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I was very blessed to have family and friends, but particularly family, who told me I was not only all right, I was just right, so I believe that my brain is a good one, and it’s lasting me very well.
Maya AngelouI am who I am. That’s why my friends and peers respect and appreciate me. I don’t change or cater my actions to fit my surroundings. I’m myself 24/7. People appreciate that.
Kevin HartEvery man has a right to be conceited until he is successful.
Benjamin DisraeliNone but a coward dares to boast that he has never known fear.
Bertrand RussellNo great deed is done by falterers who ask for certainty.
George EliotYou’ll never rise any higher than the way you see yourself.
Joel OsteenI figured that if I said it enough, I would convince the world that I really was the greatest.
Muhammad AliIf you are against yourself, you will never reach your highest potential. And when you criticize yourself, you’re criticizing God.
Joel OsteenWhen someone bestows something on you, no matter how true it is, when someone says, ‚Sexiest Man Alive,‘ I’m honestly going, ‚Thank you. Right on.‘ For me, it’s never canceled out anything, it’s never made me go, ‚Does this make me less talented of an actor?‘
Matthew McConaugheyI’m very secure about my talents and about who I am.
Dolly PartonI would say things like ‚I am the greatest! I’m pretty! If you talk jive, you’ll drop in five! I float like a butterfly, sting like a bee! I’m pretty!‘ When white people heard me talking like this, some said, ‚That black man talks too much. He’s bragging.‘
Muhammad AliI heard that when Christina Aguilera went back to her prom, people, like, booed her. I can’t imagine going through that. If you know that’s going to happen, why put yourself in that situation? I’d rather play for 20,000 screaming people, you know?
Taylor SwiftI’m not intimidated by how people perceive me.
Dolly PartonEvery man has his own courage, and is betrayed because he seeks in himself the courage of other persons.
Ralph Waldo EmersonI should be a postage stamp, because that’s the only way I’ll ever get licked. I’m beautiful. I’m fast. I’m so mean I make medicine sick. I can’t possibly be beat.
Muhammad AliSome guys look better as they get older.
Dolly PartonI think, a lot of times when you meet someone, you feel like you need to appear like you’re not interested in them so that they’ll be more interested in you. But what happens when you start showing him that you actually like him? What’s he gonna do then? Play the tape forward; how do you keep a guy like that? I don’t want to sign up for that.
Taylor SwiftIt is what a man thinks of himself that really determines his fate.
Henry David ThoreauI know who I am, I know what I can and can’t do. I know what I will and won’t do. I know what I’m capable of and I don’t agree to do things that I don’t think I can pull off.
Dolly PartonI think it’s OK to be confident in yourself.
Lady GagaSome men never feel small, but these are the few men who are.
Gilbert K. ChestertonThere’s a difference in thinking you are a champion and knowing that you are.
Matthew McConaugheyI think people take me as seriously as I want them to. They take me as seriously as I take myself – let’s put it that way.
Dolly PartonNothing external to you has any power over you.
Ralph Waldo EmersonI consider myself to have one of the greatest voices in the industry.
Lady GagaWell, I don’t think there’s any need for people to focus on my career.
Bill GatesI don’t need to be vindicated, and I don’t want attention.
Ray BradburyI tend not to really think about what other people say. I’d rather just try and focus on what I’m doing, try and win basically.
Lando NorrisI don’t focus on the critics. Everyone who is making any difference in any field has critics. As long as I feel like I’m doing what I’m supposed to be doing, then I don’t worry about it.
Joel OsteenIt’s hard to be humble, when you’re as great as I am.
Muhammad AliI had nothing growing up, but I always wanted to be ‚sexy,‘ even before I knew what the word was.
Dolly PartonBut ever since I was a kid, I was always the winner.
LeBron JamesI am the greatest, I said that even before I knew I was.
Muhammad AliDon’t ever doubt yourselves or waste a second of your life. It’s too short, and you’re too special.
Ariana GrandeWe should not underestimate ourselves, because if lots of individuals go together then we can accomplish almost anything.
Greta ThunbergI know I’m stronger in the songs than I really am. Sometimes I need to hear it myself. We all need to hear those empowering songs to remind us.
Beyonce KnowlesNever, and I mean never, allow anyone else’s ideas of who you can or can’t become sully your dream or pollute your imagination. This is your territory, and a ‚Keep Out‘ sign is a great thing to erect at all entrances to your imagination.
Wayne DyerHow can any man be weak who dares to be at all?
Henry David ThoreauTimidity makes a person modest. It makes him or her say, ‚I’m not worthy of being written up in the record of deeds in heaven or on earth.‘ Timidity keeps people from their good. They are afraid to say, ‚Yes, I deserve it.‘
Maya AngelouMy success isn’t a result of arrogance – it’s a result of belief.
Conor McGregorSure it’s a big job; but I don’t know anyone who can do it better than I can.
John F. KennedyWhen you are content to be simply yourself and don’t compare or compete, everybody will respect you.
Lao TzuAbove everything else I’ve done, I’ve always said I’ve had more guts than I’ve got talent.
Dolly PartonI’m the greatest thing that ever lived! I’m the king of the world! I’m a bad man. I’m the prettiest thing that ever lived.
Muhammad AliI put my flaws on front street. So the world accepted my flaws, so I don’t have any flaws.
Kevin GatesIt was clear to me that if I could get through Princeton at the top of my class, I could do anything in the world.
Michelle ObamaWhen a country has the skill and self-confidence to take action against its biggest problems, it makes outsiders eager to be a part of it.
Bill GatesI think I write in a fairly self-confident manner.
Christopher HitchensIn the Raphael Room, the secret turned out to be that only some of the paintings were made by the great master; the rest were made by students. I had liked the ones by Raphael. This was a big jab for my self-confidence in my ability to appreciate art.
Richard P. FeynmanSometimes, people can be extraordinarily judgmental and closed-minded to anyone different or special, which is why it’s so hard for young people in this day and age to be comfortable enough in their own skin to not listen to the people picking on them.
Ariana GrandeReal beauty knocks you a little bit off kilter.
David ByrneIf you don’t stand your ground, then all that happens is people push you backwards.
Jordan PetersonFor a man to achieve all that is demanded of him he must regard himself as greater than he is.
Johann Wolfgang von GoetheI’m a decent cook; I’m a decent chef. None of my friends would ever have hired me at any point in my career. Period.
Anthony BourdainWhat destroys more self-confidence than any other educational thing in America is being assigned to some remedial math when you get into some college, and then it’s not taught very well and you end up with this sense of, ‚Hey, I can’t really figure those things out.‘
Bill GatesI am not handsome or sexy. Of course, it’s not like I am hopeless.
Keanu ReevesKnow that any and all thoughts that you have regarding your own skills, interests, and inclinations are valid. To reinforce the validity of your thoughts, keep them private. Tell yourself that they’re between you and God.
Wayne DyerI’m comfortable in my own skin, no matter how far it’s stretched. Ha ha.
Dolly PartonYou make yourself broad. You make yourself appealing. ‚Hey, y’all, I’m cool with everybody.‘ That’s my message.
Kevin HartLiving in America and, of course, just being women in general, we’ve got more strength than we think we do.
Dolly Parton