"Our belief at the beginning of a doubtful undertaking is the one thing that assures the successful outcome of any venture."
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"You either walk inside your story and own it or you stand outside your story and hustle for your worthiness."
"You've got to jump off cliffs and build your wings on the way down."
"Happiness and self-confidence come naturally when you feel yourself moving and progressing toward becoming the very best person you can possibly be."
"Kindness in words creates confidence."
"As a result of a general defect of nature, we are either more confident or more fearful of unusual and unknown things."
"Knowing what you can not do is more important than knowing what you can do. In fact, that's good taste."
"What could we accomplish if we knew we could not fail?"
"Only the flexibly creative person can really manage the future, Only the one who can face novelty with confidence and without fear."
"Humility must always be the portion of any man who receives acclaim earned in the blood of his followers and the sacrifices of his friends."
"Ignorance more frequently begets confidence than does knowledge: it is those who know little, and not those who know much, who so positively assert that this or that problem will never be solved by science."
"Confidence in golf means being able to concentrate on the problem at hand with no outside interference."
"Look the world straight in the eye."
"Most of us have far more courage than we ever dreamed we possessed."
"I've learned what works and what doesn't, which gives me confidence."
"Self-confidence comes naturally when your inner life and your outer life are in harmony."
"Nothing builds self-esteem and self-confidence like accomplishment."
"Talking much about oneself can also be a means to conceal oneself."
"All you need is ignorance and confidence and the success is sure."
"I believe that if corporate America expects consumer confidence to be restored, they must first be honest with us."