Best Quotes on Self Confidence

Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence.

Why change? Everyone has his own style. When you have found it, you should stick to it.

The outer conditions of a person's life will always be found to reflect their inner beliefs.

Never let the fear of striking out keep you from playing the game.

Life is about choice. You can choose to be a victim or anything else you like to be.

Having fashioned a fine veena, would one cast it into the dust?

Fear I have not, fear I have not, even if the entire world stands against me.

Don't set your own goals by what other people make important.

The way out is in.

Care about what other people think and you will always be their prisoner.

It's not the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog.

A man, as a general rule, owes very little to what he is born with - a man is what he makes of himself.

Incredible change happens in your life when you decide to take control of what you do have power over instead of craving control over what you don't.

No matter how qualified or deserving we are, we will never reach a better life until we can imagine it for ourselves and allow ourselves to have it.

Your success and happiness lie in you.

Awakening is possible only for those who seek it and want it.

The man who does not value himself, cannot value anything or anyone.

Many answers to what you seek don't lie 'out there'. If you look inwards, you'll find the answer has been in you all along.

The most important relationship in your life is the relationship you have with yourself. Because no matter what happens, you will always be with yourself.

No one can hurt you without your consent.

The more you like yourself, the less you are like anyone else, which makes you unique.

Adventure is not outside man; it is within.

Forgive yourself for your faults and your mistakes and move on.

It is well known that those who do not trust themselves never trust others.

Nothing you wear is more important than your smile.

Smile! It increases your face value.

A positive attitude gives you power over your circumstances instead of your circumstances having power over you.

You are the only problem you will ever have and you are the only solution.

The more we value things, the less we value ourselves.

Expect the best of yourself, and then do what is necessary to make it a reality.

Trust your instincts: my first reaction is almost invariably the right one.

The world only exists in your eyes. You can make it as big or as small as you want.

Meditation practice isn't about trying to throw ourselves away and become something better. It's about befriending who we are already.

The first and greatest victory is to conquer yourself.

I wasn't brave, I just didn't have time to be scared.

Whatever you feel, you become. It is your responsibility.

In order to be irreplaceable one must always be different.

Constantly seek criticism. A well thought out critique of whatever you're doing is as valuable as gold.

It is your attitude, not your aptitude, that determines your altitude.

The eyes of others our prisons; their thoughts our cages.

Focus on how far you have come in life rather than looking at the accomplishments of others.

You're never given a dream without also being given the power to make it true.

Do not be awe struck by other people and try to copy them. Nobody can be you as efficiently as you can.

Don't allow your mind to tell your heart what to do. The mind gives up easily.

Life reflects your own thoughts back to you.

Confidence is like a dragon where, for every head cut off, two more heads grow back.

If fear is too strong, the genius is suppressed.

When we can see ourselves as we are, we can see others as they are.

You have been criticizing yourself for years, and it hasn't worked. Try approving of yourself and see what happens.

The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change.

Until you value yourself, you won't value your time. Until you value your time, you will not do anything with it.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

I am my own muse. I am the subject I know best. The subject I want to know better.

Quality means doing it right when no one is looking.

If you can change your mind, you can change your life.

Others can stop you temporarily - you are the only one who can do it permanently.

Self-control is strength.

Showing off is the fool's idea of glory.

Life is what you make it. Always has been, always will be.

You must find the place inside yourself where nothing is impossible.

Let us walk with heads held high and with a straight gaze.

Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anybody else expects of you.

As soon as you trust yourself, you will know how to live.

Success comes to those who become success conscious.

The greatest discovery of all time is that a person can change their future by merely changing their attitude.

Confidence comes from crossing thresholds.

The wiser you get, the less you care to look like a fool.

One of the most difficult things is not to change society - but to change yourself.

A mentor is someone who sees more talent and ability within you, than you see in yourself, and helps bring it out of you.

Sometimes it is more important to discover what one cannot do, than what one can do.

Confidence and hard work is the best medicine to kill the disease called failure. It will make you a successful person.

Stop being tormented by everyone else's reaction to you.

Follow your heart, listen to your inner voice, stop caring about what others think.

Pleasure is always derived from something outside you, whereas joy arises from within.

When you judge another, you do not define them, you define yourself

We never know how high we are till we are called to rise. Then if we are true to form our statures touch the skies.

