“Girls like that quiet confidence. And not in a way like ‘I’m a dick and I don't care.’ Just: ‘Hey, I'm comfortable with who I am.’”— Chris Pratt, gq.com
“Confidence is what you use to help you do anything that seems hard, scary, or impossible.”— Katty Kay, amazon.com
“I just love to compete. I don't care if it's golf or Nintendo or in the classroom. I mean, competing against the other students or competing against myself. I know what I'm capable of.”— Tiger Woods, gq.com
“Being fat is fine. You don't have to lose weight if you don't want to. There is nothing 'good' about being thin, and not everyone can be thin. All our bodies are different and all our bodies are valid.”— Avery Edison, twitter.com
“I feel a duty to talk about this because our entire culture says that you should always be doing everything you can to be thin, and that being fat is a personal failing, and that if you’re fat you should be ashamed and try to lose weight, which is a fucked-up trap!!!!”— Avery Edison, twitter.com
“The only thing I ever thought about or knew was that I was going to be famous. I knew I would either have a big show or movie or all of it. That was a feeling I always had.”— Roseanne Barr, vanityfair.com
“I won't let you turn me into the woman who says, 'Pick me, not her.'”— I. Marlene King, Yvonne Phillips, Kara Royster, imdb.com
“Showing HUMILITY will take u a long way! You can be CONFIDENT but arrogance is NOT becoming on ANYONE.”— Missy Elliott, twitter.com
“Over time, I developed the confidence to stop trying to emulate others and to lead in a way that felt comfortable and true to me, it made all the difference. So trust yourself and trust your own voice. Women speaking up for themselves and for those around them is the strongest force we have to chang…”— Melinda Gates, fortune.com
“It took me 20 years to set myself free and kill that little voice inside that whispers "Don’t go there. You can’t do it. Don’t take the chance."”— Barbara Corcoran, twitter.com
“Don't be a baby. I know what I'm doing.”— Paul Rudnick, Caroline Thompson, Larry Wilson, Wednesday Addams, Cristina Ricci, amazon.com
“How you present yourself on the outside reflects how you feel on the inside.”— Jas Waters, Vera Herbert, Beth Pearson, Susan Kelechi Watson, imdb.com
“I rely confidently on the patriotism of the people, on the dignity and self-respect of the States, on the wisdom of Congreess, and, above all, on the continued gracious favor of Almighty God to maintain against all enemies, whether at home or abroad, the sanctity of the Constitution and the integrit…”— Franklin Pierce, amazon.com
“I have failed many times many times in my life. But more importantly, I’ve learned from every setback, proudly own up to my mistakes, grown from disappointments, and now I’m a glamazon bitch ready for the runway.”— Adam Rippon, twitter.com