Get Your Head in the Pageant Game: Part One – Inspirational Quotes!

As we mentioned in our previous post – Pretty, Powerful, Positive – Get Your Head in the Pageant Game! – this month we’ll be posting ideas for preparing yourself to shine your pageant brightest even if you aren’t feeling your best, or your mind is on something else. It’s important to really be in the moment during a pageant, focusing on everything from your smile to your walk, to your talent to your communication with judges. And one of the helpful ways we have found to do just that is to read some inspirational quotes before leaving the dressing room. So take a deep breath, brush your troubles aside, and really let these quotes sink in!

“When I was a child my mother said to me, 'If you become a soldier, you'll be a general. If you become a monk, you'll be the pope.' Instead I became a painter and wound up as Picasso.” ― Pablo Picasso

“What could we accomplish if we knew we could not fail?” ― Eleanor Roosevelt

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

“Walk amongst the natives by day, but in your heart be Superman.” ― Gene Simmons

“You have been told that, even like a chain, you are as weak as your weakest link. This is but half the truth. You are also as strong as your strongest link." - Kahlil Gibran

“Your greatness is revealed not by the lights that shine upon you, but by the light that shines within you.” ― Ray Davis

“Always Remember to take your Vitamins: Take your Vitamin A for ACTION, Vitamin B for Belief, Vitamin C for Confidence, Vitamin D for Discipline, Vitamin E for Enthusiasm!!” ― Pablo

“If you doubt you can accomplish something, then you can't accomplish it. You have to have confidence in your ability, and then be tough enough to follow through.” ― Rosalynn Carter

“If you don’t have confidence, you’ll always find a way not to win.” ― Carl Lewis

“Remember, happiness doesn't depend upon who you are or what you have; it depends solely upon what you think. So start each day by thinking of all the things you have to be thankful for. Your future will depend very largely on the thoughts you think today. So think thoughts of hope and confidence and love and success.” ― Dale Carnegie

“If we all did the things we were capable of doing, we would literally astound ourselves.” ― Thomas Edison

“A winner is not someone who wins. It's someone who tries and isn't afraid to lose.” ― Nusrat Sultana

"Nothing is impossible, the word itself says 'I'm possible'!" ― Audrey Hepburn