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title: "10 Mri Quotes by 9 authors"
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> [I joke, but I only half joke, that if you come to one of our hospitals missing a limb, no one will…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-verghese/i-joke-but-i-only-half-joke-that-if-you-come-to-one-of-our-hospitals/)

[Abraham Verghese](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abraham-verghese/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/914/abraham-verghese-1533_believe_i-joke-but-i-only-half-joke-that-if-you_2196381.png)

> [It was eerie. I saw myself in that machine. I never thought my work would come to this.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/isidor-isaac-rabi/it-was-eerie-i-saw-myself-in-that-machine-i-never-thought-my-work/)

[Isidor Isaac Rabi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/isidor-isaac-rabi/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d8c/isidor-isaac-rabi-26285_computers_it-was-eerie-i-saw-myself-in-that-machin_1694003.jpg)

> [If we can afford it, I personally think we should keep giving people MRIs a lot, so we can spot everything early.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-newman/if-we-can-afford-it-i-personally-think-we-should-keep-giving-people/)

[John Newman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-newman/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6c5/john-newman-22478_giving_if-we-can-afford-it-i-personally-think-w_1162368.jpg)

> [Politicians detest self-sufficient citizens. Politicians need to be needed. When we get socialized medicine, you will be completely dependent upon politicians for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neal-boortz/politicians-detest-self-sufficient-citizens-politicians-need-to-be/)

[Neal Boortz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neal-boortz/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e05/neal-boortz-4250_canada_politicians-detest-self-sufficient-citiz_1081795.jpg)

> [“The only explanation was that Juan had defied medical opinion and continued to monitor and remember the world around him for many…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adrian-owen/the-only-explanation-was-that-juan-had-defied-medical-opinion-and/)

[Adrian Owen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adrian-owen/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6ca/adrian-owen-216494_mri_the-only-explanation-was-that-juan-had-d_1775891.jpg)

> [It was eerie. I saw myself in that machine. I never thought my work would come to this. Upon seeing a distorted…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/isidor-isaac-rabi/it-was-eerie-i-saw-myself-in-that-machine-i-never-thought-my-work-2/)

[Isidor Isaac Rabi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/isidor-isaac-rabi/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d6a/isidor-isaac-rabi-26285_biographies_it-was-eerie-i-saw-myself-in-that-machin_3095651.jpg)

> [So we took out those 3 root canals when she had 3-6 months to live. And that was 6 years ago, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hal-huggins/so-we-took-out-those-3-root-canals-when-she-had-3-6-months-to-live/)

[Hal Huggins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hal-huggins/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/452/hal-huggins-108213_alive_so-we-took-out-those-3-root-canals-when_3056864.png)

> [ By the end of the shoot \[of Wrestler\], my trainer was pushing me up three flights of stairs to my house and… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mickey-rourke/by-the-end-of-the-shoot-of-wrestler-my-trainer-was-pushing-me-up/)

[Mickey Rourke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mickey-rourke/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/671/mickey-rourke-4846_arms_by-the-end-of-the-shoot-of-wrestler-my-t_3134869.jpg)

> [Options other than mastectomy include high risk surveillance and risk reduction. Surveillance is a combination of monthly self breast exam, annual mammography…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kristi-funk/options-other-than-mastectomy-include-high-risk-surveillance-and-risk/)

[Kristi Funk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kristi-funk/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6dc/kristi-funk-42799_annuals_options-other-than-mastectomy-include-hi_549699.jpg)

> [When I was a runner and competing in triathlons I was having pains in my hip and just treating it as an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kristin-armstrong/when-i-was-a-runner-and-competing-in-triathlons-i-was-having-pains-in/)

[Kristin Armstrong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kristin-armstrong/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/730/kristin-armstrong-4204_competing_when-i-was-a-runner-and-competing-in-tri_2817077.jpg)

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