55 Motivational Quotes That Will Inspire You to Believe in ...

"Wouldn't it be powerful if you fell in love with yourself so deeply that you would do just about anything if you knew it would make you happy? logoLoginnavigationGettyImagesIknowafewextremelyconfident--notcocky,confident--people.(Here'showyoucantellifsomeoneisgenuinelyconfident.)It'sasiftheywerebornthatway.Therestofussometimeslackconfidence--andweoftenlackbeliefinourselveswhenweneeditmost.Fortunately, self-confidenceisaqualityyoucandevelop.Anyonecanbemoreconfident.(Evenme.)Butbuildingself-confidencetakestime.Soifyouneedaquickshotofit,herearesomegreatmotivationalquotesthatwillinspireyoutofeelmoreself-assured: "Whenyou'redifferent,sometimesyoudon'tseethemillionsofpeoplewhoacceptyouforwhatyouare.Allyounoticeisthepersonwhodoesn't."--JodiPicoult "Assoonasyoutrustyourself,youwillknowhowtolive."--JohannWolfgangvonGoethe "Youcannotbelonelyifyoulikethepersonyou'realonewith."--WayneDyer "Justpickagoal,agoalyoutrulywanttoachieve,andtakeaclear-eyedlookatyourweaknesses--notsoyou'llfeellessconfident,butsoyoucandetermineexactlywhatyouneedtoworkon.Thengettowork.Celebratesmallsuccesses.Analyzeyourweaknesses.Keepgoing.Asyougainskill,you'llalsogainafeelingofgenuineconfidence,onethatcanneverbetakenaway--becauseyou'veearnedit."(OK,thatoneismine,hesaid,blushing.) "Don'twasteyourenergytryingtochangeopinions...doyourthing,anddon'tcareiftheylikeit."--TinaFey "Prideisholdingyourheadupwheneveryonearoundyouhastheirsbowed.Courageiswhatmakesyoudoit."--BryceCourtenay "Thewaytodevelopself-confidenceistodothethingyoufearandgetarecordofsuccessfulexperiencesbehindyou."--WilliamJenningsBryan "Ifyouhearavoicewithinyousay'youcannotpaint,'thenbyallmeanspaint,andthatvoicewillbesilenced."--VincentvanGogh "Alwaysbeyourselfandhavefaithinyourself.Donotgooutandlookforasuccessfulpersonalityandtrytoduplicateit."--BruceLee "Don'twaituntileverythingisjustright.Itwillneverbeperfect.Therewillalwaysbechallenges,obstacles,andlessthanperfectconditions.Sowhat?Getstartednow.Witheachstepyoutake,youwillgrowstrongerandstronger,moreandmoreskilled,moreandmoreself-confident,andmoreandmoresuccessful."--MarkVictorHansen "Youwouldn'tworrysomuchaboutwhatothersthinkofyouifyourealizedhowseldomtheydo."--EleanorRoosevelt "Lowself-confidenceisn'talifesentence.Self-confidencecanbelearned,practiced,andmastered--justlikeanyotherskill.Onceyoumasterit,everythinginyourlifewillchangeforthebetter."--BarrieDavenport "Oncewebelieveinourselves,wecanriskcuriosity,wonder,spontaneousdelight,oranyexperiencethatrevealsthehumanspirit."--E.E.Cummings "Trustyourself.Createthekindofselfthatyouwillbehappytolivewithallyourlife.Makethemostofyourselfbyfanningthetiny,innersparksofpossibilityintoflamesofachievement."--GoldaMeir "Oneimportantkeytosuccessisself-confidence.Animportantkeytoself-confidenceispreparation." --ArthurAshe "Itisconfidenceinourbodies,minds,andspiritsthatallowsustokeeplookingfornewadventures." --OprahWinfrey "Tobeyourselfinaworldthatisconstantlytryingtomakeyousomethingelseisthegreatestaccomplishment."--RalphWaldoEmerson "Butfailurehastobeanoptioninartandinexploration--becauseit'saleapoffaith.Andnoimportantendeavorthatrequiredinnovationwasdonewithoutrisk.Youhavetobewillingtotakethoserisks."--JamesCameron "Peoplearelikestained-glasswindows.Theysparkleandshinewhenthesunisout,butwhenthedarknesssetsintheirtruebeautyisrevealedonlyifthereislightfromwithin."--ElisabethKübler-Ross "Confidencecomesnotfromalwaysbeingrightbutfromnotfearingtobewrong."--PeterT.McIntyre "Argueforyourlimitationsand,sureenough,they'reyours."--RichardBach "Thecouragetobeisthecouragetoacceptoneself,inspiteofbeingunacceptable."--PaulTillich "Ifwealldidthethingswearecapableofdoing,wewouldliterallyastoundourselves."--ThomasAlvaEdison "Shynesshasastrangeelementofnarcissism,abeliefthathowwelook,howweperform,istrulyimportanttootherpeople."