100 Inspirational Believe In Yourself Quotes

Many of us, all too often doubt ourselves, whether it’s the decisions we make, our abilities or just trusting our intuition. That’s why I wanted to create this collection of quotes about believing in yourself — to remind everyone that anything is possible when you believe in yourself.

At times, we simply need a gentle nudge to remember that we’ve got this. We have seen happiness and success in the past and that all started with having a belief in ourselves.

I feel pretty emotional about this topic as I often wonder when it was that so many of us women began to lose faith in ourselves.

If you think back to childhood, most of us felt invincible – like we could do anything – and we would do anything we wanted as adults.

Yet, as we grew, depending on our individual experiences, our self-belief was slowly chipped away over time. Even those who seem to be confident, happy and successful in life – they too have many doubts and can feel like impostures at times.

Therefore, today I’m sharing some uplifting quotes about believing in yourself, to get you in the mood to…

• Be stronger
• Feel more self-confident
• Let you know the world is your oyster

Having a strong belief in yourself can open up so many opportunities for you in love, career, health, and overall life fulfillment.

100 of the Best Inspiring Believe in Yourself Quotes

Below you’ll find the most inspiring, beautiful quotes about believing in yourself.

• Motivational quotes about self-belief
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• Famous quotes about believing in yourself
• Believe in yourself quotes from children’s books
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As you read these, make a note of the quotes that stand out most to you – then write them down somewhere you can come back to – as a reminder that you can do anything.

2. “The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.” – Eleanor Roosevelt

3. “Believe in your infinite potential. Your only limitations are those you set upon yourself.” – Roy T. Bennett

4. “But the real secret to total gorgeousness is to believe in yourself, have self-confidence, and try to be secure in your decisions and thoughts.” – Kirsten Dunst

5. “Once we believe in ourselves, we can risk curiosity, wonder, spontaneous delight, or any experience that reveals the human spirit.” – E.E. Cummings

6. “You can have whatever you want if you believe in yourself and keep your feet firmly planted in the ground.” – A.J. McLean

7. “Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence.” – Helen Keller

8. “If you believe in what you are doing, then let nothing hold you up in your work.” – Dale Carnegie

9. “Always you can go higher, for within yourself you are greater than you think. Believe that, for it is a fact – a great, big, truthful, wonderful fact. It is the positive principle in action.” – Dr. Norman Vincent Peale

10. “You can have everything you want if you’re willing to give up the belief that you can’t have it.” – Dr. Robert Anthony

11. “Trust thyself: every heart vibrates to that iron string. Accept the place the divine providence has found for you, the society of your contemporaries, the connection of events.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

13. “You have to believe in yourself. You have to go out there and love what you are and who you know you are in terms of your craft.” – Reginald VelJohnson

14. “Believe in yourself and all that you are. Know that there is something inside you that is greater than any obstacle.” – Christian D. Larson

15. “I love and approve of myself, and I trust the process of life. I am safe.” – Louise L. Hay

16. “Believe in yourself and there will come a day when others will have no choice but to believe with you.” – Cynthia Kersey

17. “Believe in yourself! Have faith in your abilities! Without a humble but reasonable confidence in your own powers you cannot be successful or happy.” – Norman Vincent Peale

18. “Successful people often exude confidence; it’s obvious that they believe in themselves and what they’re doing. It isn’t their success that makes them confident, however. The confidence was there first.” – Travis Bradberry

19. “You will become what you believe. The truth is, I am what I am today because of what I believed about myself yesterday. And I will be tomorrow what I believe about myself right now.” – Joel Osteen

20. “Don’t limit yourself. Many people limit themselves to what they think they can do. You can go as far as your mind lets you. What you believe, remember, you can achieve.” – Mary Kay Ash

21. “There is one grand lie – that we are limited. The only limits we have are the limits we believe.”

– Wayne Dyer

22. “You just have to believe in yourself when you’ve got something, and just keep pounding on the door, because if you pound long enough, somebody is going to open it.” – Cynthia Weil

27. “My message to myself is always, ‘If you don’t believe in yourself, who will?” – Ja Morant

28. “Believe in yourself, be persistent, and don’t let anyone break your confidence.” – Naomi

29. “If you don’t believe in yourself, nobody can help you.”- Jasprit Bumrah

30. “Believe in yourself and stop trying to convince others.” – James De La Vega

31. “We are who we believe we are.” – C.S Lewis

32. “As you ask and feel and believe, you will receive.”

– Rhonda Byrne

33. “You have to believe in yourself. You need to have the audacity to be great.” – Rosie Perez

34. “No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.” – Eleanor Roosevelt

35. “Don’t limit yourself to the skies when there is a whole galaxy out there.” – Bianca Frazier

37. “Believe you can and you’re halfway there.” – Theodore Roosevelt

38. “You become what you believe. You are where you are in life today based on everything you have believed.” – Oprah Winfrey

40. “If you can dream it, you can do it.”- Walt Disney

41. “We may encounter many defeats, but we must not be defeated. It may even be necessary to encounter the defeat, so that we can know who we are.” – Maya Angelou

42. “20 years from now, you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbour. Catch the trade winds in your sail. Explore. Dream. Discover.” – Mark Twain

43. “Believe in yourself. You are braver than you think, more talented than you know, and capable of more than you imagine.” –  Roy T. Bennett

44. “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.” – Stephen Curry

46. “You are what you believe yourself to be.” – Paulo Coelho

47. “It’s the repetition of affirmations that leads to belief. And once that belief becomes a deep conviction, things begin to happen.” – Muhammad Ali

48. “You must see it. You must believe it. And then you must never stop working to make it happen.”- Arnold Schwarzenegger

49. “If you hear a voice within you say that you cannot paint, then by all means paint, and that voice will be silenced.”

