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Anthony Trollope1 quote
Never think that you're not good enough yourself. A man should never think that. My belief is that in life people will take you very much at your own reckoning. — Anthony Trollope · 1862Eleanor Roosevelt1 quote
Action brings with it its own courage, its own energy, a growth of self-confidence that can be acquired in no other way. — Eleanor Roosevelt · 1963Gustave Flaubert1 quote
Naturalness and ease of manner-a product of sophistication which the gullible interpret as a sign of instant affinity. — Gustave Flaubert · 1869Joan Didion1 quote
To have that sense of one's intrinsic worth which, for better or for worse, constitutes self-respect, is potentially to have everything: the ability to discriminate, to love and to remain indifferent. — Joan Didion · 1961Leo Tolstoy1 quote
Keep your clothes neat and tidy; it gives you self-confidence and composure in your bearings. — Leo Tolstoy · 1854Little Richard1 quote
I'm not conceited-I'm convinced! — Little Richard · 1990Mark Twain1 quote
All you need in this life is ignorance and confidence; then success is sure. — Mark Twain · 1887Theodore Roosevelt1 quote
Believe you can and you're halfway there. — Theodore Roosevelt · 1905Tina Fey1 quote
Confidence is 10 percent hard work and 90 percent delusion. — Tina Fey · 2010Tony Montana1 quote
The only thing in this world that gives orders is balls. — Tony Montana · 1983