On 17 Sep 2004 at 15:46, Charles T. Meyer wrote: > *********STubborn is more the word that I was looking for. Not much > better Is it? :-D > > > Charlie Charlie, You can call it "stubborn"; I will call it "principled". Winston Churchill was stubborn when he said that Hitler was not someone to negotiate with. Frances Kelsey was not stubborn when she refused (in spite of pressures) to allow Thalidomide to be approved by the FDA in the sixties. Remember all of the pallidotomy stuff on this List (including the commercial enterprises at such places as "Pallidotomy.com")? Etc. Best, Bob Robert A. Fink, M. D., F.A.C.S., P. C. Neurological Surgery 2500 Milvia Street Suite 222 Berkeley, CA 94704-2636 USA 510-849-2555 FAX: 510-849-2557 <http://www.rafink.com/> "Ex Tristitia Virtus" Disclaimer: That which is written in my e-mail is not to be considered as "medical advice". Such advice can only be given after a formal, in-person, consultation between doctor and patient. ********************************************** ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn