know a few extremely confident--not cocky， confident--people. （Here‘s how you can tell if someone is genuinely confident） It’s as if they were born that way.

我认识一些十分自信的人——不是那种傲慢的自信。（以下内容告诉你如何判断一个人是否是真的自信的方法）他们的自信好像生来如此。

The rest of us sometimes lack confidence--and we often lack belief in ourselves when we need it most.

大部分人时常缺乏自信——我们经常在急需自信的时候选择了不相信自己。

Fortunately， self-confidence is a quality you can develop。 Anyone can be more confident. （Even me.）

幸运的是，自信是可以培养的。每个人都可以变得自信（甚至是我）。

But building self-confidence takes time. So if you need a quick shot of it， here are some great motivational quotes that will inspire you to feel more self-assured：

不过建立自信是需要时间的。所以如果你想快速掌握自信的诀窍，以下这些鼓舞人心的语录可以帮助你感到更自信：

1“When you‘re different， sometimes you don’t see the millions of people who accept you for what you are. All you notice is the person who doesn‘t.” --Jodi Picoult

1“当你与别人不同时，无需理会所有反对你的人。你只需知道总有人在支持你。”——朱迪·皮考特

2“As soon as you trust yourself， you will know how to live.” --Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

2“只要相信自己，你就会知道如何活。”——约翰·沃尔夫冈·冯·歌德

3“You cannot be lonely if you like the person you‘re alone with.” --Wayne Dyer

3“学会独处，你就绝不会孤独。”——韦恩·戴尔

4“Just pick a goal， a goal you truly want to achieve， and take a clear-eyed look at your weaknesses--not so you‘ll feel less confident， but so you can determine exactly what you need to work on. Then get to work. Celebrate small successes. Analyze your weaknesses. Keep going. As you gain skill， you’ll also gain a feeling of genuine confidence， one that can never be taken away--because you‘ve earned it.” （OK， that one is mine， he said， blushing.）

4“选一个目标，一个你真正想要实现的目标，然后认清你的弱点——这样并不是为了让你感到更不自信，而是为了让你明确自己应该朝哪个方向走。然后努力提升。要庆祝成果，也要分析弱点。继续努力。当你掌握了技能后，你也会获得真实的自信感，一种不会消失的自信感——那是因为这是你应得的。”（好吧，这句话是我自己说的）

5“Don‘t waste your energy trying to change opinions ... do your thing， and don’t care if they like it.” --Tina Fey

5“别浪费时间去让别人改变想法…做好你自己的事，别理会别人会不会喜欢。”——蒂娜·菲

6“Pride is holding your head up when everyone around you has theirs bowed。 Courage is what makes you do it.” --Bryce Courtenay

6“当周围的人都向你鞠躬时，让你昂首挺胸的是荣耀。而让你获得荣耀的是勇气。”——布莱斯·考特尼

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

7“获得自信的方法就是去做你害怕的事，然后把每一次的成功都记录下来。” ——威廉·詹宁斯·布赖恩

8“If you hear a voice within you say ‘you cannot paint，’ then by all means paint， and that voice will be silenced.” --Vincent van Gogh

8“当你听到有一个声音在告诉你‘你画不出来，’的时候，一定要继续画下去，那个声音会停下来的。”——文森特·梵高

9“Always be yourself and have faith in yourself. Do not go out and look for a successful personality and try to duplicate it.” --Bruce Lee

9“做自己，相信自己。不要去试图模仿别人的成功。”——李小龙

10“Don‘t wait until everything is just right. It will never be perfect. There will always be challenges， obstacles， and less than perfect conditions。 So what？ Get started now. With each step you take， you will grow stronger and stronger， more and more skilled， more and more self-confident， and more and more successful.” --Mark Victor Hansen

10“不要去等柳暗花明。没有那么完美的事。路途总有挑战，坎坷，通途很少。那又怎样？现在就开始行动。每走一步，你会便得越来越强大，越来越熟练，越来越自信，越来越成功。” --马克·维克多·汉森

11“You wouldn‘t worry so much about what others think of you if you realized how seldom they do.” --Eleanor Roosevelt

11“你不必担心别人如何看你，因为他们没时间想这些。”——埃莉诺·罗斯福