Quote by Elizabeth Blackwell
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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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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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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The only ground on which a neutral State can claim respect at the hands of belligerents is, that, so far as she is concerned, their rights are protected. – Gerrit Smith

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I fear God and respect God and love God. – Brett Ratner

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Respect commands itself and it can neither be given nor withheld when it is due. – Eldridge Cleaver

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Give your teachers the respect they deserve, because they are the ones who can help you get where you need to go. – Richard Howard

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Mind is a door that leads you outside in the world; meditation is the door that leads you to your interiority—to the very innermost shrine of your being. – Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh

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I refuse to join any club that would have me as a member. – Groucho Marx

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