We do not gain confidence from beating people. it is not wins and loses, if we know what we are supposed to do and we go out and do it, then we are confident.

A worm of fear wriggled in Jaden’s stomach, and the ethereal assuredness he channeled moments before evaporated as the worm burrowed deeper. When he next spoke, his own voice of trapped hysteria broke through, the worm having reached journey’s end.

If I get a call, I'll be at the meeting. But at this point, I just have confidence that I'm going to wake up tomorrow. We'll go from there.

Over the past two months, we have lost some confidence in the company's ability to generate the growth necessary to meet our estimates.

Today's announcement reflects our board's confidence in Wachovia's performance and prospects for consistently growing earnings while maintaining a strong capital position.

I had been willing to give him the benefit of the doubt, ... But what confidence should we have in his ability to deal not only with a natural disaster, but with a terrorist threat in this country?