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Quotes tagged ‘doctors’
A pediatric emergency physician looked at me, a thirteen-year-old fat Black girl, and was so certain I was sexually active that she performed a pelvic exam while I screamed and cried and repeatedly revoked consent—if you can claim I ever gave it in the first place.
It pains me to say this, but I know the emergency rooms are going to be so overwhelmed that Darien may soon not have the luxury of even a moment of silence.
Female Counsel: Agent Greer, we're not doctors. Tom Greer: Honey, I don't know what you are. I mean, for all I know, you could be some big, fat dude sitting in his stim chair with his dick hanging out.
— John D. Brancato, Michael Ferris, Tom Greer, Bruce Willis, imdb.com
Hot people are always right, of course, and allowed to do whatever they want.
Doctors are men, who prescribe medicines of which they know little, to cure diseases of which they know less, for men, of whom they know nothing at all.
— Miles Chapman, Jason Keller, Dr. Kyrie, Sam Neill, imdb.com
Life Lesson: when asked if you want to examine your patient some more, it's like being asked if you want a breath mint. The answer is always yes.
— Michael Seitzman, Hayley Schore, Roshan Sethi, Jesse Salander, Luis Guzman, imdb.com
Dr. Grace Augustine: So you just figured you'd come here, to the most hostile environment known to men, with no training of any kind, and see how it went? What was going through your head? Jake Sully: Maybe I was sick of doctors telling me what I couldn't do.
Well, honey, doctors are sadists who like to play God and watch lesser people scream.
I’ve learned to expect comments about my body from others in my life (and even random strangers on the street), but to hear the same from a medical professional, particularly one who's aware of my eating disorder, always feels like a special brand of disappointment.
Sharona Fleming: I bet you had lots of notes from your doctor. Adrian Monk: As a matter of fact, I did. I had a whole, separate binder.
Without the rules, we're playing God. We need the rules.
If you want a family, forget the good book, follow my ten commands.
— Sam Shaw, Michelle Ashford, Dr. William Masters, Michael Sheen, imdb.com
Doctors make the worst patients.
— Kyle Pennington, Elizabeth Sarnoff, Juliet Burke, Elizabeth Mitchell, imdb.com
Huge 'Hurley' Reyes: What's that thing where doctors make you feel better just by talking to you? Jack Shephard: Bedside manner? Hugo 'Hurley' Reyes: Yeah, that. Yours sucks, dude.
— Damon Lindelof, Hugo "Hurley" Reyes, Jorge Garcia, imdb.com
Peter Griffin: Did you just say I was fat? Doctor: Well, uh, yeah. You... you are pretty fat. Peter Griffin: Um, okay... this is news to me.
Doctors are stupid, Roger. They're just failed dentists.
— Joe Chandler, Nic Wegener, Stan Smith (voice), Seth MacFarlane, imdb.com
In the long history of medicine, no doctor has ever caught the first few minutes of a play.
One of the advantages of being a captain, Doctor, is being able to ask for advice without necessarily having to take it.
— Shimon Wincelberg, James T. Kirk, William Shatner, imdb.com
Not to sound rude, but [acting] is stupid. Everybody’s like, ‘How can you remain with a level head?’ And I’m like, ‘Why would I ever get cocky? I’m not saving anybody’s life. There are doctors who save lives and firemen who run into burning buildings. I’m making movies. It’s stupid.’