"I had been exposed only to my relatives and white schoolmates. I spent all my spare time—virtually every day—at the F…"

"I was always interested in science from age five up. I had an uncle who was a dentist. He motivated me tremendously t…"

"Like most people thought about movie stars, I thought about politicians."

"Franklin Roosevelt was the man, and to see him first-hand, close-up, was just… well, he was my number one man. And Mr…"

"And although the discipline of Catholic schools does not permit open manifestations of racism, there were times when …"

"I got promoted from the mail department to scheduling and appointments for the Philadelphia area."

"I was turned down many times with the usual response that they had no facilities for women physicians."

"let me just say that I am a candidate. Whatever my opponent hasn’t done, I will do. Whatever he has done, I will do b…"

"I do take a relatively scientific approach to politics."

"As a physician, Mr. President, I’d say your gut was anesthetized."