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Confidence and Self-Belief Quotes
Confidence usually follows action, not the other way around. These quotes talk about courage, doubt and the shots you never take, and they are a good nudge when you are hesitating on something that matters to you.
“Whether you think you can, or you think you can't, you're right.”— Henry Ford (attributed)
“Believe you can and you're halfway there.”— Theodore Roosevelt (attributed)
“Courage is not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it.”— Nelson Mandela (attributed)
“Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.”— Theodore Roosevelt
“You must do the thing you think you cannot do.”— Eleanor Roosevelt
“No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.”— Eleanor Roosevelt (attributed)
“The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today.”— Franklin D. Roosevelt
“Courage is grace under pressure.”— Ernest Hemingway (attributed)
“You miss 100% of the shots you don't take.”— Wayne Gretzky
“It is never too late to be what you might have been.”— George Eliot (attributed)
How to use these quotes
- Pick the thing you are avoiding and do the first two minutes of it now.
- Keep a quote visible where you work as a reminder when doubt shows up.
- Share a quote with someone who deserves to hear it today.
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