10 Quotes Tagged: self-assurance

Zaphod marched quickly down the passageway, nervous as hell, but trying to hide it by striding purposefully.

Sometimes, I feel discriminated against, but it does not make me angry. It merely astonishes me. How can any deny themselves the pleasure of my company? It’s beyond me.

Anxious, inexperienced writers obey rules. Rebellious, unschooled writers break rules. Artists master the form.

The power of a bold idea uttered publicly in defiance of dominant opinion cannot be easily measured. Those special people who speak out in such a way as to shake up not only the self-assurance of their enemies, but the complacency of their friends, are precious catalysts for change.

I care for myself. The more solitary, the more friendless, the more unsustained I am, the more I will respect myself.

Because one believes in oneself, one doesn't try to convince others. Because one is content with oneself, one doesn't need others' approval. Because one accepts oneself, the whole world accepts him or her.

Nothing can dim the light which shines from within.

Positive, adj.: Mistaken at the top of one's voice.

Trust yourself. You know more than you think you do.

The greatest thing in the world is to know how to belong to oneself.