"If you have no confidence in self, you are twice defeated in the race of life." ― Marcus Garvey Topic(s): Government Tags: confidence More From Marcus Garvey "Chance has never yet satisfied the hope of a suffering people." "A people without the knowledge of their past history, origin and culture is like a tree without roots." "There is no force like success, and that is why the individual makes all effort to surround himself throughout life with the evidence of it; as of the individual, so should it be of the nation." More In Government "An agent saw one of the plays I did at ACT, but my mom was like, No, she’s too young. I became so annoying that a year and a half later she just couldn’t stand hearing me any more!"― Marla Sokoloff "There is no age, height, or weight requirement to skate. It is good exercise no matter what your age is. If you want to be competitive, most start young. But, I practice with many adult competitors."― Nancy Kerrigan "I feel lucky because I was a nerd, which I talk about in the book, but I had academic success, so through that, because that’s what my parents put a great deal of value on, I had a great childhood because I sort of fulfilled the expectations of being good at school."― Mindy Kaling