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In this world, conversations are negotiations for closeness in which people try to seek and give confirmation and support, and to reach consensus. They try to protect themselves from others' attempts to push them away.

~Deborah Tannen

Topics: Attempts Away Closeness Confirmation Consensus Conversations Give Negotiations Others People Protect Push Reach Seek Support Them Themselves Try Which World

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Standing on the podium at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta and receiving a gold medal was the crowning jewel in a successful gymnastics career and, most certainly, the confirmation that my parents' sacrifices were not in vain.

~Dominique Moceanu

Topics: Atlanta Career Certainly Confirmation Crowning Games Gold Gold Medal Gymnastics Jewel Medal Most Olympic Olympic Games Parents Podium Receiving Sacrifices Standing Successful Vain Were

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Like civil-rights protesters who sang rousing hymns as they were carried off to jail, Twitterers are bearing witness to what's happening around them, and calling out into the darkness of cyberspace for confirmation. I'm here. You're here, too. We are present.

~Douglas Rushkoff

Topics: Around Bearing Calling Carried Confirmation Cyberspace Darkness Happening Here Hymns Jail Like Off Out Present Sang Them Too Were Who Witness You

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When the Senate ceases to engage nominees in meaningful discussion of legal issues, the confirmation process takes on an air of vacuity and farce, and the Senate becomes incapable of either properly evaluating nominees or appropriately educating the public.

~Elena Kagan

Topics: Air Becomes Ceases Confirmation Discussion Educating Either Engage Farce Incapable Issues Legal Meaningful Process Properly Public Senate Takes

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With my research, I really need absolute confirmation of what actually happened, direct physical connections to the past.

~Erik Larson

Topics: Absolute Actually Confirmation Connections Direct Happened Need Past Physical Really Research

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'Confirmation' is the movie I'm super proud to be a part of.

~Erika Christensen

Topics: Confirmation Movie Part Proud Super

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Every day I shall put my papers in order and every day I shall say farewell. And the real farewell, when it comes, will only be a small outward confirmation of what has been accomplished within me from day to day.

~Etty Hillesum

Topics: Accomplished Been Confirmation Day Day To Day Every Every Day Farewell Me Only Order Outward Papers Put Real Say Shall Small Will Within

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Remember when John Roberts was seeking confirmation of the Supreme Court, and he said judges should be just like umpires, just calling balls and strikes? Well, turnabout is fair play. What baseball needs behind the plate are umpires like those judges who are called strict constructionists, which means you follow subtle law to the letter.

~Frank Deford

Topics: Balls Baseball Behind Calling Confirmation Court Fair Fair Play Follow He John Judges Just Law Letter Like Means Needs Plate Play Remember Remember When Roberts Said Seeking Should Strict Strikes Subtle Supreme Supreme Court Those Umpires Well Which Who You

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Presidents have the right to nominate their own cabinet secretaries. But their nominees don't have a right to confirmation. Senators have a constitutional duty to advise and consent to the appointment of all Cabinet officials. They should take that duty seriously.

~Gary Bauer

Topics: Advise Appointment Cabinet Confirmation Consent Constitutional Duty Officials Own Presidents Right Secretaries Senators Seriously Should Take

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