My dad was a surgeon in Egypt. He was a general surgeon. As a little boy I always admired what he was doing, and I wanted to do surgery.

I dont have any regrets. I consider myself really privileged to belong to medicine and do what I do. I would do it all again.

What I worry about is the lack of understanding in society around the world that there is a divide in the world between those who have and those who do not.

As a heart surgeon I am on constant call, and when not researching or giving lectures, I like to be with my family.

I actually consider myself as totally privileged to be able to serve science and medicine in a global fashion, because science and medicine know no boundaries.

I have a charity called the Chain Of Hope, where we target children from poor areas where heart surgery is not available, and we offer our services.

It is totally unacceptable that there are countries with no paediatric cardiac surgeries.

To dress up today in the threadbare garments of yesterday is to create an impoverished tomorrow.

Though I had no respect for Jack Lewis, I respected the hole in his chest. He was dying, and you owe the dying your attention.

Misfortune is the best fortune. Rejection by all is victory.

It's better not to work than to work in something you don't want to be working in.

A couple of girls I've signed autographs for have just cried or broken out into tears.

Be obscure clearly! Be wild of tongue in a way we can understand.

I roll out of my couch every morning with the more agreeable expectations.

I have decided that whatever time I may have left is left for Him.

I'm hyped up when I'm working. Some people eat when they're hyped up and some people don't. I'm the 'don't.

Once you believe in yourself and see your soul as divine and precious, you'll automatically be converted to a being who can create miracles.