Tension is who you think you should be. Relaxation is who you are.

You'll see it when you believe it.

Believe you can and you're halfway there.

You find peace not by rearranging the circumstances of your life, but by realizing who you are at the deepest level.

To wish you were someone else is to waste the person you are.

வெள்ளத் தனைய மலர்நீட்டம் மாந்தர்தம் உள்ளத் தனையது உயர்வு.

Whatever your mind can conceive and believe, it can achieve.

Every man's work, whether it be literature or music or pictures or architecture or anything else, is always a portrait of himself.

புன்னகை என்பது பிறருக்கு நாம் தரும் பரிசு மட்டுமல்ல, நமக்கே நாம் தந்து கொள்ளும் ஒரு தெரபி.

நிமிர்ந்த நன்னடை நேர்கொண்ட பார்வையும், நிலத்தில் யார்க்கும் அஞ்சாத நெறிகளும்.

The golden opportunity you are seeking is within yourself.

Superstars think like superstars long before the fans or the press anoint them.

The person who is his own master cannot tolerate another boss.

உன்னை அறிந்தால், நீ உன்னை அறிந்தால், உலகத்தில் போராடலாம்.

The only person you should try to be better than is the person you were yesterday.

Give a girl the right shoes, and she can conquer the world.

When you are content to be simply yourself and don't compare or compete, everybody will respect you.

What you are afraid of is never as bad as what you imagine. The fear you let build up in your mind is worse than the situation that actually exists.

Remember the entrance to the sanctuary is inside you.

We need a backbone, not a wishbone.

எந்தக் காரணத்தைக் கொண்டும் சுயமரியாதையை இழக்கக் கூடாது.

உன்னை அறிந்தால் நீ உன்னை அறிந்தால் உலகத்தில் போராடலாம்.

Because you are a child of God Than whatever happens to you You are the best; Be assured of being superior.

We can either add to our character each day, or we can fritter away our energies in distractions.

You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose.

நிமிர்ந்த நன்னடை நேர்கொண்ட பார்வையும், நிலத்தில் யார்க்கும் அஞ்சாத நெறிகளும், திமிர்ந்த ஞானச் செருக்கும் இருப்பதால் செம்மை மாதர் திறம்புவ தில்லையாம்.

பகுத்தறிவும், சுயமரியாதையுமே ஒரு மனிதனை முழு மனிதனாக்கும்.

Let one's thoughts be ever lofty.

எந்தக் காரணத்தைக் கொண்டும், சுயமரியாதையை இழக்காதீர்கள்.

For things to change, you have to change.

எண்ணிய எண்ணியாங்கு எய்துப எண்ணியார் திண்ணியர் ஆகப் பெறின்.

For the past 33 years, I have looked in the mirror every morning and asked myself: 'If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I am about to do today?' And whenever the answer has been 'No' for too many days in a row, I know I need to change something.

The wisest men follow their own direction.

A man with outward courage dares to die: a man with inner courage dares to live.

Nothing in the universe can stop you from letting go and starting over.

Never do things others can do and will do if there are things others cannot do or will not do.

Don't let anyone define you. You define yourself.

The most important battle is one to conquer yourself.

Confidence breeds beauty.

The moment you doubt whether you can fly, you cease for ever to be able to do it.

Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it.

Small men think they are small; great men never know they are great.

Success in any endeavor depends on the degree to which it is an expression of your true self.

If you want to achieve anything in this world, you have to get used to the idea that not everyone will like you.

Just throw away all thoughts of imaginary things, and stand firm in that which you are.

You can't make someone feel good about themselves until you feel good about yourself.

Accept responsibility for your life. Know that it is you who will get you where you want to go, no one else.

The less you respond to negative people, the more positive your life will become.

No matter what happens in life, never lose sight of who you are.

If you want to turn a vision into reality, you have to give 100% and never stop believing in your dream.

Love yourself with the same intensity you would use to pull yourself up if you were hanging off a cliff.

When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves.

The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather a lack in will.

The trouble with most of us is that we'd rather be ruined by praise than saved by criticism.

Either you run the day or the day runs you.

When you are totally at peace with yourself, nothing can shake you.

You have a brain and mind of your own. Use it, and reach your own decisions.

Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us.

