The practice of medicine is a thinker's art the practice of surgery a plumber's.

The specialist is a man who fears the other subjects.

Knowledge is a process of piling up facts wisdom lies in their simplification.

People always seem to band together in accordance to a principle that has nothing to do with love, a principle that releases them from personal responsibility. (p. 81)

If they're dumb enough to walk away be, strong enough to let them go

I remember telling a neurosurgeon, "Don't give me too much information, because at the moment my ignorance is my best asset."

I'm not a comic book character. I'm not Indiana Jones or Bond, I'm a flesh and blood guy who is ageing and changing. I don't have to do what I did in '93. I couldn't do it and thank God.

Work to recognize the primary importance of the present moment. A good little pointer toward that is to ask yourself, "What is my relationship with the present moment? How am I relating to it?"

In America nature is autocratic, saying, "I am not arguing, I am telling you.

The office of president is a bastardized thing, half royalty and half democracy that nobody knows whether to genuflect or spit.

What government is the best? That which teaches us to govern ourselves. [Ger., Welche Regierung die beste sei? Diejenige die uns lehrt uns selbst zu regieren.]

By education most have been misled; So they believe, because they were bred. The priest continues where the nurse began, And thus the child imposes on the man.

People grew up on the animated movie. Bill Condon is Bill Condon. And nobody does those movies better than Disney does.