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The circulation of confidence is better than the circulation of money.

James Madison

President · American · 1751 – 1836

Faith is a living, daring confidence in God's grace, so sure and certain that a man could stake his life on it a thousand times.

Martin Luther

Leader · German · 1483 – 1546

Courage is a mean with regard to fear and confidence.

Aristotle

Philosopher · Greek

To be a preacher requires two apparently contradictory qualities: confidence and humility.

Timothy Radcliffe

Clergyman · English

Honesty is the cornerstone of all success, without which confidence and ability to perform shall cease to exist.

Mary Kay Ash

Businessman · American · 1918 – 2001

No one who achieves success does so without acknowledging the help of others. The wise and confident acknowledge this help with gratitude.

Alfred North Whitehead

Mathematician · English · 1861 – 1947

We do not so much need the help of our friends as the confidence of their help in need.

Epicurus

Philosopher · Greek

There can be no great courage where there is no confidence or assurance, and half the battle is in the conviction that we can do what we undertake.

Orison Swett Marden

Writer · American

And because no matter who you are, if you believe in yourself and your dream, New York will always be the place for you.

Michael Bloomberg

Politician · American · b. 1942

I leave Iraq gladdened by what has been accomplished and confident your future is full of hope.

Paul Bremer

Statesman · American · b. 1941

Success produces confidence; confidence relaxes industry, and negligence ruins the reputation which accuracy had raised.

Ben Jonson

Poet · English · 1572 – 1637

There is no worse screen to block out the Spirit than confidence in our own intelligence.

John Calvin

Theologian · French · 1509 – 1564

A competent and self-confident person is incapable of jealousy in anything. Jealousy is invariably a symptom of neurotic insecurity.

Robert A. Heinlein

Writer · American · 1907 – 1988

Faith is the confidence, the assurance, the enforcing truth, the knowing.

Robert Collier

Publisher · American

For peace is not mere absence of war, but is a virtue that springs from, a state of mind, a disposition for benevolence, confidence, justice.

Baruch Spinoza

Philosopher · 1632 – 1677

I was always looking outside myself for strength and confidence but it comes from within. It is there all the time.

Anna Freud

Psychologist · Austrian · 1895 – 1982

The way to develop self-confidence is to do the thing you fear and get a record of successful experiences behind you.

William Jennings Bryan

Lawyer · American · 1860 – 1925

I have great faith in fools; self-confidence my friends call it.

Edgar Allan Poe

Poet · American · 1809 – 1849

False shame accompanies a man that is poor, shame that either harms a man greatly or profits him; shame is with poverty, but confidence with wealth.

Hesiod

Poet · Greek

So confident am I in the intentions, as well as wisdom, of the government, that I shall always be satisfied that what is not done, either cannot, or ought not to be done.

Thomas Jefferson

President · American · 1743 – 1826

The strongest bank in the United States will last only so long as the people will have sufficient confidence in it to keep their money there.

Carter G. Woodson

Historian · American · 1875 – 1950

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

Clergyman · American · 1898 – 1993

In fact, the confidence of the people is worth more than money.

Carter G. Woodson

Historian · American · 1875 – 1950

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

Franklin D. Roosevelt

President · American · 1882 – 1945

In a war everybody always knows all about Switzerland, in peace times it is just Switzerland but in war time it is the only country that everybody has confidence in, everybody.

Gertrude Stein

Author · American · 1874 – 1946

Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage. If you want to conquer fear, do not sit home and think about it. Go out and get busy.

Dale Carnegie

Writer · American · 1888 – 1955

The greater the artist, the greater the doubt. Perfect confidence is granted to the less talented as a consolation prize.

Robert Hughes

Critic · Australian · b. 1938

If you listen to nature, all the sounds are done in a confident way. I'm trying to do that.

Roscoe Mitchell

Composer · American · b. 1940

Judges ought to be more leaned than witty, more reverent than plausible, and more advised than confident. Above all things, integrity is their portion and proper virtue.

Francis Bacon

Philosopher · English · 1561 – 1626

You cannot believe in God until you believe in yourself.

Swami Vivekananda

Clergyman · Indian · 1863 – 1902

If a man has been his mother's undisputed darling he retains throughout life the triumphant feeling, the confidence in success, which not seldom brings actual success along with it.

Sigmund Freud

Psychologist · Austrian · 1856 – 1939

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

John Abizaid

Soldier · American · b. 1951

Wealth brings strength, strength confidence.

John Lothrop Motley

Historian · American · 1814 – 1877

If you're a director, your entire livelihood and your entire creativity is based on your self-confidence. Sometimes that's dangerously close to arrogance.

Trevor Nunn

Director · English · b. 1940

From 1836, down to last year, there is no proof of the Government having any confidence in the duration of peace, or possessing increased security against war.

Richard Cobden

Businessman · British · 1804 – 1865

Acquire the habit of speaking to God as if you were alone with Him, familiarly and with confidence and love, as to the dearest and most loving of friends.

Alphonsus Liguori

Clergyman · Italian · 1696 – 1787

I am very confident that the Spirit is with us.

William P. Leahy

Educator · American

Believe in yourself and stop trying to convince others.

James De La Vega

Artist

In fact, in some ways, I actually feel much more confident about the quality of Carousel than I do about The Cottage Builder's Letter: probably because of its cohesive nature.

George Murray

Poet · Canadian

If we will maintain our hope and confidence in the genius of our people, they will work out this problem, and their ability and industry will bring us back to normal conditions.

Frank B. Kellogg

Politician · American · 1856 – 1937

Thus, only in a hopeful and confident temper, in a proud and constructive spirit, will we rescue the present and safeguard the future of our beloved country.

Bainbridge Colby

Public Servant · American · 1869 – 1950

I hope you will respond to the crisis of confidence that Watergate has created by opening up your administration and reaching out to people in a more magnanimous spirit.

Elliot Richardson

Lawyer · American · 1920 – 1999

Have no fear of moving into the unknown. Simply step out fearlessly knowing that I am with you, therefore no harm can befall you; all is very, very well. Do this in complete faith and confidence.

Pope John Paul II

Clergyman · Polish · 1920 – 2005

I emphasize self-esteem, self-confidence, and dignity, not as an ideal, but as a real test of community organization. Without leadership development, community organizations do not have staying power.

Paul Wellstone

Politician · American · 1944 – 2002

There has not been a war in South America for fifty years, and I have every confidence that the countries of Central and South America are deeply in earnest in the maintenance of peace.

Frank B. Kellogg

Politician · American · 1856 – 1937

America's economy is resilient, and I am confident that Republican pro-growth policies will continue to keep our economy growing - just as it has since after the September 2001 terrorist attacks.

Dennis Hastert

Politician · American · b. 1942

History keeps her secrets longer than most of us. But she has one secret that I will reveal to you tonight in the greatest confidence. Sometimes there are no winners at all. And sometimes nobody needs to lose.

John Le Carre

Writer · English · b. 1931

They're great girls. They're very funny, they're very smart, they're fun to be with. They're very lively, as I think people can tell. And you know, they're very confident girls.

Laura Bush

First Lady · American · b. 1946

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