It is easier to fight for one's principles than to live up to them.

At the center of your being you have the answer; you know who you are and you know what you want.

You can only be afraid of what you think you know.

The goal is not to show how great you are to others, but how vulnerable you are to yourself.

When you are tough on yourself, life is going to be infinitely easier on you.

No matter what happens, always be yourself.

It's not what you say out of your mouth that determines your life, it's what you whisper to yourself that has the most power!

Believe you can and you will be halfway there.

Trust thyself: every heart vibrates to that iron string.

Nobody is superior, nobody is inferior, but nobody is equal either. People are simply unique, incomparable. You are you, I am I.

Whether you think you can or think you can't – you are right.

Who you are is always right.

A lot of people have gone further than they thought they could because someone else thought they could.

Boldness makes even the smallest animal dangerous.

You have the freedom to be yourself, your true self, here and now, and nothing can stand in your way.

Watch what you say, and whatever you say, practice it.

I am thankful to all who said no to me. It is because of them that I'm doing it myself.

Best be yourself, imperial, plain, and true.

Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes.

Do not try to be on the side of the majority, but live according to your inner laws.

The constant assertion of belief is an indication of fear.

If you realize that you're the problem, then you can change yourself, learn something and grow wiser. Don't blame other people for your problems.

They who have conquered doubt and fear have conquered failure.

The biggest and only critic lives in your perception of people's perception of you rather than people's perception of you.

If you believe you can, you can. If you believe you can't, then, well you can't.

When you judge others, you do not define them, you define yourself.

Self-compassion is simply giving the same kindness to ourselves that we would give to others.

When you recover or discover something that nourishes your soul and brings joy, care enough about yourself to make room for it in your life.

When I loved myself enough, I began leaving whatever wasn't healthy. This meant people, jobs, my own beliefs and habits – anything that kept me small.

The real difficulty is to overcome how you think about yourself.

You are not stuck where you are unless you decide to be.

Owning our story and loving ourselves through that process is the bravest thing that we will ever do.

To be beautiful means to be yourself. You don’t need to be accepted by others. You need to accept yourself.

Talk to yourself like you would to someone you love.

Real loss is only possible when you love something more than you love yourself.

Work out your own salvation. Do not depend on others.

What would you do if you weren't afraid?

Be confident, not certain.

Unless a man is master of his soul, all other kinds of mastery amount to little.

There are no constraints on the human mind, no walls around the human spirit, no barriers to our progress except those we ourselves erect.

Always be a first rate version of yourself and not a second rate version of someone else.

To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.

Never allow a person to tell you no who doesn't have the power to say yes.

Do not look for a sanctuary in anyone except your self.

Only I can change my life. No one can do it for me.

You become a worrier by practicing worry. You become free of worry by practicing the opposite.

Don't let them drag you down by rumors. Just go with what you believe in.

To belittle, you have to be little.

Don't let your mind stop you.

I exist as I am, that is enough.

The question isn't who is going to let me; it's who is going to stop me.

No need to hurry. No need to sparkle. No need to be anybody but oneself.

We become what we believe.

Do what you feel in your heart to be right - for you'll be criticized anyway.

There is no limitations except those we create for ourselves.

The less you talk about your shame, the more of it you have.

Stand up to your obstacles and do something about them. You'll find they haven't half the strength you think they have.

To be calm is the highest achievement of the self.

You may think I'm small, but I have a universe inside my mind.

மனதில் உறுதி வேண்டும், வாக்கினிலே இனிமை வேண்டும்.

Be yourself; everyone else is already taken

என் உயரம் இதுதான் என்று தெரிந்த பிறகு, நான் ஏன் கோபுரத்தோடு போட்டி போட வேண்டும்?

People who are unable to motivate themselves must be content with mediocrity, no matter how impressive their other talents.

குன்றின் அனையாரும் குன்றுவர் குன்றின் அனைய செயின்.

Why fit in when you were born to stand out?

If you can see it in your mind, you can hold it in your mind.

He who is untrue to his own cause cannot command the respect of others.

The greatest fear in the world is of the opinions of others. And the moment you are unafraid of the crowd you are no longer a sheep, you become a lion. A great roar arises in your heart, the roar of freedom.

I succeeded by saying what everyone else is thinking.

நான் வீழ்வேனென்று நினைத்தாயோ?

