"This is the reality of intensive care: at……" — Atul Gawande

"This is the reality of intensive care: at any point, we are as apt to harm as we are to heal."

— Atul Gawande

Any Quotes Apt Quotes Care Quotes Harm Quotes Heal Quotes Intensive Quotes Intensive Care Quotes Point Quotes Reality Quotes

58 Quotes by Atul Gawande

Atul Gawande has 58 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

Having great components is not enough, and yet we've been obsessed in medicine with components. We want the best drugs,…
We recruit for attitude and train for skill,
Good checklists, on the other hand are precise. They are efficient, to the point, and easy to use even in…
The striking thing is that WHO doesn't really have the authority to do any of this. It can't tell governments…
The possibilities and probabilities are all we have to work with in medicine, though. What we are drawn to in…
I chose surgery because I thought that perhaps this would make me more like the kind of person I wanted…
What about regular professionals, who just want to do what they do as well as they can?
What is the alternative to understanding the complexity of the world?
A failure often does not have to be a failure at all. However, you have to be ready for it-will…
You can't make a recipe for something as complicated as surgery. Instead, you can make a recipe for how to…
Making systems work is the great task of my generation of physicians and scientists. But I would go further and…
Just using a checklist requires [doctors] to embrace different values from ones we've had, like humility, discipline, teamwork.

See all 58 quotes by Atul Gawande »

More Any Quotes

This quote is filed under Any Quotes, one of 35,317 quotes in that category. Here are a few more:

I'd take precision any day over power; as far as being tactical you know you have to see what's going… — Alexis Arguello
I'm literally open to any medium that will have me. — J. J. Abrams
As far as we are concerned, we are ready to leave today, tomorrow, at any time, to join the people… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
Democracy arises out of the notion that those who are equal in any respect are equal in all respects; because… — Aristotle
I'm a father. It isn't just my life any more. I don't want my kid finding bottles in the house… — Billie Joe Armstrong
In the holy city of Mecca, violence of any kind was forbidden. From the moment they left home, pilgrims were… — Karen Armstrong
Today we often think that before we start living a religious life we have first to accept the creedal doctrines… — Karen Armstrong
It can't be any simpler: the farewell is going to be on the Champs-Elysees. — Lance Armstrong
I believe that every human has a finite number of heartbeats. I don't intend to waste any of mine running… — Neil Armstrong
I think it's important as a filmmaker, as any person working in the arts, that you've got to try new… — Darren Aronofsky
So long as we have failed to eliminate any of the causes of human despair, we do not have the… — Antonin Artaud
People are definitely a company's greatest asset. It doesn't make any difference whether the product is cars or cosmetics. A… — Mary Kay Ash

See all 35,317 Any Quotes »