I have made many mistakes myself; in learning the anatomy of the eye I dare say, I have spoiled a hatfull; the best surgeon, like the best general, is he who makes the fewest mistakes.

It is the surgeon’s duty to tranquillize the temper, to beget cheerfulness, and to impart confidence of recovery.

If you are too fond of new remedies, first you will not cure your patients; secondly, you will have no patients to cure.

My lectures were highly esteemed, but my operations less thought of, so that I am of opinion that my operations rather kept down my practice, than increased it.

She turned back to the reporter, holding out the microphone. “I'm not an expert, I'm a survivor. I hope you can learn how to be one yourself.

I guess what they say is true. Anything the government wants to hide, they stick it in New Mexico

I want to chase the butterflies.

The best leaders collect information widely, listen to everybody, and then decide by themselves.

The heart is a place of great light and their are different gradations of light that pass through the heart.

I can only say thank you and thanks also to all of the great songwriters who wrote those wonderful songs that became number ones.

It seems that nothing ever gets to going good till there's a few resignations

Until there is peace between religions, there can be no peace in the world.

Lord deliver me from myself.

I once buggered a man unconscious. I'm lying, he was already unconscious when I found him