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When my children were growing up, we began every family meal - which included breakfast and dinner every day - with a prayer. We are Jewish and so it was the prayer over bread, when we were having bread, or the catch-all prayer for everything when we weren't.

~Ezekiel Emanuel

Topics: Began Bread Breakfast Children Day Dinner Every Every Day Everything Family Growing Growing Up Having Included Jewish Meal Over Prayer Up Were Which

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The president recognizes that funding global health is good for national security, domestic health and global diplomacy. Consequently, President Obama has steadily increased funding for the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, or PEPFAR, which was created by President Bush and has strong bipartisan support.

~Ezekiel Emanuel

Topics: Aids Bipartisan Bush Consequently Created Diplomacy Domestic Emergency Funding Global Good Health Increased National National Security Obama Plan President President Bush President Obama Relief Security Steadily Strong Support Which

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Having been an oncologist and having cared for scores, if not hundreds, of dying patients, when you don't have a treatment that can shrink the tumor and the patient will die, it's a very difficult conversation. It's emotionally draining.

~Ezekiel Emanuel

Topics: Been Cared Conversation Die Difficult Draining Dying Emotionally Having Hundreds Patient Patients Scores Shrink Treatment Tumor Very Will You

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The situation around Terri Schiavo was a deeply held conflict over what to do if someone isn't going to return to consciousness or competence. Who will decide? Even there, where we had settled legal rules, we still had disagreement. We're torn about these things.

~Ezekiel Emanuel

Topics: About Around Competence Conflict Consciousness Decide Deeply Disagreement Even Going Had Held Legal Over Return Rules Settled Situation Someone Still Terri Things Torn Where Who Will

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For months, my parents had been trying to prepare me for the arrival of a real sibling. They had given me a doll to play with and encouraged me to take care of her. And when the baby, a little boy they named Rahm, finally arrived, they encouraged me to help take care of him, too.

~Ezekiel Emanuel

Topics: Arrival Arrived Baby Been Boy Care Doll Encouraged Finally Given Had Help Her Him Little Me Months Named Parents Play Prepare Real Sibling Take Take Care Too Trying

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On any given day, my father wasn't likely to return from work before I was asleep for the night. I saw that a man's work was important, that he must pursue it tirelessly, and that it might require certain sacrifices, like being away from the warmth and comfort of home.

~Ezekiel Emanuel

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My mother saw nothing inconsistent in her traditional desire to look after her husband and children and her radical politics. She began her civil rights work before most people had ever heard the word 'feminism,' and in those early years, she was focused on racial justice.

~Ezekiel Emanuel

Topics: After Before Began Children Civil Civil Rights Desire Early Early Years Ever Feminism Focused Had Heard Her Husband Inconsistent Justice Look Most Mother Nothing People Politics Racial Radical Rights Saw She Those Traditional Word Work Years

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In the time when my mother began standing up against prejudice and racism, the vast majority of white Americans rarely thought about civil rights.

~Ezekiel Emanuel

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Where I came from, just nodding and smiling when someone expressed views was the ultimate insult. If people weren't yelling about politics in our house then they were arguing about music, or movies, or food.

~Ezekiel Emanuel

Topics: About Arguing Came Expressed Food House Insult Just Movies Music Our People Politics Smiling Someone Then Ultimate Views Were Where Yelling I Came

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In the 1950s and 1960s, many parents were generally standoffish with their male children and acted as if they were raising a generation of would-be soldiers. I remember some of my friends' parents who would shake their children's hands at bedtime.

~Ezekiel Emanuel

Topics: Acted Bedtime Children Friends Generally Generation Hands Male Many Parents Raising Remember Shake Soldiers Some Were Who Would Would-Be I Remember 1950S 1960S

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Scientist

Born: Unknown

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