If I had to define 'sexy' now, as Disney as it sounds, I would have to say it's about complete and utter confidence.
I think I will have an edge over my rivals in terms of confidence and experience.
Always the eternal optimist, President Reagan instilled confidence and optimism at a time both were in short supply in our country.
Faith is the confidence, the assurance, the enforcing truth, the knowing.
If you don't have the confidence in baking, commit to making the recipe three times. The first two, do it exactly the way I've told you to make it. Twice. The first time you'll screw it up. The second time it will come out pretty good, and then the third time, make your adjustments.
Go on - but don't think you can kill my confidence. I've had experts doing it for years.
Unless you empower your domestic investor and domestic industry and domestic confidence in the sector, no foreigner is going to come.
As a direct line to human feeling, empathic experience, genuine language and detail, poetry is everything that headline news is not. It takes us inside situations, helps us imagine life from more than one perspective, honors imagery and metaphor - those great tools of thought - and deepens our confidence in a meaningful world.
I love the confidence that makeup gives me.
When girls feel bad about their looks, 60 percent avoid normal daily activities like raising their hand in class or even going to the doctor. That means that girls do not show up for life when they don't feel good enough or pretty enough. A role model can help girls see beauty as a source of confidence, not anxiety.
There can be no great courage where there is no confidence or assurance, and half the battle is in the conviction that we can do what we undertake.
I think any form of self-expression is half confidence, half sheer hard work and, maybe, a bit of talent thrown in.
When I arrived in the summer of 2009 to command the war in Afghanistan, I entered an effort that was failing. Many Afghans, some ISAF coalition members, and much of the American public had lost confidence in both the trajectory of the war and our ability to correct it.
I've always been into dressing and being stylish because I feel like that's where I gained a lot of my confidence and swag as a rapper, so fashion goes hand-in-hand with music to me.
From a counter-intelligence viewpoint, the OPM breach is really scary - but if we continue to see the erosion of purely commercial enterprises, where people lose confidence, the economy falters.
I had very little confidence in myself as an actress.
Confidence is instrumental to those climbing out of poverty.
I really enjoy myself in Norway. Because I had started losing confidence in my ability of what I do. But sometimes, man, you just get tired of fighting and trying to prove yourself.
The team should have implicit confidence in the captain's decisions.
I really always felt that I was going to be an actress. I had a lot of confidence in the fact that I would do well from a very early age. I didn't know how tough the business is.
Being funny, it turns out, is like being a bank. It's a confidence trick. As long as everyone believes in you, you are fine.
When you look good, you feel good. Confidence with what you're wearing is very important. If you feel good, you will always perform your best without worrying about anything.
When you have a lot of confidence and you feel like nobody can beat you, it's game over for everyone else.
You would have to say his number one accomplishment has been to inspire a sense of confidence in the country. That confidence, that optimism, not only gives President Obama a political cushion, but it could have a real world economic impact.
The best decision I made at NYU was joining the Shakespeare ensemble. It literally led to everything I did after that. It gave me the kind of confidence I really needed.
I think musicians oftentimes have the right skill set to be good actors. And with Rihanna, I noticed her and knew of her obviously, and was very taken with her charisma and her confidence.
We do not so much need the help of our friends as the confidence of their help in need.
Understanding that being nervous, having doubts and lacking confidence are emotions that are human is how you deal with it. It is okay to feel that way... and then understanding that you can work through it.
Confidence is that feeling by which the mind embarks in great and honorable courses with a sure hope and trust in itself.
Writers always have confidence issues - it comes with the territory. We never know where we fit in, or what the actual value of our work might be. So we hit lulls, or slogs. Throw in the idea that many creative people are somewhat manic-depressive, and it can get pretty dark at times.
I'll never tell a lie. I'll never make a misleading statement. I'll never betray the confidence that any of you had in me. And I'll never avoid a controversial issue.
The circulation of confidence is better than the circulation of money.
Things said to a reporter in confidence should be kept in confidence.
I didn't have that much confidence. Maybe it looks that way. I'm glad it does.
Eight shows a week is daunting, and it can be terrifying. But it just instills such a sense of confidence and growth.
I try very hard to maintain the confidence of my sources by speaking candidly with them, honoring agreements about the use of our conversation, and practicing journalism in an honest and straightforward way.
