I would like to think that Ive left the world of cardiovascular surgery better than when I found it. That would be a suitable epitaph.

What mankind can dream research and technology can achieve

The Wright brothers' first flight was shorter than a Boeing 747's wing span. We've just begun with heart transplants.

Serve one another with great humility.

Everyday can be extraordinaryAnd ripe, Like a flower burst, If the will is there.

Isn’t it tragic that sometimes it takes grief to understand what we have held so dear?

The path of true love never ran smooth. More likely you ran out of gas, blew a tire, and hit the wall before you crossed the finish line.

Your EQ (emotional quotient) is your capacity to recognize, discriminate, and label emotions accurately and interpret them to help guide your thinking and behavior.

The world is full of musicians who can play great, and you wouldn't cross the road to see them. It's people who have this indefinable attitude that are the good ones.

Do you want my one-word secret of happiness? It's growth - - mental, financial you name it.

If one regards inflation as an evil, then one has to stop inflating. One has to balance the budget of the government.

I really hope my peers appreciate and respect what I'm doing.