I’m sure all of us have experienced some sort of self-doubt before. “I don’t know if he/she’ll like me, I’m so ugly“; “Do you think they’ll hire me? Why would they want me?“; “I guess I’ll just be poor forever, I can never make that much money!” But, remember how confident we were as kids? We didn’t care what people on the street think about our shiny green belt that literally doesn’t even match our purple rain boots. We walked around as if we have a million bucks in our pockets. Even if someone talked crap about us, we would forget about it the next second and proceed to play dodgeball with our besties. So, I hope these self-confidence quotes can remind you of how amazing you are, and that you deserve the absolute best! (The five-year-old you would never doubt this)
Enjoy these 50 self confidence quotes that I personally love, and I hope you’ll love them too!
My Favorite Self Confidence Quotes
1. Believe in your infinite potential. Your only limitations are those you set upon yourself .
Roy T. Bennett
2. I am not afraid of storms for I am learning how to sail my ship.
Louisa May Alcott
3. Trust yourself. Create the kind of self that you will be happy to live with all your life. Make the most of yourself by fanning the tiny, inner sparks of possibility into flames of achievement.
Golda Meir
4. I found I was more confident when I stopped trying to be someone else’s definition of beautiful and started being my own.
Remington Miller
5. Nothing so bolsters our self-confidence and reconciles us with ourselves as the continuous ability to create; to see things grow and develop under our hand, day in, day out.
Eric Hoffer
6. Never be bullied into silence. Never allow yourself to be made a victim. Accept no one’s definition of your life; define yourself.
Harvey Fierstein
7. You can have anything you want if you are willing to give up the belief that you can’t have it.
Robert Anthony
8. I am only one, but I am one. I cannot do everything, but I can do something. And because I cannot do everything, I will not refuse to do the something that I can do.
Edward Everett Hale
9. When there is no enemy within, the enemies outside cannot hurt you.
African proverb
10. I have no responsibility to be like they expect me to be. It’s their mistake, not my failing.
Richard P. Feynman
Quotes On Loving Yourself & Self-Acceptance
11. Love yourself first and everything else falls into line. You really have to love yourself to get anything done in this world.
Lucille Ball
12. When you adopt the viewpoint that there is nothing that exists that is not part of you, that there is no one who exists who is not part of you, that any judgment you make is self-judgment, that any criticism you level is self-criticism, you will wisely extend to yourself an unconditional love that will be the light of the world.
Harry Palmer
13. I had to grow to love my body. I did not have a good self-image at first. Finally, it occurred to me, I’m either going to love me or hate me. And I chose to love myself. Then everything kind of sprung from there. Things that I thought weren’t attractive became sexy. Confidence makes you sexy.
Queen Latifah
14. A healthy self-love means we have no compulsion to justify to ourselves or others why we take vacations, why we sleep late, why we buy new shoes, why we spoil ourselves from time to time. We feel comfortable doing things that add quality and beauty to life.
Andrew Matthews
15. Find the love you seek, by first finding the love within yourself. Learn to rest in that place within you that is your true home.
Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
16. You have been criticizing yourself for years, and it hasn’t worked. Try approving of yourself and see what happens.
Louise L. Hay
17. When nobody celebrates you, learn to celebrate yourself. When nobody compliments you, then compliment yourself. It’s not up to other people to keep you encouraged. It’s up to you. Encouragement should come from the inside.
Joel Osteen
Inspiring Quotes To Boost Self Esteem
18. One of the greatest regrets in life is being what others would want you to be, rather than being yourself.
Shannon L. Alder
19. One’s dignity may be assaulted, vandalized and cruelly mocked, but it can never be taken away unless it is surrendered.
Michael J. Fox
20. I prefer to be true to myself, even at the hazard of incurring the ridicule of others, rather than to be false, and to incur my own abhorrence.
Frederick Douglass
21. You have to believe in yourself when no one else does – that makes you a winner right here.
Venus Williams
22. You are very powerful, provided you know how powerful you are.
Yogi Bhajan
23. There is nothing noble about being superior to some other man. The true nobility is in being superior to your previous self.
