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Confidence comes from discipline and training.

Confidence is that feeling by which the mind embarks in great and honorable courses with a sure hope and trust in itself.

Confidence comes from hours and days and weeks and years of constant work and dedication.

Confidence doesn't come out of nowhere. It's a result of something... hours and days and weeks and years of constant work and dedication.

I used to say in the cabinet room, 'confidence is not like a can of Popeye spinach - you can't take the top off and swallow it down.' You know, confidence has to be earned.

Confidence-building is not something that can go on forever. If it goes on forever then it becomes counterproductive.

Confidence is such a fragile and precious thing.

Confidence is a very fragile thing.

Confidence was never in short supply in my case. If anything, I think I overshot the mark with confidence way too early in my career, and gradually, it's about just getting more humble and wanting to sit down more.