Rather than reacting to every risk we hear and see, we should make an effort to discern which ones we can do something about.

There is a tendency of people to try to make you believe only a few people are smart. As a brain surgeon, I know better than that.

As a pediatric neurosurgeon, I frequently faced life and death situations, and had to come up with the right diagnosis, the right plan, and execute that plan frequently with other colleagues.

It does not matter where we come from or what we look like. If we recognize our abilities, are willing to learn and to use what we know in helping others, we will always have a place in the world.

A good surgeon doesn't just concentrate on technical ability, but also on the appropriateness of what you're doing.

Uninformed people can be easily manipulated.

Obamacare is really I think the worst thing that has happened in this nation since slavery.

God has given to every one of us more than fourteen billion cells and connections in our brain. Now why would God give us such a complex organ system unless He expects us to use it?

Our schools too often want to shut people up so they can't talk about real solutions. People who think differently tend to clam up because they think something is wrong with their ideas.

Everyone in the world worth being nice to. Because God never creates inferior human beings, each person deserves respect and dignity.

Education does not necessarily make one wise?

Nothing great was ever achieved without 100% dedication, discipline and determination.

If there were an international butt competition, Eric would win, hands down—or cheeks up.

God Himself is not secure having given man dominion over His work.

What family you were born into matters so much more than it did before in a perverse way.

We're not locked in to these conditions that degrade the environment, and jeopardize the future of our children.

A good friend who points out mistakes is to be respected, as if he reveals a secret of hidden treasure.

In spite of the fact that at times I would challenge parents authority. They provided unconditional love.

In the mind and nature of a man a secret is an ugly thing, like a hidden physical defect.

I love pets, especially dogs.

I'm going to go with ZZ Top -- they're my faves . . . because of the whole thing that they do with the guitars and the old Father Time beards.