Without a tutor to help me in the study of Marxism-Leninism, I was no more than a theorist and, of course, had total confidence in the Soviet Union.

Natural abilities are like natural plants, that need pruning by study; and studies themselves do give forth directions too much at large, except they be bounded in by experience.

Fashion is here to help make people look very important. If they have good taste and choose what suits them, I give them options on how they can do that. It’s always sexy, and it’s always with the same result: making women look fantastic.

If the Soviet Union let another political party come into existence, they would still be a one-party state, because everybody would join the other party.

I’ve used my femininity and my sexuality as a weapon and a tool… but that’s just natural.

Peace is not an absence of war, it is a virtue, a state of mind, a disposition for benevolence, confidence, justice.

Confidentially, the type of male I find most enjoyable for a friend is one who has enough fire and assurance to speak up for his convictions.

Your teammates give you the confidence. They give me the confidence all year, all postseason.

If you want the present to be different from the past, study the past.

Imperfection is beauty, madness is genius and it’s better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring.

The Vietnam War was a great tragedy for our country. And it is now far enough away so that one can study without using the slogans to see what’s really happened.

The most important thing I can tell you about aging is this: If you really feel that you want to have an off-the-shoulder blouse and some big beads and thong sandals and a dirndl skirt and a magnolia in your hair, do it. Even if you’re wrinkled.

My confidence is easy to shake. I am very well aware of all of my flaws. I am aware of all the insecurities that I have.

The man who can dominate a London dinner-table can dominate the world.

From my earliest childhood, my attention was specially directed to the subject of acoustics, and specially to the subject of speech, and I was urged by my father to study everything relating to these subjects, as they would have an important bearing upon what was to be my professional work.

I won’t be satisfied until people want to hear me sing without looking at me. Of course, that doesn’t mean I want them to stop looking.

Union of religious sentiments begets a surprising confidence.

Twenty-six million Russians died in the defense of their homeland against the Nazis.

Disarmament, with mutual honor and confidence, is a continuing imperative.

I’m not offended by all the dumb blonde jokes because I know I’m not dumb… and I also know that I’m not blonde.

A man that studieth revenge keeps his own wounds green.

My fat never made me less money.

I did study religion for a little while. I studied the Torah and the Holy Koran, Helios Biblos, which is considered by most people to be the Holy Bible. I just wanted to know, even with Buddhism and the Dalai Llama.

We can approach God’s throne with boldness because we are confident in the power of what Jesus accomplished for us at the cross.

There’s no reason why I can’t be a mogul. When I step into a room and I’m there to have a conversation, if it pertains to business, I want to be respected as a guy who knows what he’s talking about. And that, to me, holds more weight than anything else.

Who wants to leave the door open to being dominated physically by another human being? Jiu Jitsu gives you the ability to not be dominated by that person, and to me, that’s real peace of mind. I don’t have to worry about that when I’m walking around in the world.

I’m confident in who I am. I’ve come to a place in my life where I’ve accepted things that are me, as opposed to feeling pressure to explain myself to people around me. That’s just the way I’ve always tried to be. It didn’t change when I became a star.

I always knew I was going to be rich. I don’t think I ever doubted it for a minute.

What happens if you stick at something long enough, and study it for so long, you have a different kind of intelligence. It’s not an intellectual thing. It’s almost like an animal intelligence. I call it our form of instinct, almost how a lion knows exactly where its prey is.

Asking is the beginning of receiving. Make sure you don’t go to the ocean with a teaspoon. At least take a bucket so the kids won’t laugh at you.

I’m not trying to be sexy. It’s just my way of expressing myself when I move around.

Self-respect: the secure feeling that no one, as yet, is suspicious.

I’m not the most attractive fella. I’m not a Billy Dee Williams. Personality is everything.

I’m confident with my ability.

Don’t be humble… you’re not that great.

I have great faith in fools; self-confidence my friends call it.

I don’t do drugs. I am drugs.

Whether I’m wearing lots of makeup or no makeup, I’m always the same person inside.

Indians felt despondent about Indian governance. Changing that atmosphere of gloom was a very challenging task, and I faced many difficulties in rectifying the situation and bringing back confidence and hope.

Immense power is acquired by assuring yourself in your secret reveries that you were born to control affairs.

Judges ought to be more leaned than witty, more reverent than plausible, and more advised than confident. Above all things, integrity is their portion and proper virtue.

The beauty of me being on stage is I have a voice.

If you study the writings of the mystics, you will always find things in them that appear to be paradoxes, as in Zen, particularly.

I shook up the world, I shook up the world.

A lot of people have said I’d have probably done better in my career if I hadn’t looked so cheap and gaudy. But I dress to be comfortable for me, and you shouldn’t be blamed because you want to look pretty.

I’ve always believed that success for anyone is all about drive, dedication, and desire, but for me, it’s also been about confidence and faith.

I’m not a centerfold.

I was everything an R&B singer wasn’t. I wasn’t in shape. I wasn’t a pretty boy.

No poet or orator has ever existed who believed there was any better than himself.

If I were again beginning my studies, I would follow the advice of Plato and start with mathematics.

The proper study of Mankind is Man.

It’s important for me to let my fans know I really don’t care. I’m confident.

I am growing handsome very fast indeed! I expect I shall be the belle of Amherst when I reach my 17th year. I don’t doubt that I shall have perfect crowds of admirers at that age. Then how I shall delight to make them await my bidding, and with what delight shall I witness their suspense while I make my final decision.

I’m not comparing myself with anyone, but I am very confident about my captaincy, as I have already led India and in the IPL also. I have confidence I can bring out each player’s ability fully and also give them a lot of confidence… I would like to stick to what I know best and what I have confidence in.

I hate what I look like on TV, and I want to look better, and nothing makes the mothers more jealous.

The man of genius inspires us with a boundless confidence in our own powers.

Whether you come from a council estate or a country estate, your success will be determined by your own confidence and fortitude.

I have as much authority as the Pope, I just don’t have as many people who believe it.

I can move any crowd.

I always have confidence, whether I miss four in a row or make four in a row, that the next one’s going in. To a coach, sometimes that might not make sense.

I know what I believe, I know what I want to do, and I’m just comfortable saying it, and laying it out there.