A man washing up secretly imagines himself to be the head…

“Operating theaters are not nearly as popular as dramatic theaters, musical theaters, and movie theaters, and it is easy to see why. A dramatic…

— Lemony Snicket

A lot of people have misconceptions about what the surgeon general does.

— Vivek Murthy

I mean, you start to think about it, particularly when you get a little older. And, you know, a dentist shouldn't have bad teeth.…

— Terry Dubrow

I would like to see the day when somebody would be appointed surgeon somewhere who had no hands, for the operative part is the…

— Harvey Cushing

I'm the son of a surgeon and the grandson of a surgeon.

— Tim Minchin

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

— Magdi Yacoub

War is the only proper school of the surgeon.

— Hippocrates

My dad was a doctor and surgeon. He was the fifth generation of his family to become a doctor.

— Ken Kercheval

I'd rather spend half an hour in the company of a top carpenter, than three hours in the company of an average brain surgeon

— Winston Churchill

I do not intend to use the Surgeon General's Office as a bully pulpit for gun control.

— Vivek Murthy

You can be anything. You could be the President of the United States or the inventor of the next Internet or a ninja cardio-thoracic…

— Cameron Russell

“The reader, knowing nothing about the ‘dark continent,’ filled in the blanks. Pictured Stone in a tent, kerosene lamp held up by a Hottentot…

— Abraham Verghese

Well, we're just a couple of weeks from new President Barack Obama being sworn in. And he's been very busy naming a lot of…

— David Letterman

“I could see that the almost mystical aura of this legendary surgeon -- the single-mindedness, the dedication, the skill -- was mere surface. The…

— Abraham Verghese

“A trained surgeon is also a potential killer, and an important bit of the training lies in accepting the fact. Your intent is entirely…

— Diana Gabaldon