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Beware of over-confidence; especially in matters of structure. -- Cass Gilbert
I sometimes have an over-confidence that can be viewed as arrogance. -- James Corden
Writing is taking a risk, and it is actually fighting invisible and invincible enemies. They are over-confidence, stupidity, expectation and narcissism. -- Andrea Hirata
Action and reaction, ebb and flow, trial and error, change - this is the rhythm of living. Out of our over-confidence, fear; out of our fear, clearer vision, fresh hope. And out of hope, progress. -- Bruce Barton
Whatever you say, say it with conviction -- Mark Twain
Over-confidence is as evil as undue anxiety. -- Thomas Chandler Haliburton
Confidence is a fine trait. Over-confidence isn't. -- Laurell K. Hamilton
Never forget that only dead fish swim with the stream. -- Malcolm Muggeridge
One should always play fairly when one has the winning cards. -- Oscar Wilde
Confidence and a good sense of humor can usually win a chick over. -- Danny McBride
I really like guys who have confidence, but not the cocky over-the-top confidence. -- Carly Rae Jepsen
To say 'I love you' one must first be able to say the 'I.' -- Ayn Rand
If my mind can conceive it, and my heart can believe it, I know I can achieve it. -- Jesse Jackson
When everyone feels that risks are at their minimum, over-confidence can take over and elementary precautions start to get watered down. -- Ian Macfarlane
After an acquaintance of ten minutes many women will exchange confidences that a man would not reveal to a lifelong friend -- Page Smith
I believe the public's confidence would be increased if the federal government took over the functions of airport security screening for all passengers. -- David Neeleman
As you become more clear about who you really are, you'll be better able to decide what is best for you - the first time around. -- Oprah Winfrey
I am afraid to show you who I really am, because if I show you who I really am, you might not like it--and that's all I got. -- Sabrina Ward Harrison
Perhaps a child who is fussed over gets a feeling of destiny; he thinks he is in the world for something important, and it gives him drive and confidence. -- Benjamin Spock
Confidence is the most important single factor in this game, and no matter how great your natural talent, there is only one way to obtain and sustain it: work. -- Jack Nicklaus
I wasn't a perfect thing at 17. I didn't have confidence. I was hunched over and real embarrassed, and I didn't want to be in the limelight. But it changed over time. -- Lindsay Davenport
I've never done anything so political before. I've spent years shouting my mouth off about serious issues over dinner tables but never really had the confidence to express my views in a song. -- George Michael
Last year, when 'Black Swan,' 'True Grit' and 'King's Speech' all grossed over $100 million, it gave studios and independent financiers the confidence to make daring movies and not do the same old you-know-what. -- Harvey Weinstein
I used to wake up and look at our analytics and think, 'What if yesterday was the last day anyone used Pinterest?' Like, everyone collectively decided, 'We're done!' Over time I got more confidence. -- Ben Silbermann
Possessed with a full confidence of the certain success which British valor must gain over such enemies, I have led you up these steep and dangerous rocks, only solicitous to show you the foe within your reach. -- James Wolfe
There is no doubt that the reason for my awful oversight was over-confidence that sapped my sense of danger. So that is where to look for the cause of bad blunders - in the exulting feeling of self-congratulation. -- Alexander Kotov
It turned out in the long run that Lincoln's credit and the popular confidence that supported it were as valuable both to his creditors and himself as if the sums which stood over his signature had been gold coin in a solvent bank. -- John George Nicolay
I have no control over what people think of me but I have 100% control of what I think of myself, and that is so important. And not just about your body, but so many ways of confidence. You're constantly learning how to be confident, aren't you? -- Beth Ditto
The die is set and Malcolm will not escape for the foolish talk he spoke against his benefactor, such a man, is worthy of death, and it would have been so, were it not for Muhammad's confidence that God would give him the victory over the enemies. -- Louis Farrakhan
You can be chased home or hit or called names or spit on, and it's over. You have the memory of it, but it's very different from the emotional and psychological experience of feeling invisible, of not learning the confidence to stand up in class and speak. -- Chirlane McCray
