Only write if you can't not.

At a cardiac arrest, the first procedure is to take your own pulse

There is no body cavity that cannot be reached with a number fourteen needle and a good strong arm.

The delivery of medical care is to do as much nothing as possible.

The patient is the one with the disease

I make my patients feel like they're still part of life, part of some grand nutty scheme instead of alone with their diseases. With me, they still feel part of the human race.

Yes, last year in interviewing. Empathy is when you repeat the last three words the patient says and nod your head.

A BMS hears hoofbeats outside his window, the first thing he thinks of is a zebra

Gomers are human beings who have lost what goes into being human beings. They want to die, and we will not let them.

To do nothing for the gomers was to do something, and the more conscientiously I did nothing the better they got.

It ain't easy to do nothing, now that society is telling everyone that their body is fundamentally flawed and about to self-destruct. People are afraid they're on the verge of death all the time

We don’t want our politicians bending to the whims of whichever corporation has the money to pay them off.

The sky is not the limit, it's the starting point.

Life is a wondrous phenomenon.

I think the aloe is one of South Africa's most powerful, beautiful and celebratory symbols. It survives out there in the wild when everything else is dried.

There is a time when the word "eventually" has the soothing effect of a promise, and a time when the word evokes in us bitterness and scorn.

Every crime will bring remorse to the man who committed it

Shared danger is the strongest of bonds; it will keep men united in spite of mutual dislike and suspicion.

All of us can improve the quality of our lives if we practice the art of self-care and train our minds to think thoughts that make us feel good.

it makes a great difference to a speaker whether he has something to say, or has to say something.

I love fashion because it can change to suit your mood. I'm very drawn to classic silhouettes, menswear-inspired pieces, and anything that feels a little French. I'm also inspired by Brit girl style.