I knew that my father was going to die of heart disease, and I was trying to make a heart for him. — Robert Jarvik Copy Share Image
I am a medical scientist, not a practical physician. I think it's very upfront. I am a doctor. I have long experience… — Robert Jarvik Copy Share Image
I accepted the role of spokesman for Lipitor because I am dedicated to the battle against heart disease, which killed my father… — Robert Jarvik Copy Share Image
Leaders are visionaries with a poorly developed sense of fear and no concept of the odds against them. — Robert Jarvik Copy Share
I knew that my father was going to die of heart disease, and I was trying to make a heart for him. — Robert Jarvik Copy Share
There is a clear matter that I am not a practicing physician; I have never been a practitioner; everybody has known for decades. — Robert Jarvik Copy Share
Lipitor is one of the most researched medicines. I'm glad I take Lipitor, as a doctor, and a dad. — Robert Jarvik Copy Share
The artificial heart is very effective as a bridge to transplant, but the number of people that can be saved with human hearts is… — Robert Jarvik Copy Share
Our ad campaign with Pfizer is educational. Lipitor is the most widely prescribed drug in the country. For every prescription, there is a doctor… — Robert Jarvik Copy Share
This idea that clumsy, stumbling people are real bright is ridiculous, because intelligence is related to neurologic function, and really intelligent people are very… — Robert Jarvik Copy Share
There is a clear matter that I am not a practicing physician. I have never been a practitioner; everybody has known for decades. I'm… — Robert Jarvik Copy Share
The United States has an active pharmaceutical industry that has brought huge benefits to the U.S. public. Most Americans, who benefit from these advances,… — Robert Jarvik Copy Share
I am, in fact, a medical doctor; I am a world expert in mechanical heart technology; and I am an athletically fit man who… — Robert Jarvik Copy Share
As spokesman for Lipitor, I have been an advocate of preventive medicine in addition to my work with the Jarvik 2000 Heart, which has… — Robert Jarvik Copy Share
As a medical doctor who chose a career in artificial heart technology rather than clinical practice, I decided not to take an internship, which… — Robert Jarvik Copy Share
I do not practice clinical medicine and hence do not treat individual patients. My career is in medical science. — Robert Jarvik Copy Share
“Leaders are visionaries with a poorly developed sense of fear, and no concept of the odds against them. They make the impossible happen.” — Robert Jarvik Copy Share
