- “Sierra felt full of hope and confidence in God. She knew who she was. And she knew Whose she was.Whatever mysterious plan God had for her life, it would be an interesting one. As Christy had said earlier, God writes a different story for each person. Sierra decided hers might not be a bestseller or even a thriller. It certainly wasn’t a romance. But it was turning into a fine mystery. And she could live with that.” ― Robin Jones Gunn, Sierra Jensen Collection, Vol. 2
- “Believe in yourself and there will come a day when others will have no choice but to believe with you.” ― Cynthia Kersey
- “A clear vision, backed by definite plans, gives you a tremendous feeling of confidence and personal power.” ― Brian Tracy, The Gift of Self-Confidence
- “Stop the bleeding! Gauze the wound!” And his voice became much softer, “Those are the words… I’ve yet to write.” He died with that exhale. He died in a steaming carmine pool of unwritten stories that incredibly cold night. He always thought his work would take the form of ink, pen and paper, but as the last glow dimmed in his eyes, he realized his most meaningful words were sloppily spilled and patched together using blood, bullet holes and concrete.” ― Hubert Martin
- Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does. William James
- “He who has truth at his heart need never fear the want of persuasion on his tongue.” ― John Ruskin, The Stones of Venice: Volume I. The Foundations
- “Being awesome doesn’t guarantee you swagger. Believing it does. ” ― Leslie Ehm, Swagger: Unleash Everything You Are and Become Everything You Want
- “Theres no competition in DESTINY. Run your own RACE and wish others WELL!!!” ― Abhishek Shukla, KISS Life “Life is what you make it”
- “If we doubt the faulty nature of the foundations that we create, we might ask if we’re currently standing on one, or are we sitting on the ground looking at the last one that collapsed. And since we’re already sitting, maybe we’d be smart to ponder that.” ― Craig D. Lounsbrough
- I have often wondered how it is that every man loves himself more than all the rest of men, but yet sets less value on his own opinion of himself than on the opinion of others. Marcus Aurelius
- “She had the blood of the sun running through her veins and the dust of stars at her fingertips. Her every breath birthed new cosmos and her thoughts were the super moon of the darkest night. Every word was a supernova and every step an inescapable singularity. Her touch though…it was soft.” ― Hubert Martin
- “Thick skin is a fallacy. The skin is an organ. It isn’t just about pimples and freckles and sunburn and wrinkles. All skin is thick skin.” ― A.S. King, Still Life with Tornado
- Don’t settle. Don’t struggle. Naval Ravikant
- “My mind may be sober, but my confidence is high!” ― Habeeb Akande
- Arrogance is loud, confidence is quiet. James Pierce
- “The thing that maintains my confidence in my fellowman is realizing that the choices that they make might be a reflection of who they, but they are not a reflection of who they could be.” ― Craig D. Lounsbrough
- “Strong people don’t put others down. They lift them up and slam them on the ground for maximum damage.” ― Abhishek Shukla, Feelings Undefined: The Charm of the Unsaid Vol. 1
- “I wanna say I am somebody. I wanna say it on subway, TV, movie, LOUD. I see the pink faces in suits look over top of my head. I watch myself disappear in their eyes, their tesses. I talk loud but still I don’t exist.” ― Sapphire, Push
- “Workout Regimen to build a tough skin: Warm up on the “I’m doing ME” treadmill. Build resistance on “You must be mistaking me for someone who cares about your opinion” elliptical. Get your heart rate up with a “The more you try to hurt me, the stronger I become” spin class. End with “If God is with me, nothing can stand against me” cool down. The stronger YOU are, the weaker THEY are.” ― Liz Faublas, You Have a Superpower: Mindi PI Meets Bailey
- “Those who achieve the extraordinary are usually the most ordinary because they have nothing to prove to anybody. Be Humble.” ― Aaron Lauritsen, 100 Days Drive: The Great North American Road Trip
- Courage is the birthplace of confidence. Debbie Millman
- Start with the end in mind. Stephen Covey
- “Perhaps I’d been a slow developer, but I was well into my forties before I realized that you don’t have to comply with a request just because it’s reasonable or reasonably put. Age is the great dis-obliger. You can be yourself and say no.” ― Ian McEwan, Enduring Love
- “It was the end for something. It was the beginning for another. But in reality it just fell in the middle. In that confusing moment of time between my birth and my death.” ― Hubert Martin
- Some people want it to happen, some wish it would happen, others make it happen. Michael Jordan
- “Success is most often achieved by those who don’t know that failure is inevitable.” ― Coco Chanel, Believing in Ourselves: The Wisdom of Women
- “When it came to her, I became an indomitable warrior. My muscles became her shield and my lungs aided her breath. She would not fall with me by her side, for I was the wings that sprouted from her back. No one would cross her without first having to survive my wrath.” ― Hubert Martin
- “A confident woman is a beautiful woman, inside and out.” ― Omar Cherif
- The more you seek the uncomfortable the more you will become comfortable. Conor McGregor
- “There is no shortage of external inspiration. Open your eyes and look and you’ll be dazzled by it. But it’s nothing if you fail to see the magic, wonder and potential that resides within.” ― Rasheed Ogunlaru