#confide

Having a purpose is the little secret of the nonpretties. Something to do always beats something to look at. ↗

— Adriana Trigiani

#conceit #pretty #self-confidence #self-image #southern-lit

He thinks himself rather an exceptional young man, thoroughly sophisticated, well adjusted to his environment, and somewhat more significant than any one else he knows. ↗

— F. Scott Fitzgerald

#humor #self-importance #significance #sophistication #beauty

You’re beautiful, just the way you are. Shine on. And dare anyone to turn off the lights. ↗

— Mandy Hale

#beauty #confidence #inner-beauty #keep-shining #loving-yourself

Religion is the possibility of the removal of every ground of confidence except confidence in God alone. ↗

— Karl Barth

#confidence #every #except #god #ground

Horses change lives. They give out young people confidence and self-esteem. They provide peace and tranquility to troubled souls, they give us hope. ↗

— Toni Robinson

#hope #horses #young-people #change

It’s such a confidence trick, writing a novel. The main person you have to trick into confidence is yourself. This is hard to do alone. ↗

— Zadie Smith

#writing #writing-process #change

Something did happen to me somewhere that robbed me of confidence and courage and left me with a fear of discovery and change and a positive dread of everything unknown that may occur. ↗

— Joseph Heller

#confidence #courage #dread #joseph-heller #positive

When you have the courage to follow your talents into the dark unknown places they lead, often God will send angels to light your way. ↗

— Shannon L. Alder

#confidence #skills #talents #courage

If you don't know how to pronounce a word, say it loud!" (William Strunk) ... Why compound ignorance with inaudibility? ↗

— E.B. White

#courage #pronunciation #courage

Successful continual learning means maintaining a balance and variety of success-oriented attributes, the most prominent being awareness, confidence, persistence, determination, courage, and focus. But curiosity, ingenuity, and creativity may be even more important as it is these traits that fuel the desire to continue to question and challenge the status quo. ↗

— Lorii Myers

#confidence #courage #creativity #determination #focus-curiosity