To overcome fear is the quickest way to gain your self-confidence.”―Roy T. Bennett

“Why should I care what other people think of me? I am who I am. And who I wanna be.”―Avril Lavigne

“Fear? What has a man to do with fear? Chance rules our lives, and the future is all unknown. Best live as we may, from day to day.”―Sophocles

“A diamond doesn't start out polished and shining. It once was nothing special, but with enough pressure and time, becomes spectacular. I'm that diamond.”―Solange Nicole

“She remembered who she was and the game changed.”―Lalah Delia

“The key to life is accepting challenges. Once someone stops doing this, he's dead.”―Bette Davis

If my mind can conceive it, My heart can believe it, I know I can achieve it!”―Jesse Jackson

“Public opinion is a weak tyrant compared with our own private opinion.”―Henry David Thoreau

“For the first time maybe ever, it didn't matter if I looked beautiful or not. I felt it.”―Kiera Cass

“Being comfortable with who you are is the ultimate threat.”―Sean Beaudoin

“Self-confidence is contagious.”―Stephen Richards

“Envy comes from people’s ignorance of, or lack of belief in, their own gifts.”―Jean Vanier

“What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.”―Henry Stanley Haskins

"Life is tough, but so are you." –Carmi Grau, Super Nice Letters

"Be kinder to yourself, and celebrate little wins." –Charlotte, The Fringe of It

"Courage is going from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm." –Winston Churchill

"I’m going to keep showing up as my best self and stay focused on my own path. That’s how I know I’ll win." –@bossbabe

"My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive and do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style." –Maya Angelou

Be messy and complicated and afraid and show up anyways." –Glennon Doyle Melton

"You sometimes lose by taking risks, but you always lose by holding back." –Rachel Wolchin