Hindu Proverb
24. Your problem is you’re… too busy holding onto your unworthiness.
Ram Dass
25. Self-pity gets you nowhere. One must have the adventurous daring to accept oneself as a bundle of possibilities and undertake the most interesting game in the world making the most of one’s best.
Harry Emerson Fosdick
26. The most beautiful people we have known are those who have known defeat, known suffering, known struggle, known loss, and have found their way out of the depths. These persons have an appreciation, a sensitivity and an understanding of life that fills them with compassion, gentleness, and deep loving concern. Beautiful people do not just happen.
Elizabeth Kubler-Ross
27. Too many people overvalue what they are not and undervalue what they are.
Malcolm S. Forbes
28. Never bend your head. Always hold it high. Look the world straight in the face.
Helen Keller
Confidence For Success & Achievement
29. Believe in yourself! Have faith in your abilities! Without humble but reasonable confidence in your own powers you cannot be successful or happy.
Norman Vincent Peale
30. When someone tells me “no,” it doesn’t mean I can’t do it, it simply means I can’t do it with them.
Karen E. Quinones Miller
31. Once we believe in ourselves, we can risk curiosity, wonder, spontaneous delight, or any experience that reveals the human spirit
E.E. Cummings
32. What the mind can conceive and believe, and the heart desire, you can achieve.
Norman Vincent Peale
33. People who repeatedly attack your confidence and self-esteem are quite aware of your potential, even if you are not.
Wayne Gerard Trotman
34. She remembered who she was. And the game changed.
Lalah Delia
35. The moment you become friends with your inner Self, you realize that the failures or hindrances that you met earlier were caused more by your disconnected status with your inner Being.
Stephen Richards
36. The more you believe in yourself, the more the world believes in you!
Isa Zapata
37. To become, you must first believe.
Lailah Gifty Akita
38. They can bring a sea of an army against you but the truth will keep you afloat.
Mitta Xinindlu
39. The world’s greatest achievers have been those who have always stayed focused on their goals and have been consistent in their efforts.
Dr Roopleen
40. If my mind can conceive it. My heart can believe it. I know I can achieve it!
Jesse Jackson
Inspiring Quotes On Facing Adversity
41. Show me someone who has done something worthwhile, and I’ll show you someone who has overcome adversity.
Lou Holtz
42. Take a limitation and turn it into an opportunity. Take an opportunity and turn it into an adventure by dreaming BIG!
Jo Franz
43. Because some people see a wall and assume that’s the end of their journey. Others see it and decide it’s just the beginning.
Angeline Trevena
44. If you are facing a new challenge or being asked to do something that you have never done before don’t be afraid to step out. You have more capability than you think you do but you will never see it unless you place a demand on yourself for more.
Joyce Meyer
45. You have power over your mind – not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.
Marcus Aurelius
46. I’ve missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I’ve lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I’ve been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed
Michael Jordan
47. Failure is a detour, not a dead-end street.
Zig Ziglar
48. You can’t let your failures define you. You have to let your failures teach you.
Barack Obama
49. Everything you want is on the other side of fear.
Jack Canfield
50. Your dream doesn’t have an expiration date. Take a deep breath and try again.
Unknown
Believe In Yourself
I know this is super cliche, but I truly mean it! Believe in yourself. Because guess what? If you don’t believe in yourself, no one else will. And this is definitely one of the most life-changing lessons that I’ve learned in my twenty-something years on earth. Just like Lilah Delia said, “She remembered who she was, and the game changed” PERIOD.
*Here are some other self confidence quotes by Lilah Delia that I absolutely adore*
Never ever ever ever forget how powerful you are. And don’t ever underestimate your potential even when others try to bring you down. Whenever you feel self-doubt seeping into your mind, recite these self-confidence quotes until you truly believe in each word with all your heart. Instead of filling our minds with negative self-talk and self-deprecating thoughts, it’s crucial that we replace those harmful words with positivity, love, and light. You are who you think you are, truly. Once you start believing in the infinite potential of this universe, and your right to have everything you dream of. There will be nothing, absolutely nothing, that’ll stop you from loving and believing in yourself.
Lastly, I genuinely hope these self-confidence quotes have brought you some positivity and motivation! And for more self-care tips and inspiration, make sure to check out:
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