“A person who doubts himself is like a man who would enlist in the ranks of his enemies and bear arms against himself. He makes his failure certain by himself being the first person to be convinced of it.”
"Know you not that you are my sun by day, and my star by night? By my faith! I was in deepest darkness till you appeared and illuminated all."
- Alexandre Dumas
Love
"There is neither happiness nor unhappiness in this world; there is merely the comparison of one state to the other. Only a man who has felt ultimate despair is capable of feeling ultimate bliss."
- Alexandre Dumas
Awareness
"All human wisdom is summed up in these two words – ‘Wait and hope.’"
- Alexandre Dumas
Hope
"There is neither happiness nor misery in the world; there is only the comparison of one state with another, nothing more. He who has felt the deepest grief is best able to experience supreme happiness. We must have felt what it is to die, Morrel, that we may appreciate the enjoyments of life."
- Alexandre Dumas
Hope
"Live, then, and be happy, beloved children of my heart, and never forget, that until the day God will deign to reveal the future to man, all human wisdom is contained in these two words, 'Wait and Hope.'"
- Alexandre Dumas
Hope
"The man who has confidence in himself gains the confidence of others."
- Hasidic Proverb
Self-confidence
"Be yourself; everyone else is already taken."
- Oscar Wilde
Self-confidence
"Be a first-rate version of yourself, instead of a second-rate version of somebody else."
- Judy Garland
Self-confidence
"I am a woman with thoughts and questions and sh*t to say. I say if I’m beautiful. I say if I’m strong. You will not determine my story – I will."
- Amy Schumer
Self-confidence
"You have to have confidence in your ability, and then be tough enough to follow through."
- Rosalynn Carter
Self-confidence