self-assurance

Even so, that comment alone would suggest some degree of self-assurance.

As Herlihy recalled their fateful encounter from the day he moved into the dorm, he remembered being impressed by Sandler’s apparent self-assurance.

Total self-assurance is exactly how Sonny, like Pitt, gets away with his pretension.

It was clear why she wanted to do so, displaying a greater confidence and sense of self-assurance than at any point since she became Conservative leader last autumn.

Historians credit his vision, self-assurance, frankness and sharp wit in no small part for this crucial diplomatic win.