Self-dependence is self-confidence.

People are like pool balls. Not all are pocketed by a hard shot; sometimes you've got to compromise and give them a smooth and smart push - to save the cue from loss.

Ask yourself: what is it, that if I believed it down to my core, would change everything?

I'm obviously delighted that my leadership has been given such a vote of confidence by the membership.

I'm obviously delighted that my leadership has been given such a vote of confidence by the membership, although I also see it as an endorsement of the way in which the board and the executive officers have performed in recent years,

This vote is sort of a national vote of confidence for that leadership.