Kash Patel made sure to pump himself up for Wednesday’s contentious hearing with the House Judiciary Committee by writing himself motivational notes, a photo from Getty reveals.

The photo reveals the FBI Director praising himself for various clashes with lawmakers during the hearing, and that he also wrote himself reminders to do his best. The four lines read, “Good fight w/ Swalwell,” “Hold the line,” “Brush off their attacks” and “Rise above next line of [illegible] attacks.”

The FBI director needed all the positive affirmation he could get after two days of hardened testimony before Congress. The day prior, Patel, 45, decidedly did not “brush off” the attacks of opposing Senators during his hearing with the Senate Judiciary Committee. Patel engaged in shouting matches with Adam Schif

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