Confidence Quotes: For Life, Love, & Success

By Kelsey Schultz, Ph.D. Candidate
Reviewed by Tchiki Davis, M.A., Ph.D.

Confidence quotes can help us return to ourselves when we’re feeling insecure. Keep reading for confidence quotes that may be just what you need in times of doubt.

Confidence Quotes: For Life, Love, & Success

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No one is immune to self-doubt. It’s in our nature to criticize ourselves, to unfavorably compare ourselves to others, and convince ourselves of our own inadequacy. We tend to focus on our perceived failures and the things we feel poorly about over our successes and our abundance. We may see ourselves as incapable and unworthy from time to time, but the unflattering narratives we construct for ourselves aren’t an accurate reflection of reality. In these moments we’ve simply forgotten our true selves.

Confidence quotes are a helpful way to remind ourselves of our resilience, our strength, and our capacity for greatness.

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Why Is Confidence Important?

Confidence is essential for our well-being and success in our endeavors. Research has demonstrated that people who are more confident in themselves are much more successful in making changes that improve their health and well-being than people with low self-confidence (Cervone, 2000). Research has also shown that people with low self-confidence are more likely to experience burnout and tend to have lower overall satisfaction with their daily lives (Bravata et al., 2020).

Benefits of Confidence Quotes

Confidence quotes are a quick and easy way to find inspiration, courage, and belief in ourselves when we are feeling lost and low. Simply reading through some of your favorite quotes may be all you need to help remind you how powerful you are. They can also be used as a kind of mantra that we can repeat to ourselves to help us retain our confidence throughout the day.

Confidence Quotes For Women

“It took me a long time not to judge myself through someone else’s eyes.” – Sally Field
“I am not afraid of storms for I am learning how to sail my ship.” – Louise May Alcott
“For the first time maybe ever, it didn't matter if I looked beautiful or not. I felt it.” – Kiera Cass
“I can be changed by what happens to me. But I refuse to be reduced by it.” – Maya Angelou

“She remembered who she was and the game changed.” – Lalah Delia
“I think the best role models for women are people who are fruitfully and confidently themselves, who bring light into the world.” – Meryl Streep
“Be you, love you. All ways, always.” – Alexandra Elle

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Confidence Quotes For Sports

“The moment you doubt whether you can fly, you cease forever to be able to do it.” – J. M. Barrie
"Make no comparisons. Keep your head down and do your own thing." – Torrie Asai
“If you have no confidence in self, you are twice defeated in the race of life. With confidence, you have won even before you have started.” – Cicero
“It is not the mountain we conquer, but ourselves.” – Edmund Hillary
“Anyone who ever gave you confidence, you owe them a lot.” – Truman Capote
“Believe in yourself! Have faith in your abilities! Without a humble but reasonable confidence in your own powers you cannot be successful or happy.” – Norman Vincent Peale
“If I keep on saying to myself that I cannot do a certain thing, it is possible that I may end by really becoming incapable of doing it. On the contrary, if I have the belief that I can do it, I shall surely acquire the capacity to do it even if I may not have it at the beginning.” – Mahatma Gandhi
“Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.” – Arthur Ashe

Confidence Quotes For Love

“Be messy and complicated and afraid and show up anyways." – Glennon Doyle Melton
“Be courteous to all, but intimate with few, and let those few be well tried before you give them your confidence.” – George Washington
“To love oneself is the beginning of a lifelong romance.” – Oscar Wilde
“Courage is the starting point of everything good. To love another is to automatically feed the fire of courage. We cannot be humiliated when we are fighting for someone or something we love. We will not give up when we are fighting for loved ones. As we evolve, our loved ones extend out from our family to include all of humanity. Courage and confidence will grow over the years with practice and self-awareness. We are never alone. God will help us. Such is the courage which gains respect from others. More importantly, we gain respect for ourselves.” – Donna Goddard

"Tear off the mask, your face is glorious." – Rumi
“Moth, when I look at you, I don't sit there picking out things that could be perceived as flaws. Because they're not flaws. They're just a part of you. And I love every part of you.” – Lily Mayne
“The confidence which we have in ourselves gives birth to much of that which we have in others.” – François de La Rochefoucauld
"Remember that wherever your heart is, there you will find your treasure." – Paulo Coelho
“To share your weakness is to make yourself vulnerable; to make yourself vulnerable is to show your strength.” – Criss Jami

Confidence Quotes For Success

"You sometimes lose by taking risks, but you always lose by holding back." – Rachel Wolchin
"Courage is going from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm." – Winston Churchill
“Always be yourself–express yourself, have faith in yourself. Do not go out and look for a successful personality and duplicate it.” – Bruce Lee
“If we all did the things we are capable of doing, we would literally astound ourselves.” – Thomas Edison
“Regardless of how you feel inside, always try to look like a winner. Even if you are behind, a sustained look of control and confidence can give you a mental edge that results in victory.” – Diane Arbus
“Your success will be determined by your own confidence and fortitude.” – Michelle Obama
“If my mind can conceive it, My heart can believe it, I know I can achieve it!” – Jesse Jackson
“People love to say, “You gotta fake it till you make it.” But this implies that the fake you is someone better than who you inherently are, and this is simply not the truth. Let me say this loud and clear: the person you imagine yourself to be in the very best and most powerful moments of your life, is the authentic you. And in truth, I imagine you’re probably much more amazing even than that.” – Richie Norton
“You have to have confidence in your ability, and then be tough enough to follow through.” – Rosalynn Carter