Mae Benton : Carter? You got people in Tennessee?
On my father's side.
Mae Benton : I think his people owned our people.
S1 E89 1/2 Hours
S1 E9ER Confidential
I'm not a grownup doctor.
We all know that, but everyone else's busy.
S1 E10Blizzard
[Carol is pushing a biker in a wheelchair.]
You know what we call motorcycles around here, Ace?
No. What?
Donor-cycles.
[laughs] Donor-cycles. I like that.
You would.
How are we doing?
One step ahead of the Reaper.
Thats all you can ask for.
S1 E11The Gift
Oh God, I killed Santa.
[to Carol] Tell him that you don't love me. Tell him that you don't think about me when you're with him.
S1 E12Happy New Years
When I was a resident, I was always worried about getting people's approval, the attendings', the patients', maybe because I was a woman, a black woman. Life was a lot easier once I got over it. Don't let the patients get to you, Dr. Lewis. We treat them as soon as we can and there's no need to apologize for how long it takes. We are a busy hospital, not a restaurant.
S1 E13Luck of the Draw
[Deb Chen is performing a rectal.]
How's it going in there, Deb?
I'm stuck.
Deb?
Yes?
Did you use a lubricant?
Was I supposed to?
That's what I love about you, Peter: Naked ambition tempered by arrogance.
[discussing Deb's examination of an unconscious Carter] The term isn't average male genitalia, it's normal male genitalia.
[talking about Linda Farrell] Serious? Our longest phone conversation is "Get over here."
S1 E14Long Day's Journey
DDiane
Dr. Ross...
Doug.
DDiane
Before you try any harder, Cindy Sadwick is a very good friend of mine.
Mm-hmm. How is Cindy?
DDiane
Well, she can't say your name without adding a few words I don't want my son to hear.
Tell her I said "hello."
S1 E15February Fifth, 1995
You ever put in a foley?
[Deb shakes her head.]
You're in for a treat.
[in a noisy helicopter] Hell of a life isn't it?
PParamedic
What?
Its a hell of a life.
[The paramedic points to his ear.]
I said, I want to have sex with your wife.
[The paramedic gives a thumbs up.]
Carol! [drops chart on desk]
Careful!
I'm having problems with Haleh.
So I heard.
I'd like you to reschedule her, so we don't have to work together anymore.
From what I hear, you're the one that needs to be rescheduled.
So, what does that mean? You won't do it?
No, I won't. The nursing schedule is my prerogative.
Even if that situation is endangering patient care?
You work every day and every third night. Haleh's got four kids to support. When is she supposed to work?
The woman refuses to follow my instructions!
Why should she? You're still in training, remember? She already graduated.
Oh, come on, Carol, don't give me that! I mean, we are not equals!
Look, she may not know how to cross-clamp an aorta, but Haleh has been working in emergency medicine for twenty years and if you would ever hop off that pedestal you've put yourself on, you might see that the nurses make this place work, not you.
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