Self Confidence Sayings and Quotes

Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous old self confidence quotes, self confidence sayings, and self confidence proverbs, collected over the years from a variety of sources.

We have to learn to be our own best friends because we fall too easily into the trap of being our own worst enemies. Roderick Thorp
Don't live down to expectations. Go out there and do something remarkable. Wendy Wasserstein
Confidence is preparation. Everything else is beyond your control. Richard Kline
A man cannot be comfortable without his own approval. Mark Twain
To establish true self-esteem we must concentrate on our successes and forget about the failures and the negatives in our lives. Denis Waitley
Our self-respect tracks our choices. Every time we act in harmony with our authentic self and our heart, we earn our respect. It is that simple. Every choice matters. Dan Coppersmith
You have been criticizing yourself for years, and it hasn't worked. Try approving of yourself and see what happens. Louise L. Hay
The better you feel about yourself, the less you feel the need to show off. Robert Hand
It is never too late to be what you might have been. George Eliot
Who has confidence in himself will gain the confidence of others. Leib Lazarow
Self-confidence is the first requisite to great undertakings. Samuel Johnson
I think self-awareness is probably the most important thing towards being a champion. Billie Jean King
You can have anything you want if you are willing to give up the belief that you can't have it. Dr. Robert Anthony
Confidence is half of victory. Yiddish Proverb
There's one blessing only, the source and cornerstone of beatitude: confidence in self. Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Confidence is that feeling by which the mind embarks on great and honorable courses with a sure hope and trust in itself. Cicero
If 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 Garvey
The strongest single factor in prosperity consciousness is self-esteem: believing you can do it, believing you deserve it, believing you will get it. Jerry Gillies
Always be a first-rate version of yourself, instead of a second-rate version of somebody else. Judy Garland
The most important key to the permanent enhancement of esteem is the practice of positive inner-talk. Dennis Waitley