Faith in oneself is the best and safest course.

The promises of this world are, for the most part, vain phantoms; and to confide in one's self, and become something of worth and value is the best and safest course.

At some time in your life, you probably had someone believe in you when you didn't believe in yourself.

In crises the most daring course is often safest.

The safest course for all of us as public officials is simply to throw all the money in a sack. Or in the way of one servant in the Biblical parable of the talents, bury the money in the ground rather than accept any risk. The servant's business plan proved reliable but ineffective.

The safest course for public officials is simply to throw all of the money in a sack.