Dura est manus cirurgi, sed sanans. The hand of the surgeon is hard, but healing. — Walter Map Copy Share Image
The surgeon knows all the parts of the brain but he does not know his patient's dreams. — Richard Selzer Copy Share Image
“There’s something wrong about trying to heal with a surgeon’s knife.” — Madeleine L'Engle Copy Share Image
The sniper is like a highly skilled surgeon, practicing his craft on the battlefield. — Brandon Webb Copy Share Image
I'd rather spend half an hour in the company of a top carpenter, than three hours in the company of an average… — Winston Churchill Copy Share Image
A woman went to a plastic surgeon and asked him to make her like Bo Derek. He gave her a lobotomy. — Joan Rivers Copy Share Image
A surgeon will cut off a limb in order to protect the body from disease. And a commander-in-chief should pull out of… — Michael Huffington Copy Share Image
When I began my tenure as surgeon general, I did not intend to focus on emotional well-being. — Vivek Murthy Copy Share Image
Whenever people want to talk about how hard it is to be an actor, I want to go, 'Um, it's hard to… — Jon Hamm Copy Share Image
If you decide to become a veterinary surgeon you will never grow rich, but you will have a life of endless interest… — James Herriot Copy Share Image
I told her I wanted a plastic surgeon to sew me up, and I wanted her to freeze my ovaries, so I… — Fran Drescher Copy Share Image
I really think the most important thing I do is to protect the dignity and the integrity of the Office of the… — Richard Carmona Copy Share Image
When I came home after my statutory term as surgeon general, I just resumed my life here in southern Arizona. Teaching at… — Richard Carmona Copy Share Image
“Emblematic of this era was the prolific Viennese surgeon Theodor Billroth. Born in 1821, Billroth studied music and surgery with almost equal… — Siddhartha Mukherjee Copy Share Image
“I wasn't expecting that. It hit me in a place I didn't know was there. All I could think of was one… — Neal Shusterman Copy Share Image
There are some professions, of course, where licensing is important. For example: If there's someone out there claiming to be a top… — Kat Timpf Copy Share Image
When I was little, I wanted to be a doctor. I was really interested in gore. My grandfather was an orthopedic surgeon… — Jennifer Egan Copy Share Image
I always wanted to be a surgeon, because I had a lot of admiration for my father, who is also a surgeon.… — Magdi Yacoub Copy Share Image
I am a great admirer of Sen. Frist, who is a nationally known heart surgeon and well known in Nashville as a… — John Jay Hooker Copy Share Image
My dad, who is a heart surgeon, works with many adult patients who did not take good care of their bodies in… — Daphne Oz Copy Share Image
There cannot always be fresh fields of conquest by the knife; there must be portions of the human frame that will ever… — John Eric Erichsen Copy Share Image
I can't think of a single reason why I should be a surgeon, but I can think of a thousand reasons why… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“His speed was so mighty that once he accidentally sliced off the testicles of the patient. A free castration, to boot! Another… — Lydia Kang Copy Share Image
Let the surgeon take care to regulate the whole regimen of the patient's life for joy and happiness by promising that he… — Henri de Mondeville Copy Share Image
“The mind likes a strange idea as little as the body likes a strange protein and resists it with similar energy. It… — Wilfred Trotter Copy Share Image
“I'm taking inorganic chem and physics not because I want to but because I have to. Not every doctor wants to be… — Michael J. Collins Copy Share Image
“My father, for whose skills as a surgeon I have the deepest respect, says, "The operation with the best outcome is the… — Abraham Verghese Copy Share Image
“A trained surgeon is also a potential killer, and an important bit of the training lies in accepting the fact. Your intent… — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
“People sometimes ask what it’s like to be a surgeon who works with the living human brain each day. I think sometimes… — Peter Black Copy Share Image
“How very small she seemed, tucked in the corner of the library with her knees drawn up. For the past hour and… — Lisa Kleypas Copy Share Image
“A blanket could be used in surgery. But personally, I’d rather use a surgeon. ” — Jarod Kintz Copy Share Image
I do not intend to use the Surgeon General's Office as a bully pulpit for gun control. — Vivek Murthy Copy Share Image
I'd make a terrible surgeon. The fear of blood? Very high on my list. — Kristen Wiig Copy Share Image
