William Congreve Quotes

Fear comes from uncertainty. When we are absolutely certain, whether of our worth or worthlessness, we are almost impervious to fear. Thus a feeling of utter unworthiness can be a source of courage.

Not everybody's confident their whole life.

I lost my confidence.

I am never afraid of what I know.

I don't understand why people say that I am full of courage. I feel terribly nervous.

Sometimes you can doubt your own abilities to do certain things. We get nervous, we get stuck, or we're not sure if we can live up to what we want to do.

I doubted myself for a long time.

I have an unremovable stain of self-confidence.

I am an insecure person. I have my own insecurities about lots of things, but I am pretty secure as an actor.

I'm very confident in myself.

My confidence sort of comes and goes very quickly.

I know what it is like to lose your confidence.

Does everyone feel this way? When I was young, I was perpetually overconfident or insecure. Either I felt completely useless, unattractive, and worthless, or that I was pretty much a success, and everything I did was bound to succeed. When I was confident, I could overcome the hardest challenges. But all it took was the smallest setback for me to be sure that I was utterly worthless. Regaining my self-confidence had nothing to do with success...whether I experienced it as a failure or triumph was utterly dependent on my mood.

Speed eliminates all doubt. Am I smart enough? Will people like me? Do I really look all right in this plastic jumpsuit?

There's no such thing as lack of confidence. You either have it or you don't.

Being an actress hasn't made me insecure. I was insecure long before I declared I was an actress.

If you feel good, you stand up a bit straighter.

I don't always understand my worth.

I'm not a wimpy kid at all. I don't care what other people think - I only care what I think about myself.

I don't have the confidence to be a personality.

I'm not scared to look like a complete fool in front of people. It's just not one of my insecurities.

Anyone who is secure about herself shouldn't be threatened by the ads I do.

Fear is not one of my attributes.

A lot of people would say 'sexy' is about the body. But to me, 'sexy' is a woman with confidence. I admire women who have very little fear.

Trust in yourself.