Best 31 quotes in «self assurance quotes» category

Moments later, I was climbing nervously into the back of the car. The driver wore the archetypal expression of an antagonist. No words were exchanged beyond the brief lines uttered to this nameless stranger, whose inclinations remained unclear. The car sped along empty roads and traversed dingy alleyways. Music blared from its speakers. I did not remember exhaling throughout the entire journey.

One of my rules is never to look sideways at what other people are doing but instead, do what I feel is right.

Projecting an air of self-assurance will take you a long way.

Nothing is as irritating to a shy man as a confident girl.

Some people’s self-esteem was secretly improved when they discovered that their then-lovers had killed themselves over them.

Sometimes you just know... And then it doesn't even seem scary. Just certain and joyful. Like a deep stream, flowing steady and strong, jumping and splashing and churning as it passes around and over the land in which it is grounded. And for this knowing, and flowing, I am grateful.

Self-love, self-confident and self-determination.

Some people hate people who are overconfident, only because their overconfidence reminds them of their underconfidence.

Tak usah cemas, akan banyak waktu untuk tidur setelah kita mati.

We reach for the same brand not because we trust its quality but because we want to reassure ourselves that we made a smart choice the last time we bought it.

You've always mistaken my absolute self-assurance for profound thought.

A relationship doesn't define you. You define you.

Always in life an idea starts small, it is only a sapling idea, but the vines will come and they will try to choke your idea so it cannot grow and it will die and you will never know you had a big idea, an idea so big it could have grown thirty meters through the dark canopy of leaves and touched the face of the sky.' He looked at me and continued. 'The vines are people who are afraid of originality, of new thinking. Most people you encounter will be vines; when you are a young plant they are very dangerous.' His piercing blue eyes looked into mine.' Always listen to yourself, Peekay. It is better to be wrong than simply to follow convention. If you are wrong, no matter, you have learned something and you grow stronger. If you are right, you have taken another step toward a fulfilling life.

Be controlled from the inside of you. Be controlled by your standards. Be motivated by your decisions. Have high standards of behaviour that ride over the negative noise of others. Laugh with those who laugh, mourn with those who mourn, but don’t mourn when you don’t want to, and laugh at those who laugh at you if you want to. Determine not to be a photo-sensor that brightens the lights only when people are nice to you.

Positive, adj.: Mistaken at the top of one's voice.

Your self-assurance scares me.’ 'That’s only because you don’t have any.

A confident soul is un-conquerable spirit.

And here I was, left with only myself to deal with. It was entirely up to me.

Confidence is always the best accessory. Own the moment. Own your space.

Doubt quit stopping by when I started staying out late, dancing in a flood of self assurance discovered when holding your hand.

Even in her casual white shirt and cotton pants, she was clearly an independent woman in charge of her destiny. She was so… He paused, searching for words. So sophisticated, so self-assured.

God doesn't need me to believe in Him. Believing in myself satisfies him just as much.

I can still hear the undemanding calmness of the Mediterranean Sea as the waves brushed up against the dimly lit sand, greeting the shoreline like an old friend. The sea and the sun seemed so sure of themselves, and I loved that thought.

If you do not know where you come from, then you don't know where you are, and if you don't know where you are, then you don't know where you're going. And if you don't know where you're going, you're probably going wrong.

For it is in your power to retire into yourself whenever you choose.

...I don't want security - to be self-assured - I want to risk my heart in making your portrait and be paid the wages of your devotion...

I swear by the self-assurance with which elderly men sitting in public tilt sideways to allow the gas to escape loudly.

I imagine that the intelligent people are the ones so intelligent that they don't even need or want to look 'intelligent' anymore.

It's okay to look different, Lilith. Beauty is only a matter of opinion. If you believe you are beautiful, then that's all that matters. These are really tough years you're approaching now. Your decisions now as a teenager can change your entire life. Just make sure you talk to me or comeone if you're ever feeling like life is too much to handle. And never let anyone convince you that you're not worthy, only to take advantage of you.

I’m turned on by women who are comfortable in their own skin; and I’m turned off by those who are uncomfortable in their own shoes.

It's okay to look different, Lilith. Beauty is only a matter of opinion. If you believe you are beautiful, then that's all that matters. These are really tough years you're approaching now. Your decisions now as a teenager can change your entire life. Just make sure you talk to me or someone if you're ever feeling like life is too much to handle. And never let anyone convince you that you're not worthy, only to take advantage of you.