COETZEE: I admire the self-confidence of Chicagoans. From Wordnik.com. [South Africa's Prize Winner] Reference
His self-confidence allowed Deng to take enormous gambles. From Wordnik.com. [Deng's Revolution] Reference
So why does he seem to brim with self-confidence, even now?. From Wordnik.com. [It Ain't Over Yet] Reference
Lovano developed his self-confidence on jazz's far frontiers. From Wordnik.com. [Jazz: A Tenor Sax on the Far Frontiers] Reference
"It's a terrible blow to your self-confidence," O'Dwyer says. From Wordnik.com. [Young, Gifted And Jobless] Reference
It saved her home and her savings, but not her self-confidence. From Wordnik.com. [Taken To The Cleaners] Reference
The result was a crisis of self-confidence in Soviet communism. From Wordnik.com. [The End] Reference
From this crucible can emerge personal competencies and self-confidence. From Wordnik.com. [Book Excerpt: 'Untruth: Why The Conventional Wisdom Is (Almost Always) Wrong'] Reference
But the Democrats have no self-confidence when it comes to values issues. From Wordnik.com. [Capitol Letter: Trapped] Reference
But the security and self-confidence masked a need to prove the doubters wrong. From Wordnik.com. [Huddling Against History] Reference
Here's the secret of their preternatural self-confidence: they plan to inherit. From Wordnik.com. [Inherit The Rind] Reference
While his ego is legendary, what's most striking about him is his self-confidence. From Wordnik.com. [Betting On A Billionaire] Reference
Pakistan is held back by shortages of self-confidence and wisdom in its leadership. From Wordnik.com. [Mail Call And Correction: Not Everyone's War] Reference
You'd think that Brazil's famed sexuality would be a realm of utter self-confidence. From Wordnik.com. [PERISCOPE] Reference
"When you grow up being exposed to racism, it damages your self-confidence," she says. From Wordnik.com. [What Becomes a Legend Most?] Reference
These images fueled Putin's popularity and restored a sense of national self-confidence. From Wordnik.com. [Pondering The Putin Scenarios] Reference
In another 1997 study, 48% of boys in grades 5 through 8 reported "high self-confidence.". From Wordnik.com. [The Truth About Tweens] Reference
Maybe they've realized that self-confidence is in their head, not in their buns of steel. From Wordnik.com. [Pumping Irony: Thin Meets Gym] Reference
I think America and Canada lost a lot of self-confidence then that they have not gotten back. From Wordnik.com. ['This Is A Wake-Up Call'] Reference
Climbing is like solving a puzzle, Folsom says: it works the mind and builds self-confidence. From Wordnik.com. [Get Out And Exercise!] Reference
Even his court-appointed lawyer, Avraham Moskowitz, was surprised by his calm self-confidence. From Wordnik.com. [Cracking The Conspiracy] Reference
Over the past two or three years, this growth has produced a critical mass of self-confidence. From Wordnik.com. [AMID DISASTER, NEW CONFIDENCE] Reference
He remembers that Roberts was ideologically hard to pin down, yet exuded quiet self-confidence. From Wordnik.com. [THE EDITOR'S DESK] Reference
"He could get along with boys that were older than he, he had enough self-confidence," she says. From Wordnik.com. [The Revolutionary] Reference
I think that Bernanke is by nature kind of introverted and shy but that belies a self-confidence. From Wordnik.com. [In The Fed We Trust] Reference
I'm currently in college, and this article gave me more determination, focus and self-confidence. From Wordnik.com. [Mail Call] Reference
Beijing instead needs to start acting with the self-confidence of the great power it wants to be. From Wordnik.com. [Beijing Starts to Feel The 'Olympic Effect'] Reference
They were arrogant and full of self-confidence and brought in people with no automotive expertise. From Wordnik.com. [Chrysler’s Dead End?] Reference
That inspired a self-confidence that allows him to do the unconventional, as long as it makes sense. From Wordnik.com. [At&Amp;T's Golden Boy] Reference
The sport taught him all the business skills he needed: teamwork, self-confidence, street smarts and timing. From Wordnik.com. [A New Breed] Reference
But it was the exact opposite for me because clearly I was drinking to make up for my lack of self-confidence. From Wordnik.com. [Lush Life] Reference
Parents can encourage self-confidence early on, and make sure their kids feel comfortable talking to them about anything. From Wordnik.com. [How To Safeguard Your Own Children] Reference
And so for me, it's always going to come back to working on your own self-esteem and working on your own self-confidence. From Wordnik.com. [Leading the Way] Reference
After this confusing period, raising himself — and learning who he was — became an enormous source of self-confidence. From Wordnik.com. [America’s New Shrink] Reference
"David had the intellectual self-confidence to write about the period with a sense of humor," says his editor, Jonathan Karp. From Wordnik.com. [Money And Murder In Old London Town] Reference
"The constant fear that I was drifting in the very, very big wake of my parents," she says, used to chew up her self-confidence. From Wordnik.com. [Freakin' Amazing] Reference
I add that codicil because a salient characteristic of each reform generation is vigorous self-confidence to the point of cockiness. From Wordnik.com. [Memo To The 1993 Crowd: Believe In Yourselves] Reference
When she first appeared in 1980, she brought light to a drab Old British society that had lost both an empire and its self-confidence. From Wordnik.com. [Death Of A Princess] Reference
Now, as he prepares with serene self-confidence for election to an unprecedented third term, the joke is turning sour for many Peruvians. From Wordnik.com. [The Price Of Success In Peru] Reference
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