There has to be a reform within the government that is tangible, that we can actually measure and that we have confidence is going to provide some of the differences that I think are essential to our troops to be able to carry out their mission and to the longer- term interests of our country.
They can't hurt you unless you let them.
No intelligent man believes that anybody ever willingly errs or willingly does base and evil deeds; they are well aware that all who do base and evil things do them unwillingly.
Technology isn't fulfilling its promise of unlimited progress and solving every problem through technology. With the Enlightenment and its aftermath, there already was a general loss of confidence in the Western religions.
I think the willingness to listen is really a matter of confidence. You can't be so superconfident in your abilities that you ignore what others say, and you can't be so diffident in your abilities that you think that if they say something, you will be so taken in that you will do the wrong thing. When you are confident about your abilities and also fully aware of what you don't know you are willing to listen to outside experts with the full sense that if you don't find it worthwhile you will ignore it.
Surely modesty never hurt any cause; and the confidence of man seems to me to be much like the wrath of man.
If you believe in your heart that you are right, you must fight with all your might to do it your way. Only dead fish swim with the stream all the time.
Eighty percent of American managers cannot answer with any measure of confidence these seemingly simple questions: What is my job? What in it really counts? How well am I doing?
I have no confidence in any religion that can be demonstrated only to children.
We must go beyond being reactive and defensive. As Europeans we must regain our self-confidence and realize our own strengths.
I think confidence is the most appealing quality in any human being or any artist; that's what really attracts us to people.
A decent boldness ever meets with friends.
To identify your own idols, ask questions like these: What things take the place of God in my life? Where do I find my significance and my confidence? What things make me really angry? Anger usually erupts when an idol gets knocked off the shelf.
Our belief at the beginning of a doubtful undertaking is the one thing that assures the successful outcome of any venture.
Confidence is something that has developed over time which is a very positive thing to gain. Respect is also very important, both giving it and receiving it from other drivers in your team.
You’ve got to have a little more confidence in us than that. It’s insulting.
The longer your gevity is, the more confidence you build.
Advances are made by those with at least a touch of irrational confidence in what they can do.
Too often, investors are the target of fraudulent schemes disguised as investment opportunities. As you know, if the balance is tipped to the point where investors are not confident that there are appropriate protections, investors will lose confidence in our markets, and capital formation will ultimately be made more difficult and expensive.
Confidence isn't optimism or pessimism, and it's not a character attribute. It's the expectation of a positive outcome.