The greater the artist, the greater the doubt…

Confidence is going after Moby Dick in a rowboat and taking the tartar sauce.

–Zig Ziglar (1926 – 2012)

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Confidence is not ‘they will like me’. Confidence instead is ‘I’ll be fine if they don’t’.

-Christina Grimmie (b. 1994)

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Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence.

–Helen Keller (1880 – 1968)

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I think there’s a fine line between confidence and arrogance.

–Andrew Scheer (b. 1979)

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Life is not easy for any of us. But what of that? We must have perseverance and above all confidence in ourselves. We must believe that we are gifted for something and that this thing must be attained.

–Marie Curie (1867 – 1934)

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Skill and confidence are an unconquered army.

–George Herbert (1593 – 1633)

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Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage.

–Dale Carnegie (1888 – 1955)

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

–Robert Hughes (1938 – 2012)

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Doubt can motivate you, so don’t be afraid of it. Confidence and doubt are at two ends of the scale, and you need both. They balance each other out.

–Barbara Streisand (b. 1942)

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All you need in this life is ignorance and confidence; then success is sure.

–Mark Twain (1835 – 1910)