50 Inspirational Confidence Quotes for Women on the Rise
Self-love and acceptance are the seeds of genuine, lasting confidence. Here are some powerful confidence quotes for women to help you cultivate them.
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- “Talk to yourself like you would talk to someone you love.” — Brené Brown
- “Love yourself first, and everything else falls into line. You really have to love yourself to get anything done in this world.” — Lucille Ball
- “You look ridiculous when you dance. You look ridiculous when you don’t dance. So you might as well dance.” — Gertrude Stein
- “If you have the ability to love, love yourself first.” — Charles Bukowski
- “I love the person I’ve become because I fought to become her.” — Kaci Diane
- “Always be a first-rate version of yourself, instead of a second-rate version of somebody else.” – Judy Garland
- “I have a confidence about my life that comes from standing tall on my own two feet.” – Jane Fonda
- “I am learning every day to allow the space between where I am and where I want to be to inspire me and not terrify me.” – Tracee Ellis Ross
- “Self-love has very little to do with how you feel about your outer self. It’s about accepting all of yourself.” – Tyra Banks
- “How you love yourself is how you teach others to love you.” – Rupi Kaur
Confidence Quotes On Embracing Uniqueness And Individuality
In a world populated by billions of people, there’s only one way to be original at anything: to be yourself. Use the following quotes to help you embrace the incredible uniqueness of being you.
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- “In order to be irreplaceable one must always be different” – Coco Chanel
- “What sets you apart can sometimes feel like a burden and it’s not. And a lot of the time, it’s what makes you great” – Emma Stone
- “Normal is not something to aspire to, it’s something to get away from.” – Jodie Foster
- “People have a problem with me being different, but that propels me forward in life.” – Mary-Louise Parker
- “Only recently have I realized that being different is not something you want to hide or squelch or suppress.” – Amy Gerstler
- “Cherish forever what makes you unique, ‘cuz you’re really a yawn if it goes.” – Bette Midler
- “Follow your inner moonlight; don’t hide the madness.” – Allen Ginsberg
- “Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.” – Oscar Wilde
- “To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment. – Ralph Waldo Emerson
- “You change the world by being yourself.” – Yoko Ono
Confidence Quotes Related To Overcoming Challenges And Setbacks
Challenges, setbacks, and obstacles happen to even the best of us, but they don’t have to mean the end of the world. Here are some specially picked quotations to help inspire you past the next roadblock in your life.
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- “The human capacity for burden is like bamboo—far more flexible than you’d ever believe at first glance.” — Jodi Picoult
- “Although the world is full of suffering, it is also full of the overcoming of it.” — Helen Keller
- “Hang on to your hat. Hang on to your hope. And wind the clock, for tomorrow is another day.” — E.B. White
- “Turn your wounds into wisdom.” — Oprah Winfrey
- “Courage doesn’t always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying, ‘I will try again tomorrow.’” — Mary Anne Radmacher
- “She stood in the storm and when the wind did not blow her way, she adjusted her sails.” — Elizabeth Edwards
- “A gem is not polished without rubbing, nor a person perfected without trials.” — Chinese Proverb
- “I tried and failed. I tried again and again and succeeded.” — Gail Borden
- “Someone I once loved gave me a box full of darkness. It took me years to understand that this, too, was a gift.” — Mary Oliver
- “Life is not easy for any of us. But what of that? We must have perseverance and above all confidence in ourselves. We must believe that we are gifted for something and that this thing must be attained.” — Marie Curie
Confidence Quotes Encouraging Women To Pursue Their Goals Fearlessly
Persistence pays off for those who keep their eyes on the prize and fearlessly pursue the things they want in life. Here are a few confidence quotes for women guaranteed to get you all fired up about nailing your next project.
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- “I think fearless is having fears but jumping anyway.” – Taylor Swift
- “I don’t believe in failure. It’s not failure if you enjoyed the process.” – Oprah Winfrey
- “I learned to always take on things I’d never done before. Growth and comfort do not coexist.” – Virginia Rometty
- “You have to have confidence in your ability, and then be tough enough to follow through.” – Rosalynn Carter
- “Scared is what you’re feeling. Brave is what you’re doing.” – Emma Donoghue
- “Anyone can hide. Facing up to things, working through them, that’s what makes you strong.” – Sarah Dessen
- “You just have to be yourself and go full with confidence and be courageous.” – Gabby Douglas
- “There are still many causes worth sacrificing for, so much history yet to be made.” – Michelle Obama
- “Healing takes courage, and we all have courage, even if we have to dig a little to find it.” – Tori Amos
- “It doesn’t matter who you are, where you come from. The ability to triumph begins with you – always.” – Oprah Winfrey
Confidence Quotes Promoting Resilience And Perseverance
As motivating and important as it is to have a passion for something, passion may not keep you going when things get tough. That’s where resilience and perseverance come in. Here are some quotes to help you find some.
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- “Life continues to be a series of right nows. So learn to love right now, and you’ll have an amazing life.” — Barrie Davenport
- “I can be changed by what happens to me. But I refuse to be reduced by it.” — Maya Angelou
- “We don’t even know how strong we are until we are forced to bring that hidden strength forward.” — Isabel Allende
- “Resilience is knowing that you are the only one that has the power and the responsibility to pick yourself up.” — Mary Holloway
- “Women are like tea bags. We don’t know our true strength until we are in hot water!” — Eleanor Roosevelt
- “Be faithful in small things because it is in them that your strength lies.” — Mother Teresa
- “Fall seven times, get up eight.” — Japanese Proverb
- “It’s always too early to quit.” – Norman Vincent Peale
- “The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don’t have any.” — Alice Walker
- “Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars.” — Kahlil Gibran
Applying Confidence in Daily Life
“The choices we make are the gateway to the actions we take, and those actions create the reality we live in.”
– Lisa Charles (Yes! Commit. Do. Live.)
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The best way to cultivate more reasonable confidence overall is to look for little ways to achieve confidence in your everyday life. Here are some suggestions to start with:
- Use positive affirmations to cultivate a daily habit of confident thinking.
- Avoid comparing yourself to others. There’s only one of you.
- Actively seek out opportunities to learn new things and polish existing skills.
- Help other women and do good deeds when you can, which can help boost confidence.
Your transformation into the confident, poised woman you know you were born to be won’t necessarily be easy. However, it is essential to actively embrace ways to channel your inner confidence, which will help you get where you need to be. Start your journey today, and never let anything stop you from being your best self!