--AndreDubus "Ourdeepestfearisnotthatweareinadequate.Ourdeepestfearisthatwearepowerfulbeyondmeasure.Itisourlight,notourdarkness,thatmostfrightensus.Weaskourselves,'WhoamItobebrilliant,gorgeous,talented,fabulous?'Actually,whoareyounottobe?"--MarianneWilliamson "Talktoyourselflikeyouwouldtosomeoneyoulove."--BrenéBrown "Trustyourself.Youknowmorethanyouthinkyoudo."--Dr.BenjaminSpock "Successfulpeoplehavefear,successfulpeoplehavedoubts,andsuccessfulpeoplehaveworries.Theyjustdon'tletthesefeelingsstopthem."--T.HarvEker "Youcanhaveanythingyouwantifyouarewillingtogiveupthebeliefthatyoucan'thaveit."--Dr.RobertAnthony "Itisnotthemountainweconquer,butourselves."--SirEdmundHillary "Toloveoneselfisthebeginningofalifelongromance."--OscarWilde "Ihadtogrowtolovemybody.Ididnothaveagoodself-imageatfirst.Finallyitoccurredtome,I'meithergoingtolovemeorhateme.AndIchosetolovemyself.Theneverythingkindofsprungfromthere.ThingsthatIthoughtweren'tattractivebecamesexy.Confidencemakesyousexy."--QueenLatifah "Youyourself,asmuchasanyoneintheentireuniverse,deserveyourloveandaffection."--Buddha "Inactionbreedsdoubtandfear.Actionbreedsconfidenceandcourage.Ifyouwanttoconquerfear,donotsithomeandthinkaboutit.Gooutandgetbusy."--DaleCarnegie "Optimismisthefaiththatleadstoachievement.Nothingcanbedonewithouthopeandconfidence."--HelenKeller "Nothingcanstopthemanwiththerightmentalattitudefromachievinghisgoal;nothingonearthcanhelpthemanwiththewrongmentalattitude."--ThomasJefferson "Confidenceisahabitthatcanbedevelopedbyactingasifyoualreadyhadtheconfidenceyoudesiretohave."--BrianTracy "WhenIstartedcountingmyblessings,mywholelifeturnedaround."--WillieNelson "Ifyouareinsecure,guesswhat?Therestoftheworldis too.Donotoverestimatethecompetitionandunderestimateyourself.Youarebetterthanyouthink."--T.HarvEker "Wouldn'titbepowerfulifyoufellinlovewithyourselfsodeeplythatyouwoulddojustaboutanythingifyouknewitwouldmakeyouhappy?Thisispreciselyhowmuchlifelovesyouandwantsyoutonurtureyourself.Thedeeperyouloveyourself,themoretheuniversewillaffirmyourworth.Thenyoucanenjoyalifelongloveaffairthatbringsyoutherichestfulfillmentfrominsideout."--AlanCohen "Toanyonethatevertoldyouyou'renogood...They'renobetter."--HayleyWilliams "Alwaysrememberyouarebraverthanyoubelieve,strongerthanyouseem,andsmarterthanyouthink."--ChristopherRobin "Youhavenocontroloverotherpeople'staste,sofocusonstayingtruetoyourown."--TimGunn "Noonecanmakeyoufeelinferiorwithoutyourconsent."--EleanorRoosevelt "Themomentyoudoubtwhetheryoucanfly,youceaseforevertobeabletodoit."--J.M.Barrie "It'sadead-endstreetifyousitaroundwaitingforsomeoneelsetotellyouyou'reOK."--MichaelPitt "Ithinkthatthepoweristheprinciple.Theprincipleofmovingforward,asthoughyouhavetheconfidencetomoveforward,eventuallygivesyouconfidencewhenyoulookbackandseewhatyou'vedone."--RobertDowney Jr. "Ifyou'representingyourselfwithconfidence,youcanpulloffprettymuchanything."--KatyPerry "Twentyyearsfromnow,youwillbemoredisappointedbythethingsyoudidn'tdothanbytheonesyoudiddo.Sothrowoffthebowlines.Sailawayfromthesafeharbor.Catchthetradewindsinyoursail.Explore.Dream.Discover."--MarkTwain "I'vefinallystoppedrunningawayfrommyself.Whoelseistherebettertobe?"--GoldieHawn "Don'tbesatisfiedwithstories,howthingshavegonewithothers.Unfoldyourownmyth."--Rumi "Weavoidthethingsthatwe'reafraidofbecausewethinktherewillbedireconsequencesifweconfrontthem.Butthetrulydireconsequencesinourlivescomefromavoidingthingsthatweneedtolearnaboutordiscover."--ShaktiGawain "Personsofhighself-esteemarenotdriventomakethemselvessuperiortoothers;theydonotseektoprovetheirvaluebymeasuringthemselvesagainstacomparativestandard.Theirjoyisbeingwhotheyare,notinbeingbetterthansomeoneelse."--NathanielBranden "Reflectuponyourpresentblessings,ofwhicheverymanhasmany--notonyourpastmisfortunes,ofwhichallmenhavesome."--CharlesDickens "Tensioniswhoyouthinkyoushouldbe,relaxationiswhoyouare."--Chineseproverb Nov5,2015SponsoredBusinessContent