I wanted to be a surgeon, possibly influenced by the qualities of our family doctor who cared for our childhood ailments. — Joseph Murray Copy Share Image
Its the best time ever to be a doctor because you can heal and treat conditions that were untreatable even a few… — Joseph Murray Copy Share Image
I tell [medical students] that they are the luckiest persons on earth to be in medical school, and to forget all this… — Joseph Murray Copy Share Image
Stem cells are probably going to be extremely useful. But it isn't a given, and even if it were, I don't think the end… — Joseph Murray Copy Share Image
If you're going to worry about what people say, you're never going to make any progress. — Joseph Murray Copy Share Image
Animal experimentation has been essential to the development of all cardiac surgery, transplantation surgery, joint replacements and all vaccinations. — Joseph Murray Copy Share Image
Post-operatively the transplanted kidney functioned immediately with a dramatic improvement in the patient's renal and cardiopulmonary status. This spectacular success was a clear demonstration… — Joseph Murray Copy Share Image
It is probably no exaggeration to suppose that in order to improve such an organ as the eye at all, it must be improved… — Joseph Murray Copy Share Image
Blanket objection is not very reasonable to me - any effort to control scientific advances is doomed to fail. — Joseph Murray Copy Share Image
The slow rejection of the foreign skin grafts fascinated me. How could the host distinguish another person's skin from his own? — Joseph Murray Copy Share Image
My only wish would be to have 10 more lives to live on this planet. If that were possible, I'd spend one lifetime each… — Joseph Murray Copy Share Image
Is the Church inimical to science? Growing up as a Catholic and a scientist - I don't see it. One truth is revealed truth,… — Joseph Murray Copy Share Image
![“I tell [medical students] that they are the luckiest persons on earth to be in medical school, and to forget all this worry about H.M.O.'s and keep your eye on helping the patient. It's the best time ever to be a doctor because you can heal and treat conditions that were untreatable even a couple…” quote by Joseph Murray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/b83/joseph-murray-24248_best-times_i-tell-medical-students-that-they-are-th_2693922.jpg)
