The woman who received the first-ever near-total face transplant in the United States told her doctor she has regained her self-confidence, said Dr. Maria Siemionow, head of plastic surgery research at the Cleveland Clinic and leader of the transplant team.

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Classmates were drawn to her vivacious personality and self-confidence.

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Her brand of fashion requires guts and unbelievable self-confidence.

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But signing on to launch the network, a decision that once gave the self-made billionaire great trepidation, is now filling her with confidence.

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He has endeavored, in every way that he could to destroy her confidence in her own powers, to lessen her self-respect, and to make her willing to lead a dependent and abject life.

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The Story broods with a powerful confidence and earthiness, improving on the potential of her self-titled debut.

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Twell, a good-natured mixture of self-confidence and humility, seems comfortable with the parallels being drawn by others between her and a woman she clearly has the utmost regard for.

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