--- title: "9 Artificial Heart Quotes by 6 authors" description: "Browse 9 Artificial Heart quotes by 6 authors. Discover the best Artificial Heart sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cf6/william-devries-73663_artificial_i-would-have-picked-up-the-artificial-he_336819.png" --- > [I would have picked up the artificial heart and thrown it on the floor and walked out and said he's dead if…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-devries/i-would-have-picked-up-the-artificial-heart-and-thrown-it-on-the/) [William DeVries](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-devries/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cf6/william-devries-73663_artificial_i-would-have-picked-up-the-artificial-he_336819.png) > [“A brick could be inserted in your chest in place of your heart. And for just a couple thousand dollars more, an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jarod-kintz/a-brick-could-be-inserted-in-your-chest-in-place-of-your-heart-and/) [Jarod Kintz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jarod-kintz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b24/jarod-kintz-2_quote_a-brick-could-be-inserted-in-your-chest_2088719.jpg) > [“A brick could be used in a heart transplant operation. And for just $25,000 more dollars, that brick could be switched with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jarod-kintz/a-brick-could-be-used-in-a-heart-transplant-operation-and-for-just-25/) [Jarod Kintz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jarod-kintz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/565/jarod-kintz-2_heart-transplant_a-brick-could-be-used-in-a-heart-transpl_200437.jpg) > [The artificial heart is very effective as a bridge to transplant, but the number of people that can be saved with human…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-jarvik/the-artificial-heart-is-very-effective-as-a-bridge-to-transplant-but/) [Robert Jarvik](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-jarvik/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e63/robert-jarvik-29075_artificial_the-artificial-heart-is-very-effective-a_740047.png) > [“I had a dream about you. We installed Dr. Robert Jarvik’s artificial heart in a mannequin and brought it to life, only…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dark-jar-tin-zoo/i-had-a-dream-about-you-we-installed-dr-robert-jarvik-s-artificial/) [Dark Jar Tin Zoo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dark-jar-tin-zoo/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8bc/dark-jar-tin-zoo-15842_dream_i-had-a-dream-about-you-we-installed-dr_1399924.jpg) > [ \[I\] could see how nervous everybody was in the beginning and how silent it was when we had trouble with the artificial… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-devries/i-could-see-how-nervous-everybody-was-in-the-beginning-and-how-silent/) [William DeVries](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-devries/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a77/william-devries-73663_artificial_i-could-see-how-nervous-everybody-was-in_2080882.png) > [The bottom line is, until we're helping people to stop smoking, screening for breast cancer, giving Pap smears, giving prenatal care to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-lamm/the-bottom-line-is-until-we-re-helping-people-to-stop-smoking/) [Richard Lamm](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-lamm/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/844/richard-lamm-10220_artificial_the-bottom-line-is-until-we-re-helping-p_1431181.jpg) > [As a medical doctor who chose a career in artificial heart technology rather than clinical practice, I decided not to take an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-jarvik/as-a-medical-doctor-who-chose-a-career-in-artificial-heart-technology/) [Robert Jarvik](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-jarvik/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1d8/robert-jarvik-29075_affair_as-a-medical-doctor-who-chose-a-career-i_1861268.jpg) > [Of the many 'firsts' with which I have been involved at the Texas Heart Institute —including the first successful human heart transplant…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/denton-cooley/of-the-many-firsts-with-which-i-have-been-involved-at-the-texas-heart/) [Denton Cooley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/denton-cooley/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ddc/denton-cooley-33225_achievement_of-the-many-firsts-with-which-i-have-bee_356774.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/artificial-heart/#itemlist", "name": "Artificial Heart Quotes", "numberOfItems": 9, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I would have picked up the artificial heart and thrown it on the floor and walked out and said he's dead if the press had not been there.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "William DeVries" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-devries/i-would-have-picked-up-the-artificial-heart-and-thrown-it-on-the/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cf6/william-devries-73663_artificial_i-would-have-picked-up-the-artificial-he_336819.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cf6/william-devries-73663_artificial_i-would-have-picked-up-the-artificial-he_336819.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cf6/william-devries-73663_artificial_i-would-have-picked-up-the-artificial-he_336819.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I would have picked up the artificial heart and thrown it on the floor and walked out and said he's dead if…” — William DeVries", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“A brick could be inserted in your chest in place of your heart. 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