It's a demonstration of self-confidence, not that he would be suicidal," said Gale.
Arrogance, self-aggrandizement, and factual embellishments (making things up) are valued as demonstrations of confidence, self-esteem, and rhetorical skill.
"Defiant farmers, fists clenched, photographed from audacious angles — it is not least because of such mutual demonstrations of self-confidence in front of and behind the camera that the Spanish Civil War has been perceived as a romantic conflict," Ms. Schaber writes in the catalog of Ms. Taro's role in creating the visual language of war photography.
Despite the aggressive legislative push, some critics had held out hope that Mr. Putin would veto the measure, in a gesture of conciliation and perhaps a demonstration of his confidence in the face of the continuing protest movement.
HERAT, Afghanistan — One of the most powerful mujahedeen commanders in Afghanistan, Ismail Khan, is calling on his followers to reorganize and defend the country against the Taliban as Western militaries withdraw, in a public demonstration of faltering confidence in the national government and the Western-built Afghan National Army.
So this isn't the first public demonstration of its confidence.
It was at once a demonstration of his extreme confidence and total indifference to other people's feelings.
It is a demonstration of strength and confidence, over fear and self righteousness.
Further in the review, Sepinwall was complimentary towards Liz's plot, writing that the character's sequence on The Vontella Show was "hilarious, and a fine demonstration of how much confidence Tina Fey has gained as an actress over the years".
