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

The key to successful investing is to have a strong understanding of the fundamentals, a disciplined approach, and a clear understanding of the market.

The most necessary, the most important, the principal, the most essential thing for a musician is this: to know what he wants, what he can do, and what he ought to do.