"Self-confidence leads to several things in life. For one, it leads to self-reliance. A truly confident person will learn the minimum he needs in order to apply the skills he wants to have, and then he will use those skills. Someone who has no self-confidence, on the other hand, will constantly try to gain new information, but will never truly feel prepared. You see, someone with no confidence will never be willing to take the risks necessary to gain actual experience, which is what transforms knowledge into skill."
- unknown author