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A blank wall of social and professional antagonism faces the woman

A blank wall of social and professional antagonism faces the woman physician that forms a situation of singular and painful loneliness, leaving her without support, respect or professional counsel. – Elizabeth Blackwell

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I must have something to engross my thoughts, some object in life which will fill this vacuum, and prevent this sad wearing away of the heart. – Elizabeth Blackwell

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The idea of winning a doctors degree gradually assumed the aspect of a great moral struggle, and the moral fight possessed immense attraction for me. – Elizabeth Blackwell

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Graduation
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For what is done or learned by one class of women becomes, by virtue of their common womanhood, the property of all women. – Elizabeth Blackwell

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Everyone at CSI has been so great to work with, and so great in terms of scheduling. Theres a real feeling of family on that set… Ive grown to have so much respect for the cast and crew – theyre been together so many years and still care about the show and each other. – Elisabeth Shue

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I refuse to step inside the ring and fight like a gladiator against my own. Im not playing that game. Any woman who has survived a year or more of making music has my undying respect. – Shirley Manson

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Its difficult to love someone you dont respect, which is hard to remember when youre having an argument. – Mehmet Oz

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I have great respect for President Bush, Secretary Powell and Secretary Ridge. – Elton Gallegly

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If one could make alive again for other people some cobwebbed skein of old dead intrigues and breathe breath and character into dead names and stiff portraits. That is history to me! – George Macaulay Trevelyan

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So obviously, any religion embodies some form of rules and expectations for behavior, and even sometimes consequences, and they dont want to hear any of that. – Pat Boone

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A conference is a gathering of people who singly can do nothing, but together can decide that nothing can be done. – Fred A. Allen

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I only want to make music because I have a passion for it. – Annie Lennox

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