“But the real secret to total gorgeousness is to believe in yourself, have self confidence, and try to be secure in your decisions and thoughts.”

“Self-assurance is two-thirds of success.”

“Trust yourself. Create the kind of self that you will be happy to live with all your life. Make the most of yourself by fanning the tiny, inner sparks of possibility into flames of achievement.”

“You have to believe in yourself.”

“Look within. Within is the fountain of good, and it will ever bubble up, if thou wilt ever dig.”

“Self-confidence is the first requisite to great undertakings.”

“One important key to success is self-confidence. An important key to self-confidence is preparation.”

“Getting ahead in a difficult profession requires avid faith in yourself. That is why some people with mediocre talent, but with great inner drive, go so much further than people with vastly superior talent.”

“Laugh at yourself, but don’t ever aim your doubt at yourself. Be bold. When you embark for strange places, don’t leave any of yourself safely on shore. Have the nerve to go into unexplored territory.”

“Opportunities to find deeper powers within ourselves come when life seems most challenging.”