– Vincent Van Gogh

50. “Twenty years from now, you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sail. Explore. Dream. Discover.” – Mark Twain

Believe in Yourself Quotes From Kid’s Books

Share these beautiful believe in yourself quotes with your children, but also think back to when you were a kid. 

Remember back to the times you felt anything was possible, that the world and your place in it was full of hopes and dreams. I want you and I to get to that place again and these meaningful reminders will help do just that.

52. “Anything can happen, child. Anything can be.” – Shel Silverstein, Where the Sidewalk Ends

53. “Even the smallest one can change the world.” – Beatrix Potter, The Tale of Peter Rabbit

54. “Those who don’t believe in magic will never find it.” – Roald Dahl, The Minpins

55. “The moment you doubt whether you can fly, you cease forever to be able to do it.” – J.M. Barrie, Peter Pan

56. “All you need is faith, trust, and a little bit of pixie dust.” – Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie

58. “Why, sometimes I’ve believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast.”  – Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There by Lewis Carroll

59. “Anything’s possible if you’ve got enough nerve.” – Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling

60. “Somehow, you’ll do it, so always remember, you can do anything you want.” – Matilda by Roald Dahl

62. “If you can dream it, you can make it so.” – Belva Davis

63. “Be yourself, chase your dreams, and just never say never. That’s the best advice I could ever give someone.” – Taylor Swift

64. “You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.” – C.S. Lewis

65. “Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world.” – Harriet Tubman

66. “All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them.” – Walt Disney

67. “To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream; not only plan, but also believe.” – Anatole France

68. “Don’t be pushed by your problems; be led by your dreams.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

69. “Dare to live the life you have dreamed for yourself. Go forward and make your dreams come true.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

70. “Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined.” – Henry David Thoreau

71. “Don’t ever let someone tell you that you can’t do something. You got a dream, you gotta protect it. When people can’t do something themselves, they are going to tell you that you can’t do it. You want something, go get it. Period.” – Will Smith

72. “Believe in yourself, go after your dreams, and don’t let anyone put you in a box.” – Daya

73. “We must never stop dreaming. Dreams provide nourishment for the soul, just as a meal does for the body.” – Paulo Coelho

74. “No matter how hard the battle gets or no matter how many people don’t believe in your dream, never give up!” – Eric Thomas

75. “Always believe in your dreams, because if you don’t, you’ll still have hope.” – Mahatma Gandhi

77. “In order to succeed, we must first believe that we can.” – Nikos Kazantzakis

78. “Doubt kills more dreams than failure ever will.”- Suzy Kassem

79. “It’s never too late to be what you might have been.” – George Eliot

80. “You are enough just as you are.” – Meghan Markle

81. “Dream big, believe bigger.” – Unknown

82. “Trust yourself. You know more than you think.” – Benjamin Spock

83. “Believe that you are what you want to be.” – Neville Goddard

84. “What we think, we become.” – Buddha

85. “Your crown has been bought and paid for. Put it on your head and wear it.”

– Maya Angelou

86. “Don’t compare your beginning to someone else’s middle.” – Jon Acuff

87. “Stand up for what you believe in, even if it means standing alone.” – Kim Hanks

88. “If my mind can conceive it, My heart can believe it, I know I can achieve it!” – Jesse Jackson

89. “Your only limit is your mind.” – Unknown

90. “Confidence is not ‘they will like me.’ Confidence is ‘I’ll be fine if they don’t.’” – Christina Grimmie

92. “I found that ultimately if you truly pour your heart into what you believe in – even if it makes you vulnerable – amazing things can and will happen.” – Emma Watson

93. “If my mind can conceive it, if my heart can believe it – then I can achieve it.” – Muhammad Ali

94. Aim for the moon. If you miss, you may hit a star.” – W. Clement Stone

95. “But if you believe yourself worthy of the thing you fought so hard to get, then you become an instrument of God, you help the Soul of the World, and you understand why you are here.” – Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist

96. “What you believe is powerful. If you can change what you believe, you can change your life!” — Joseph Prince

97. “Whatever the mind can conceive and believe, it can achieve.” — Napoleon Hill

98. “Always, always, always believe in yourself, because if you don’t, then who will, sweetie? So keep your head high, keep your chin up, and most importantly, keep smiling, because life’s a beautiful thing and there’s so much to smile about.” – Marilyn Monroe

99. “The hardest step she ever took was to blindly trust in who she was.” – Atticus

100. “She was unstoppable, not because she did not have failures or doubts, but because she continued on despite them.”

– Beau Taplin

Do you have a favorite quote about believing in yourself?

Please share in the comments below to inspire me and others!

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