Quote by Elizabeth Blackwell
I must have something to engross my thoughts, some object in life

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

Other quotes by Elizabeth Blackwell

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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respect
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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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Virtue
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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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sad
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My childhood, I would say, was a bit sad. – Columba Bush

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sad

Ive always been drawn to Marilyn Monroe, but certain aspects of her story may be too sad to tell. – Sherilyn Fenn

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sad

Music videos are notoriously long, not fun, grueling. You are known there as a dancer and its kind of sad because dancers, in a lot of ways, are under-appreciated and kind of under-respected when it come to that so they dont necessarily treat you in a nice way when you do a music video. – Jenna Dewan

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sad

He is a hard man who is only just, and a sad one who is only wise. – Voltaire

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sad

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Acceptance of the power of God in ones life lays the groundwork for personal commitment to both science and Christianity, which so often have been in conflict. – Kenneth L. Pike

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My mom and father are extremely proud. They love it when I dont die. Ive done so many movies where Ive died that their first question when I book a job is, So, are you going to die in this? – Michael Ealy

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