- “Humans, unlike Jedi, are powerfully afraid of rejection. We do not survive well alone, so humans as a species are especially vulnerable to thoughts that make us afraid the rest of the “tribe” will desert us to die a sad, lonely death.” ― Stephen Richards, Develop Jedi Self-Confidence: Unleash the Force within You
- “Everyone benefits from someone believing in them, because it helps them to believe in themselves” ― Sam Owen, Happy Relationships: 7 simple rules to create harmony and growth
- “Legacy lives in those you’ve changed.” ― Michele Gustafson, Show Up Confident: The New Way To Get Ready For Your Day And Your Life
- “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
- “Be confident because you are a child of God. Be humble because everyone else is too.” ― Glennon Doyle Melton, Carry On, Warrior: Thoughts on Life Unarmed
- Inhale confidence. Exhale doubt. Unknown
- “Every day is new sacred time to reach for your dreams.” ― Lailah Gifty Akita, Pearls of Wisdom: Great mind
- “If I tear the sun from the sky and bring all the stars cascading down, would that line of your lips curve to a smile or a frown? With my hands burnt to a crisp and prosthetics in their place, would you hold me close and allow comfort in your embrace? If I fashioned a band from that sun and those stars, would you kiss these lines on my flesh? These irrevocable scars? I’ve fashioned for you this band of infinite light! Yet upon your finger it is not nearly so bright… You are my stars, sun and light. You are blazing fire in hopeless night. You are a reflection of perfection if my soul stood a mirror. Your affection is my infection, if only you could be nearer. You stand as a darling of your race, while I lay as an emotion with a face. What I sought and seek is not easily found, Yet from your lips escapes the perfect sound. My name and yours, yours and mine, Not even softest silk could be so fine. And yet, I see you standing there, Indecisive and fiddling with your hair. Your eyes are downward cast and your tears and my tears flow, What I would do to see them glow…and for you to know.” ― Hubert Martin
- “While we revel in the passion of the ‘moment’ braving the whirlpool of time, a flow of vibrations may surprise us and reveal unsuspected power in our inner self, giving us muscle and confidence. (” Swim or sink”)” ― Erik Pevernagie
- “No matter how old you are now. You are never too young or too old for success or going after what you want. Here’s a short list of people who accomplished great things at different ages1) Helen Keller, at the age of 19 months, became deaf and blind. But that didn’t stop her. She was the first deaf and blind person to earn a Bachelor of Arts degree.2) Mozart was already competent on keyboard and violin; he composed from the age of 5.3) Shirley Temple was 6 when she became a movie star on “Bright Eyes.”4) Anne Frank was 12 when she wrote the diary of Anne Frank.5) Magnus Carlsen became a chess Grandmaster at the age of 13.6) Nadia Comăneci was a gymnast from Romania that scored seven perfect 10.0 and won three gold medals at the Olympics at age 14.7) Tenzin Gyatso was formally recognized as the 14th Dalai Lama in November 1950, at the age of 15.8) Pele, a soccer superstar, was 17 years old when he won the world cup in 1958 with Brazil.9) Elvis was a superstar by age 19.10) John Lennon was 20 years and Paul Mcartney was 18 when the Beatles had their first concert in 1961.11) Jesse Owens was 22 when he won 4 gold medals in Berlin 1936.12) Beethoven was a piano virtuoso by age 2313) Issac Newton wrote Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica at age 2414) Roger Bannister was 25 when he broke the 4 minute mile record15) Albert Einstein was 26 when he wrote the theory of relativity16) Lance E. Armstrong was 27 when he won the tour de France 17) Michelangelo created two of the greatest sculptures “David” and “Pieta” by age 2818) Alexander the Great, by age 29, had created one of the largest empires of the ancient world19) J.K. Rowling was 30 years old when she finished the first manuscript of Harry Potter20) Amelia Earhart was 31 years old when she became the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean21) Oprah was 32 when she started her talk show, which has become the highest-rated program of its kind22) Edmund Hillary was 33 when he became the first man to reach Mount Everest23) Martin Luther King Jr. was 34 when he wrote the speech “I Have a Dream.”24) Marie Curie was 35 years old when she got nominated for a Nobel Prize in Physics 25) The Wright brothers, Orville (32) and Wilbur (36) invented and built the world’s first successful airplane and making the first controlled, powered and sustained heavier-than-air human flight26) Vincent Van Gogh was 37 when he died virtually unknown, yet his paintings today are worth millions.27) Neil Armstrong was 38 when he became the first man to set foot on the moon.28) Mark Twain was 40 when he wrote “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer”, and 49 years old when he wrote “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn”29) Christopher Columbus was 41 when he discovered the Americas30) Rosa Parks was 42 when she refused to obey the bus driver’s order to give up her seat to make room for a white passenger31) John F. Kennedy was 43 years old when he became President of the United States32) Henry Ford Was 45 when the Ford T came out.33) Suzanne Collins was 46 when she wrote “The Hunger Games”34) Charles Darwin was 50 years old when his book On the Origin of Species came out.35) Leonardo Da Vinci was 51 years old when he painted the Mona Lisa.36) Abraham Lincoln was 52 when he became president.37) Ray Kroc Was 53 when he bought the McDonalds Franchise and took it to unprecedented levels.38) Dr. Seuss was 54 when he wrote “The Cat in the Hat”.40) Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger III was 57 years old when he successfully ditched US Airways Flight 1549 in the Hudson River in 2009. All of the 155 passengers aboard the aircraft survived41) Colonel Harland Sanders was 61 when he started the KFC Franchise42) J.R.R Tolkien was 62 when the Lord of the Ring books came out43) Ronald Reagan was 69 when he became President of the US44) Jack Lalane at age 70 handcuffed, shackled, towed 70 rowboats45) Nelson Mandela was 76 when he became President” ― Pablo
- “Daily meditation promotes self confidence, peace of mind and strong faith in God.” ― Lailah Gifty Akita
- “Karma is a balance sheet of life which debits and credit all your deeds.YourWhich is audited by our creator and actions are based on what we accumulated in it.” ― Abhishek S, KARMA
- “When your sense of self and happiness comes from within and isn’t a roller coaster ride dependent on others or circumstances, you approach life differently. You make better choices. You draw to you the people and situations that matter. The others, they fall away.” ― Kamal Ravikant, Live Your Truth
- I would rather be my own tyrant than have some one else tyrannize me. John D. Rockerfeller
- “Too much thought into the process kills innovation and at times, the outcome altogether.” ― Torron-Lee Dewar, Creativity is Everything
- Never be bullied into silence. Never allow yourself to be made a victim. Accept no one’s definition of your life; define yourself. Harvey Fierstein
- “When you confess your mess, you invite everyone else to say “ME TOO!” That’s connection.” ― Leslie Ehm, Swagger: Unleash Everything You Are and Become Everything You Want
- Action is a high road to self-confidence and self-esteem. Bruce Lee
- A true genius admits that he/she knows nothing. Albert Einstein
- I am not afraid of storms for I am learning how to sail my ship. Louisa May Alcott
- I have no responsibility to be like they expect me to be. It’s their mistake, not my failing. Richard P. Feynman
- “Though I exist in the realms of day and night, I’m only truly alive in the moments between.” ― Hubert Martin
- “The truth is that you are innately good, wise, and powerful. You were created in and for good.” ― Deborah Day
- “As I watched the sky morph shades of amber and amethyst, of fiery orange and smoldering pink, I always wondered if colors and images like these once inspired the greats before us to construct their beauty and masterpieces.” ― Hubert Martin
- “The ego is always looking for support because, essentially, it is very afraid and is constantly failing to give us the happiness it promises. It doesn’t know what it is doing. It has delusions of grandeur that unfailingly disappoint. It is a poor guide and companion compared to the spirit, albeit, a loud one. There is a beautiful grandeur in us. If we claim it, we would never again turn to the trifling and pathetic attempts of the ego at grandiosity.” ― Donna Goddard, Love’s Longing
- “Even if there is a cyclone around you, Believe that everything is gonna be alright!” ― Md. Ziaul Haque
- “I wear my past around my shoulders as a fine, but worn, cloak. Don’t be fooled by my cloak’s appearance, I have a three piece underneath.” ― Hubert Martin
- “The most beautiful things you can wear are your self-confidence and your self-love.” ― Leticia Rae
- “You don’t’ have to fear. You only need to have faith.” ― Lailah Gifty Akita, Think Great: Be Great!
- “My Kind of GirlA letter of inspiration from a loving MotherUnderstands who she isStands for what she believes inShe cannot be brokenNo one can belittle herWhen trials come her wayShe remains unfazedMy Kind of GirlWalks with confidenceShe exudes excellenceAn epitome of eleganceShe does due diligenceBeing mindful of her intelligenceAnd knowing her importanceMy Kind of GirlBuilds her own futureA certified trailblazerWho utilizes the power within herTo be of good influenceAlways on top of her gameYes, she keeps soaring like an eagleMy Kind of GirlTakes charge for her own lifeSecures her name in historical archivesFor she is no ordinary womanAn extraordinary being She dares to dreamIn the world, she makes a difference That is my kind of girl” ― Gift Gugu Mona, From My Mother’s Classroom: A Badge of Honour for a Remarkable Woman