We gain strength, and courage, and confidence by each experience in which we really stop to look fear in the face... we must do that which we think we cannot.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Terrific Confidence And Courage quotations
You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience which you must stop and look fear in the face.

What lies behind us and what lies ahead of us are tiny matters compared to what lives within us.

Count your blessings. Once you realize how valuable you are and how much you have going for you, the smiles will return, the sun will break out, the music will play, and you will finally be able to move forward the life that God intended for you with grace, strength, courage, and confidence.
Courage isn't having the strength to go on - it is going on when you don't have strength.
My message to you all is hope, courage and confidence.

The self-confidence of the warrior is not the self-confidence of the average man. The average man seeks certainty in the eyes of the onlooker and calls that self-confidence. The warrior seeks impeccability in his own eyes and calls that humbleness. The average man is hooked to his fellow men, while the warrior is hooked only to infinity.
A true leader has the confidence to stand alone, the courage to make tough decisions, and the compassion to listen to the needs of others. He does not set out to be a leader, but becomes one by the equality of his actions and the integrity of his intent.
Love is something you and I must have.
We must have it because our spirit feeds upon it. We must have it because without it we become weak and faint. Without love our self-esteem weakens. Without it our courage fails. Without love we can no longer look out confidently at the world.
I have great confidence in you to do what you think best.
State your opinion and always act with courage.
There is a quiet courage that comes from an inward spring of confidence in the meaning and significance of life. Such courage is an underground river, flowing far beneath the shifting events of one's experience, keeping alive a thousand little springs of action.
Put all excuses aside and remember this: YOU are capable.
Character is a quality that embodies many important traits, such as integrity, courage, perseverance, confidence and wisdom. Unlike your fingerprints that you are born with and can't change, character is something that you create within yourself and must take responsibility for changing
This is what I found out about religion: It gives you courage to make the decisions you must make in a crisis, and then the confidence to leave the result to a higher Power. Only by trust in God can a man carrying responsibility find repose.
Believe and act as if it were impossible to fail.
You have plenty of courage, I am sure," answered Oz.
"All you need is confidence in yourself. There is no living thing that is not afraid when it faces danger. The true courage is in facing danger when you are afraid, and that kind of courage you have in plenty.
Noble and great. Courageous and determined. Faithful and fearless. That is who you are and who you have always been. And understanding it can change your life, because this knowledge carries a confidence that cannot be duplicated any other way.
Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage.
Courage is the enforcing virtue, the one that makes possible all the other virtues common to exceptional leaders: honesty, integrity, confidence, compassion and humility
My message to you all is of hope, courage and confidence.
Let us mobilize all our resources in a systematic and organized way and tackle the grave issues that confront us with grim determination and discipline worthy of a great nation.
It is time for you to make a commitment to create joy, creativity and love for yourself, only then will you benefit others, for if you do not evolve yourself, you do not serve others. By becoming a living example, by following what is in your heart, you show the way for others to follow with courage, what is in their hearts.
You just have to be yourself and go full with confidence and be courageous!
Confident and courageous leaders have no problems pointing out their own weaknesses and ignorance.
Confidence is directness and courage in meeting the facts of life.
If you doubt you can accomplish something, then you can't accomplish it.
You have to have confidence in your ability, and then be tough enough to follow through.
Always be courageous and strong, & don't fear.
You've got to be confident when you're competing. You've got to be a beast.
The key to success is for you to make a habit throughout your life of doing the things you fear.
The secret of making dreams come true can be summarized in four C's.
They are Curiosity, Confidence, Courage, and Constancy; and the greatest of these is Confidence.
Courage is more exhilarating than fear, and in the long run, it is easier.
There is no more beautiful sight than a young woman who glows with the light of the spirit who is confident and courageous because she is virtuous.
As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.
Prayer requires that we stand in God's presence with open hands, naked and vulnerable, proclaiming to ourselves and to others that without God we can do nothing. As disciples, we find not some but all of our strength, hope, courage, and confidence in God. Therefore, prayer must be our first concern.
It is so often true that whether a person carries with him an atmosphere of gloom and depression or one of confidence and courage depends on his individual outlook.
Whatever you do, you need courage. Whatever course you decide upon, there is always someone to tell you that you are wrong.
Morale is the state of mind. It is steadfastness and courage and hope. It is confidence and zeal and loyalty. It is élan, esprit de corps and determination.