And the girls seemed self-possessed and at ease with grown-ups.
She seemed self-possessed, in control of her lithe body and alert mind.
Even at 12 weeks old and locked in a cage, she seemed "self-possessed, happy for attention but not demanding it," the author recalls.
Since he blogged it along the way, he garnered a virally expanding following, transformed his blog into a funny book, I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell, got it published by a division of Simon & Schuster, and has a huge following of wanna-bes, appreciators of his bawdy style and lots of women -- and most seem self-possessed and not self-flagellating.
The dancers, in consequence, all look self-possessed and individually authoritative.
Shams, who seems remarkably self-possessed for his young age, agrees that there are particular gender issues that afflict disillusioned Muslims.
Today, the 30-year-old from Leeds seems more self-possessed and – with a flash of gold eyeshadow – more striking than on TV, although she displays the same quick wit and warmth that won over so many viewers.
The 23-year-old actor does seem very self-possessed.
"Lee, even then, seemed so self-possessed and obviously clever," he says today.
In class, she seemed so self-possessed, as if she had already weighed and measured everything we might possibly say.
