As a physician, Mr. President, I’d say your gut was anesthetized. - Ethel D. Allen

I was always interested in science from age five up. I had an uncle who was a dentist. He motivated me tremendously toward the scientific field. He used to take me to his office, and even though I was never keen on pulling teeth, I was interested in his patient’s reactions and fascinated by the camaraderie between him and his patients.

And although the discipline of Catholic schools does not permit open manifestations of racism, there were times when it was made very clear you were not expected to have intellectual achievement because black people were supposed to have smaller brains and all of that.

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 better