lack of confidence.
Vincent T LombardiIn the target seats we have been going like a bomb and there is a great deal of confidence. I think there's going to be a great deal of regional variation throughout the UK.
Sir Menzies CampbellIt's one of the reasons [professional politicians] why people's confidence in the electoral system has declined so much. They have all become shadowy political creatures
Geoffrey HoweI have got a lot more confidence after winning against guys like Hewitt and Roddick
Andrew MurrayBelieve in yourself! Have faith in your abilities! Without a humble but reasonable confidence in your own powers you cannot be successful or happy.
Norman Vincent PealeEngland's main problem [in rugby] is they lack confidence. If you don't have confidence, you have no ambition, and it's very difficult to play without any ryhthm. [on 2006 performance]
Jonathan DaviesPeace is not an absence of war, it is a virtue, a state of mind, a disposition for benevolence, confidence, justice.
Benedict SpinozaI believe it is wrong to undermine public safety, and indeed public confidence in the concept of human rights, by allowing highly dangerous criminals and terrorists to trump the rights of the people of Britain to live in security and peace
David CameronHi. I'm Troy McClure. You may remember me from such self help tapes as 'Smoke yourself thin' and 'Get some confidence, Stupid!'
Troy McClureHis great trick was making the game simple, supplying players with the confidence and self-belief of Muhammad Ali [on Brian Clough]
John McGovernIn the space of one delivery so much had changed. My confidence was sky-high. I was pumped up and rock'n'rolling.
Shane WarneMost people can do extraordinary things if they have the confidence or take the risks. Yet most people
Philip Andrew AdamsAnd so with that spirit of confidence in our step and with that prayer in our heart, let us now quicken our pace to the victory that awaits us!
Perry ChristieNational markets are held together by shared values and confidence in certain minimum standards. But in the new global market, people do not yet have that confidence.
Kofi AnnanConfidence is the most important single factor in this game, and no matter how great your natural talent, there is only one way to obtain and sustain it: work.
Jack NicklausYou've got to take the initiative and play your game. In a decisive set, confidence is the difference.
Chris EvertThere's no such thing as lack of confidence. You either have it or you don't.
Rob AndrewWe have got to have a leadership that has the confidence of the whole party that is attractive in putting forward our policies.
Michael FosterHe needs a bit of an adrenaline surge in the balls to give him confidence
Willie ThorneI love the confidence that makeup gives me
Tyra BanksHealth is the greatest possession. Contentment is the greatest treasure. Confidence is the greatest friend. Non-being is the greatest joy.
Lao TzuConfidence is a plant of slow growth in an aged bosom: youth is the season of credulity.
William PittI didn't play regularly because I was injured and when I did play I didn't get a run in my best position. I never felt any confidence from Stuart Pearce last year. It is why, even when I was on the pitch, I was not the real Antoine Sibierski
Antoine SibierskiThere can never be a complete confidence in a power which is excessive.
TacitusMorale is the state of mind. It is steadfastness and courage and hope. It is confidence and zeal and loyalty. It is elan, esprit de corps and determination.
George MarshallThe oldest pitcher acquires confidence in his ball club - he doesn't try to do it all himself.
Burleigh GrimesI am concerned about a society that has demonstrably lost confidence in its institutions, in the government, in the press, in the church, in the military - as well as in business.
George CabotHe's playing with lots of confidence and no mistakes and holds his concentration all the time [on Roger Federer]
Juan Carlos FerreroConcentration, Confidence, Competitive urge, Capacity for enjoyment.
Arnold PalmerA great figure or physique is nice, but it's self-confidence that makes someone really sexy.
Vivica FoxYou gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face.
Eleanor RooseveltDanger breeds best on too much confidence.
Pierre CorneilleLife for both sexes is arduous, difficult, a perpetual struggle. More than anything... it calls for confidence in oneself... And how can we generate this imponderable quality most quickly? By thinking that other people are inferior to oneself.
Virginia WoolfGetting out of bed in the morning is an act of false confidence.
Jules FeifferIf 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 GarveyThe decision destroyed my confidence, which has always been fragile. I need people to support and back me — and I was mentally broken by being left out by England.
Robin SmithBesides pride, loyalty, discipline, heart and mind, confidence is the key to all the locks.
Joe PaternoConfidence... thrives on honesty, on honor, on the sacredness of obligations, on faithful protection and on unselfish performance. Without them it cannot live.
Franklin D RooseveltConfidence is key. Sometimes, you need to look like you're confident even when you're not. [Wise words from one so young!]
Vanessa HudgensSmile, for everyone lacks self-confidence and more than any other one thing a smile reassures them.
Andre Maurois
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