#confide

But human beings are not machines, and however powerful the pressure to conform, they sometimes are so moved by what they see as injustice that they dare to declare their independence. In that historical possibility lies hope. ↗

— Howard Zinn

#conformity #declaration-of-independence #hope #individuality #non-conformity

To be around someone whose self-confidence is more than what our first glance led us to expect is seductive. ↗

— Abraham Verghese

#self-confidence #seduction

Secrets. Funny how, when you're about to be given something precious, something you've wanted for a long time, you suddenly feel nervous over taking it. Everyone wants more than anything to be allowed into someone else's most secret self. Everyone wants to allow someone into their most secret self. Everyone feels so alone inside that their deepest wish is for someone to know their secret being, because then they are alone no longer. Don't we all long for this? Yet when it's offered it's frightening, because you might not live up to the desires of the one who bestows the gift. And frightening because you know that accepting such a gift means you'll want-perhaps be expected- to offer a similar gift in return. Which means giving your *self* away. And what's more frightening than that? ↗

— Aidan Chambers

#giving #secrets #self #sharing-secrets #funny

Honesty is the cornerstone of all success, without which confidence and ability to perform shall cease to exist. ↗

— Mary Kay Ash

#cease #cease to exist #confidence #cornerstone #exist

When I am tanned and in shape I feel confident about my appearance. ↗

— Peter Andre

#am #appearance #confident #feel #i

Well, I think we tried very hard not to be overconfident, because when you get overconfident, that's when something snaps up and bites you. ↗

— Neil Armstrong

#bites #get #hard #i #i think

My day jobs... I knew I was bad at those, so I didn't really have the confidence to think that I could do comedy. But I knew I hated the day jobs. ↗

— Dave Attell

#comedy #confidence #could #day #hated

I think I have an inner confidence that my tastes are pretty simple, that what I find funny finds a wide audience. I'm not particularly intellectual or clever or minority-focused in my creative instincts. And I'm certainly not aware of suppressing more sophisticated ambitions. ↗

— Rowan Atkinson

#aware #certainly #clever #confidence #creative

Affliction is a school of virtue; it corrects levity, and interrupts the confidence of sinning. ↗

— Francis Atterbury

#confidence #corrects #levity #school #sinning

The American woman is more stylish than any other in the world. She understands the power of good style and has the confidence to feel comfortable. ↗

— Max Azria

#american woman #any #comfortable #confidence #feel