“Viola, you're allowed to be confident and to think that you're smart and pretty and deserving of the best. Unfortunately, we live in a society where we tell our kids to be confident and successful and then as soon as they are, we tell them to shut up about it and be humble, Especially women. Guys can get away with cockiness until the end of time, but if a woman is cocky, she's arrogant and superior.
"Even worse, women are just as likely as men to condemn a confident woman for not being modest enough. The only way we can change that attitude is to change among ourselves. If you're smart, then demand that other people treat you as someone of intelligence. If you look in the mirror and like what you see, then halle-fucking-lujah!" I exclaimed. "Believe me, I spent way too much of my youth, and still do, picking apart my appearance instead of being grateful for what I have. Grateful that all my limbs are intact and my body is healthy." I leaned toward Viola, who was wide-eyed as she listened to me. "Do not ever apologize for liking who you are. It's a beautiful mindset. And that asshole who cheated o you doesn't deserve to come in touching distance of your life.”
Source: Much Ado About You
“Every individual experiences emotions, and these emotions are constantly in flux. At times, we experience joy, while at other moments, we may feel sorrow. Regardless of what we feel, these emotions are genuine and integral aspects of life.”
“Besides that, he thought it was essential for them to learn how to get up in front of people & express their ideas clearly & freely without being embarrassed, so he decided to put his theory into practice.”
Source: Totto-Chan: The Little Girl at the Window
“At the root of every excuse is fear. As Wayne Dyer points out in his book Excuses Begone!, there are really only two emotions: fear and love. Here's how I see it: If we were coming from a place of love - for ourselves, for others, for our purpose, for our existence as a representation of the divine - then there would be no place for excuses (that is, fear). The excuses are simply a way to put a label on fear.”
Source: The Introvert Entrepreneur: Amplify Your Strengths and Create Success on Your Own Terms
“Outsiders can do very little harm to a Share, the real harm is done by ‘suspecting shareholders’ and the rest follows! If you are suspicious, just sell the damned share and move to the one you can feel confident & comfortable! Life becomes much easier for yourselves and the rest of shareholders. No!?”
Source: The Twelfth Preamble: To all the authors to be!
“With buybacks, a CEO is making a rather incredible statement. She's saying: the market is wrong. It's valuing our company so incorrectly, and clearly has so little idea where we are heading that we're going to spend the company's precious cash on a bet that they're wrong.”
Source: Ego Is the Enemy
“Success inspired confidence; confidence produced success.”
Source: The Molecule of More: How a Single Chemical in Your Brain Drives Love, Sex, and Creativity—and Will Determine the Fate of the Human Race
“I feel I have adequate cause to be happy, and I will be happy. Goodbye!”
Source: Jane Eyre
“Having a confident expectation of success can make obstacles melt before your eyes.”
Source: The Molecule of More: How a Single Chemical in Your Brain Drives Love, Sex, and Creativity—and Will Determine the Fate of the Human Race
“Be true to yourself for you came into this world alone and will leave alone.”