Personal Strength and Self-Confidence

Personal strength is the fuel that drives us to achieve our goals and ambitions. Self-confidence is what enables us to overcome challenges, endure hardships, and believe in our worth. When life presents obstacles and difficulties, having personal strength and some degree of self-confidence allows us to face challenges head-on and overcome them.

Below are inspiring quotes and words of wisdom gathered from southernliving.com to ignite your inner drive. They can help you discover your own personality strength, resilience, and personal growth areas. When we believe in ourselves, we can face new challenges, learn from our mistakes, and ultimately achieve success.

Quotes About Personal Strength and Viewing Failure as a Step to Success

• “Happiness and confidence are the best things you can wear; they are the greatest proof of your personal strength.”

• “Believe in your limitless potential. The only limits are those you impose on yourself.” — Roy T. Bennett

• “You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face.” — Eleanor Roosevelt

• “Self-confidence means trusting your own abilities! Without modest but reasonable trust in your capabilities, you will neither succeed nor be happy.” — Norman Vincent Peale

• “One of the greatest regrets in life is being what others want you to be instead of being yourself.” — Shannon L. Alder

• “The way to develop self-confidence is to do the thing you fear and keep a record of successful experiences behind you.” — William Jennings Bryan

• “Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.” — Marianne Williamson

• “The greatest mistake you can make in life is to be continually fearing you will make one.” — Albert Hubbard

• “Low self-confidence is not a life sentence. It can be learned, practiced, and mastered like any skill. Once mastered, everything in your life changes for the better.” — Barry Davenport

• “Personal strength stems from self-confidence when we accept our true selves, with all our flaws and uniqueness.” — Adelaide Anne Procter

• “No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.” — Eleanor Roosevelt

• “If you don’t have self-confidence, you will be defeated twice in the race of life. With confidence, you win before you even start.” — Cicero

• “Believe in yourself. You know more than you think.” — Benjamin Spock

• “Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage. To overcome fear, do not sit home and think about it. Go out and work.” — Dale Carnegie

• “Confidence is the best thing you can wear.” — Blake Lively

• “Confidence does not come from always being right; it comes from not fearing to be wrong.” — Peter T. McIntyre

Quotes to Boost Self-Confidence and Remind You of Your Inner Strength

• “Your greatness is revealed not by the lights that shine on you, but by the light that shines within you.”

• “Personal strength means self-acceptance and the courage to be yourself despite societal pressures.” — Katherine Mansfield

• “Accept yourself as you are and enjoy it.” — Mitch Albom

• “Live your life as if no one is watching, and express yourself as if everyone is listening.” — Nelson Mandela

• “To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson

• “Never bow your head. Always hold it high. Look the world straight in the eye.” — Helen Keller

• “Once you accept your value, talents, and strengths, it diminishes the weight of others’ opinions.” — Rob Liano

• “Believe in the possibility. When you believe something is possible, truly believe it, and your mind will find a way.” — David J. Schwartz

• “When someone says ‘no’ to me, it doesn’t mean I can’t do it; it just means I can’t do it with them.” — Karen E. Quinones Miller

• “Love yourself first, and everything else falls into place.” — Lucille Ball

• “Feed your mind with great thoughts because you will never rise above what you believe.” — Benjamin Disraeli

• “Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can succeed without hope and self-confidence.” — Helen Keller

• “If you hear a voice inside you saying ‘you cannot paint,’ then by all means, paint and that voice will be silenced.” — Vincent van Gogh

• “Everything we expect confidently becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy.” — Brian Tracy

• “Trust that if you do a small thing well, you can do a bigger thing well too.” — David Story

• “As is our confidence, so is our ability.” — William Hazlitt

• “When you have confidence, you can do anything.” — Sloan Stevens

• “I always looked for strength and confidence within me; it comes from within. It is always there.” — Anna Freud

• “Sharing your weaknesses exposes you to risk, and exposing yourself to risk shows your true personal strength.” — Chris Gami

• “Think like a queen. A queen is not afraid to fail. Failure is another step toward greatness.” — Oprah Winfrey

• “Success is not final, failure is not fatal: personal strength is the courage to continue.” — Winston Churchill

• “Because a person believes in themselves, they don’t seek to convince others. And because they are satisfied with themselves, they don’t need others’ approval. When you accept yourself, the world accepts you.” — Laotse