"In the bottle discontent seeks for comfort, cowardice for courage, and bashfulness for confidence"

"Ignorance more frequently begets confidence than does knowledge: it is those who know little, not those who know much, who so positively assert that this or that problem will never be solved by science."

"The problem with the world is that the intelligent people are full of doubts, while the stupid ones are full of confidence."

"We are confident. We have ourselves. We know how to sacrifice. We know how to work. We know how to combat the forces that oppose us. But even more than that, we are true believers in the whole idea of justice. Justice is so much on our side, that that is going to see us through."

"Every child deserves to grow up knowing their potential and feeling confident that they won't fall at the first hurdle - that they cope with life's setbacks."

"Being glamorous is about strength and confidence. It's black and white - dramatic. You have to be strong."

"I am strong-willed, which can be annoying sometimes. And from that I think people assume I have confidence and Hollywood glamour and all that stuff, when actually, in my personal life, sometimes I'm just a goofball."

"The best we can do is size up the chances, calculate the risks involved, estimate our ability to deal with them, and then make our plans with confidence."

"I suggest that going to Mars means permanence on the planet - a mission by which we are building up a confidence level to become a two-planet species."

"I have total faith, trust and confidence in the guy, ... He's going to be a long-snapper for a long time in this league."

"I'm confident that's not where this is going. The information that I have thus far, I don't think that's going to happen at all."

"The confidence which we have in ourselves gives birth to much of that which we have in others."

"Confidence contributes more to conversation than wit."

"Confidence... thrives on honesty, on honor, on the sacredness of obligations, on faithful protection and on unselfish performance. Without them it cannot live."

"Self-confidence goes a long way and is very attractive to others."

"Morale is good; troops are confident; leaders are capable."

I feel real confidence in working on the stage.

There's a level of confidence in the actor you're working with that really helps a lot. It makes all the difference.

“Confidence is contagious and so is lack of confidence, and a customer will recognize both.”

“You defeat defeatism with confidence.”

“Confidence is contagious; so is lack of confidence.”

“Confidence and hard-work is the best medicine to kill the disease called failure. it will make you a successful person.”

“My better is better than your better.”

“If you once forfeit the confidence of your fellow citizens, you can never regain their respect and esteem. It is true that you may fool all of the people some of the time; you can even fool some of the people all of the time; but you can't fool all of the people all of the time. -Speech at Clinton, Illinois, September 8, 1854.”