South Australia has transformed. There has been a range of changes to our economy over the past 10 years in which we have genuinely set ourselves up for the future. I think we have to start behaving like that's real and project a quiet confidence in the future of our state. -- Jay Weatherill
If the idea of having to change ourselves makes us uncomfortable, we can remain as we are. We can choose rest over labour, entertainment over education, delusion over truth, and doubt over confidence. The choices are ours to make, but while we curse the effect, we continue to nourish the cause -- Jim Rohn
Probability is a kind of penance, which God made, suitable, I presume to that state of mediocrity and probationership he has been pleased to place us in here; wherein, to check our over-confidence and presumption, we might, by every day's experience, be made sensible of our short-sightedness, and liableness to error. -- John Locke
Who is a professional? A professional is someone who has a combination of competence, confidence and belief. A water diviner is a professional. A traditional midwife is a professional. A traditional bone setter is a professional. These are professionals all over the world. You find them in any inaccessible village around the world. -- Bunker Roy
Don't listen to anyone who tells you that you can't do this or that. That's nonsense. Make up your mind, you'll never use crutches or a stick, then have a go at everything. Go to school, join in all the games you can. Go anywhere you want to. But never, never let them persuade you that things are too difficult or impossible. -- Douglas Bader
I have the Midas touch, in the way that when I hook up with a project, I feel, not speaking cocky or conceited, but there's a confidence I have. I learned that from Muhammad Ali; I used to bodyguard him. He taught me about confidence. So when it comes to any job I work, I'm gonna do it good; I'm going to bring it over the top. -- Mr. T
Confidence gives a fool the advantage over a wise man. -- William Hazlitt
Winning becomes easier over time as the cornerstones of confidence become habits. -- Rosabeth Moss Kanter
You know, when someone prefers their own brother over you, it isn't a confidence booster. -- Cassandra Clare
I always say wear what makes you feel most confident, and confidence doesn't always come over night. -- Ashley Graham
In terms of relationships, women often completely over-estimate the confidence of men, and forget about needing to feel validated. -- Matthew Hussey
The jobs left, and the factories closed... the wealth, strength and confidence of America has disappeared over the horizon. -- Donald Trump
If you don't have the confidence to fall head over heels in love, you don't have the right to love. -- Kim Young-kwang
Let's grease the wheel over tea, let's discuss things in confidence. Let's be outspoken, let's be ridiculous, let's solve the world's problems. -- Alanis Morissette
There's nothing sexier than confidence, and nothing dumber than over-confidence. Life is all about where you draw the line between the two. -- Michael Makai
I think the main thing over time is that you gain confidence and are able to tell your story better and stronger. -- Roksanda Ilincic
Confidence is when you stand over a shot and know you're going to make it because you've done it time and time again. -- Jack Nicklaus
American civilization, from its beginnings, had combined a dogmatic confidence in the future with a naive puzzlement over what the future might bring. -- Daniel J. Boorstin
[Donald Trump] has confidence in Director [James] Comey. We have had a great relationship with him over the last several weeks. He's extremely competent. -- Reince Priebus
I think my confidence has developed over the years, in terms of the speed at which I will reveal how collaborative I want to be. -- Olivia Wilde
Perhaps a child who is fussed over gets a feeling of destiny; he thinks he is the world for something important, and it gives him drive and confidence. -- Benjamin Spock
People will always prefer black-and-white over shades of grey, and so there will always be the temptation to hold overly-simplified beliefs and to hold them with excessive confidence -- Thomas Gilovich
Your body can dictate your mind... As I'm walking to the Octagon and I act with confidence, my body take over my mind, and I become confident for real. -- Georges St-Pierre
I'm quite proud of my rear... I don't obsess over my flaws, because I see my body as a whole. Besides, I think men appreciate confidence more than perfection. -- Shakira
Aviation seems almost a gift from heaven to those Western nations who were already the leaders of their era, strengthening their leadership, their confidence, their dominance over other peoples. -- Charles Lindbergh

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