The confidence quotes below are a collection from a selection of authors of present and bygone times. Maybe they are not all well known to you. This is unimportant as the quote itself is the most important thing:


Every day we slaughter our finest impulses. That is why we get a heart-ache when we read those lines written by the hand of a master and recognize them as our own, as the tender shoots which we stifled because we lacked the faith to believe in our own powers, our own criterion of truth and beauty. Every man, when he gets quiet, when he becomes desperately honest with himself, is capable of uttering profound truths. We all derive from the same source. There is no mystery about the origin of things. We are all part of creation, all kings, all poets, all musicians; we have only to open up, to discover what is already there. Source: Henry Miller


Confidence comes not from always being right but from not fearing to be wrong. Source: Peter T. Mcintyre


Thousands of geniuses live and die undiscovered - either by themselves or by others. Source:   Mark Twain


Part of being a champ is acting like a champ. You have to learn how to win and not run away when you lose. Everyone has bad stretches and real successes. Either way, you have to be careful not to lose your confidence or get to confident. Source: Nancy Kerrigan


What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us. Source: Ralph Waldo Emerson


Once you become self-conscious, there is no end to it; once you start to doubt, there is no room for anything else. Source: Mignon McLaughlin


You have to expect things of yourself before you can do them. Source: Michael Jordan


It's hard to fight an enemy who has outposts in your head. Source: Sally Kempton


Plant your own garden and decorate your own soul, instead of waiting for someone to bring you flowers. Source: Veronica A. Shoffstall


All that Adam had, all that Caesar could, you have and can do.... Build, therefore, your own world. Source: Ralph Waldo Emerson


Always hold your head up, but be careful to keep your nose at a friendly level. Source: Max L. Forman


I am not afraid of storms for I am learning how to sail my ship. Source: Louisa May Alcott


With confidence, you can reach truly amazing heights; without confidence, even the simplest accomplishments are beyond your grasp. Source: Unknown


It's all that the young can do for the old, to shock them and keep them up to date. Source: George Bernard Shaw


What seems impossible one minute becomes, through faith, possible the next. Source: Norman Vincent Peale


Mediocrity is a hand-rail. Source: Charles Louis de Secondat, Baron de Montesquieu


If my mind can conceive it, and my heart can believe it, I know I can achieve it. Source: Jessee Jackson


Know yourself and you will win all battles. Source: Sun Tzu


What's the worst thing that can happen to a quarterback? He loses his confidence. Source: Terry Bradshaw


Believe in yourself! Have faith in your abilities! Without a humble but reasonable confidence in your own powers you cannot be successful or happy. Source: Norman Vincent Peale


To believe your own thought, to believe that what is true for you in our private heart is for all men - that is genius. Source: Ralph Waldo Emerson


I quit being afraid when my first venture failed and the sky didn't fall down. Source: Allen H. Neuharth


We will either find a way, or make one. Source: Hannibal


Sooner or later, those who win are those who think they can. Source: Richard Bach


The will to do springs from the knowledge that we can do. Source: James Allen