Listen to what you know instead of what you fear.

A man sooner or later discovers that he is the master-gardener of his soul, the director of his life.

You are the only real obstacle in your path to a fulfilling life.

Stay away from people who makes you feel like you are wasting their time.

There is no failure except in no longer trying. There is no defeat except from within, no insurmountable barrier except our own inherent weakness of purpose.

Life has no limitations except the ones you make.

Mastering others is strength, mastering yourself is true power.

You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face.

Our doubts are traitors, and make us lose the good we oft might win, by fearing to attempt.

Never settle for the crumbs of life.

You already have every characteristic necessary for success if you recognize, claim, develop and use them.

Don't let the noise of others' opinions drown out your own inner voice.

Take responsibility of your own happiness, never put it in other people's hands.

Don't let someone elses. opinion become your reality.

I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.

If you want to see things just as they are, then you yourself must practice just as you are.

It is the power of the mind to be unconquerable.

When we think about our strengths, we are strong. When we think about our weaknesses, we are weak.

As a man thinketh in his heart, so shall he be.

Embrace the life you have and stop wishing that you could be someone else.

Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does.

Confidence comes not from always being right but not fearing to be wrong.

Nothing can bring you peace but yourself.

Throw your heart over the bar and your body will follow.

If your happiness depends on what somebody else does, I guess you do have a problem.

No one can compete with you on being you. Most of life is a search for who and what needs you the most.

Your only limitations are those you set up in your mind or permit others to set up for you.

When I say that you are gods and goddesses, I mean that your possibilities are infinite, your potentiality is infinite.

You are what you believe yourself to be.

If you don't know, the thing to do is not to get scared, but to learn.

Out of your vulnerabilities will come your strength.

A man who acquires the ability to take full possession of his own mind may take possession of anything else to which he is justly entitled.

Never allow someone to be your priority while allowing yourself to be their option.

Listen to the secret sound, the real sound, which is inside you.

If ever you feel like an animal among men, be a lion.

By going within. Nowhere you can go is more peaceful - more free of interruptions - than your own soul.

Change yourself - you are in control.

Confidence is not a guarantee of success, but a pattern of thinking that will improve your likelihood of success, a tenacious search for ways to make things work.

Wanting to be someone else is a waste of the person you are.

You're braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.

The mind is the limit.

If you do not conquer self, you will be conquered by self.

When we allow negative messages to fester in our head, they take on a life of their own.

You can not live your life just based on what everyone else thinks.

Being entirely honest with oneself is a good exercise.

Your chances of success in any undertaking can always be measured by your belief in yourself.

Because a thing seems difficult for you, do not think it impossible.

The only limits in your life are those that you set yourself.

You are always your own best guru, your own best teacher, the answers are always inside you.

Confidence is consistency of thinking about what is possible and how to make it possible.

Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions.

Argue for your limitations and sure enough, they're yours.

You don't have to control your thoughts; you just have to stop letting them control you.

Cherish forever what makes you unique, cuz you're really a yawn if it goes.

First say to yourself what you would be; and then do what you have to do.

Your mind is infinite, it's your doubts that are limiting.

A man cannot be comfortable without his own approval.

Don't let the noise of others opinions drown out your inner voice.

Do not allow your inner doubts to keep you from achieving what you can do.

Give more than you think you can, trusting that you are richer than you think.

It's your life; you don't need someone's permission to live the life you want. Be brave to live from your heart.

Re-examine all that you have been told... dismiss that which insults your soul.

Sometimes you have to lose all you have to find out who you truly are.

Fears are nothing more than a state of mind.

If you don't program yourself, life will program you.

Would you rather live your life according to the approval of others or aligned with your truth and your dreams?

I do not seek. I find.

To acquire true self power you have to feel beneath no one, be immune to criticism and be fearless.

To share your weakness is to make yourself vulnerable; to make yourself vulnerable is to show your strength.

We tend to live up to our expectations.

It takes half your life before you discover life is a do-it-yourself project.

You have within you right now, everything you need to deal with whatever the world can throw at you.

Any thought that is passed on to the subconscious often enough and convincingly enough is finally accepted.

Have the courage to be ignorant of a great number of things, in order to avoid the calamity of being ignorant of everything.

What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.

The less you try to impress, the more peaceful you can be.

