“People go to Africa and confirm what they already have in their heads and so they fail to see what is there in front of them. This is what people have come to expect. It's not viewed as a serious continent. It's a place of strange, bizarre and illogical things, where people don't do what common sense demands.”
Chinua Achebe
“Advice is sought to confirm a position already taken.”
William Osler
“Further evidence has been confirmed linking Clark to the rape. However, DNA results from the GBI Crime Lab confirming he is last week's attacker will not be available for some time.”
Wayne Dennard
“We are encouraged with the results of the wells drilled to date, which has confirmed Knotty Head to be a potential world-class discovery. We will continue to accelerate the appraisal of the field in order to determine ultimate reserves and formulate an optimal development plan.”
Charlie Fischer
“It makes people think the stakes (in a confirmation) are much lower than they are,”
Cass Sunstein
“All I have to say is what you know already, to confirm what you already know of the message of the Prophet... as given by God - the Religion of Truth. As human beings we are given a consciousness and a duty that has placed us at the top of creation.”
Yusuf Islam
“That is a small number, compared to concerns expressed that the law might be abused or people might feel pressured to use it. It confirms that the law gives the terminally ill some control and say in their final days whether they want to have physician help in hastening death.”
Mary Williams
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