Confidence isn't optimism or pessimism, and it's not a character attribute. It's the expectation of a positive outcome. (Rosabeth Moss Kanter)

Confidence isn't optimism or pessimism, and it's not a character attribute. It's the expectation of a positive outcome.

Rosabeth Moss Kanter

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