All that a man achieves and all that he fails to achieve is the direct result of his own thoughts.

Inspire yourself to be great. Being good isn't good enough.

Be royal in your own fashion: act like a king to be treated like one.

Seek not the good in external things;seek it in yourselves.

Fear does not have any special power unless you empower it by submitting to it.

Follow your instincts. That is where true wisdom manifests itself.

Your only obligation in any lifetime is to be true to yourself.

If we did all the things we are capable of, we would literally astound ourselves.

I try more and more to be myself, caring relatively little whether people approve or disapprove.

The golden opportunity you are seeking is in yourself. It is not in your environment; it is not in luck or chance, or the help of others; it is in yourself alone.

I think self-awareness is probably the most important thing towards being a champion.

You change the world by being yourself.

Man is made by his belief. As he believes, so he is.

Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions.

In order to be walked over, you have to be lying down.

You have the potential for greatness.

A man is but a product of his thoughts. What he thinks he becomes.

He who has overcome his fears will truly be free.

Don't be afraid to see what you see.

A vital part of the happiness formula is self-discipline. Whoever conquers himself knows deep happiness that fills the heart with joy.

Knowing your own darkness is the best method for dealing with the darknesses of other people.

I do not exist to impress the world. I exist to live my life in a way that will make me happy.

Be Brave and Take Risks: You need to have faith in yourself. Be brave and take risks. You don't have to have it all figured out to move forward.

In the midst of movement and chaos, keep stillness inside of you.

Today you are you, that is truer than true. There is no one alive who is you-er than you.

Don't be pushed around by the fears in your mind. Be led by the dreams in your heart.

I am thankful to all those who said no. It's because of them, I did it myself.

There is a big difference between being centered and being self-centered.

Always be a first-rate version of yourself, instead of a second-rate version of someone else.

I've always tried to go a step past wherever people expected me to end up.

The more you trust yourself, the less you compare yourself to others.

Be brave to stand for what you believe in even if you stand alone.

Success is liking yourself, liking what you do, and liking how you do it.

We ordinary people must forge our own beauty.

Nothing external to you has any power over you.

Know your gifts and share them.

A calm mind brings inner strength and self-confidence, so that's very important for good health.

You are not the drop in the ocean, but the ocean in the drop.

What the mind can conceive, it can achieve.

Do not look for approval except for the consciousness of doing your best.

A wise man will be master of his mind, a fool will be its slave.

Believe in yourself! Have faith in your abilities! Without a humble but reasonable confidence in your own powers you cannot be successful or happy.

The single most powerful asset we all have is our mind.

When uncomfortable, my instinct is not to avoid the discomfort but to become at peace with it.

Instead of worrying about what you cannot control, shift your energy to what you can create.

Nothing is too high for a man to reach, but he must climb with care and confidence

Magic is believing in yourself, if you can do that, you can make anything happen.

To live is to choose. But to choose well, you must know who you are and what you stand for, where you want to go and why you want to get there.

You can, you should, and if you're brave enough to start, you will.

The soul is placed in the body like a rough diamond, and must be polished, or the luster of it will never appear.

I am not what happened to me, I am what I choose to become.

Your gift is something that you can do innately better than anything else.

The greatest of empires, is the empire over one's self.

My instinct is always to seek out challenges as opposed to avoiding them.

If you think you can do a thing or think you can't do a thing, you're right.

Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence.

Human beings can alter their lives by altering their attitudes of mind.

Nothing can dim the light which shines from within.

You don't need anybody to tell you who you are or what you are. You are what you are!

Act the way you want to be and soon you'll be the way you act.

People who belittle people, will be LITTLE people, and will accomplish very Little

Conflict cannot survive without your participation.

What you resist, persists.

As you think, so shall you become.

The only limits in our life are those we impose on ourselves.

Your attitude, not your aptitude, will determine your altitude.

We will act consistently with our view of who we truly are, whether that view is accurate or not.

A man is literally what he thinks.

Your heart is the size of an ocean. Go find yourself in its hidden depths.

Whatever you are, be a good one.

Your spirit is the true shield.

If you let your head get too big, it'll break your neck.

Stop wasting time looking at someone else's reality while doing nothing about yours.

Trust yourself. Create the kind of self that you will be happy to live with all your life.