Quote by Atul Gawande Download Open image ““The answer, he believed, is that we all seek a cause beyond ourselves.”” — Atul Gawande ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.3 out of 5 (3 ratings) Copy quoteShare
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“I believe, sometimes in spite of myself, in grace and better things to come and a time when we will all be whole.” — Ally Condie Copy Share Image
“What then, had I discovered? That there is nobody so duplicitous as oneself? That certainty is nothing but unreasonable belief? That there can be no answer to death? That there should be no answer to it, at least not for the living? That we have in all of us, written into our very matter, an unpassable divide; and if there… — A.J.West Copy Share
“I believe in purpose, reason, and in a all mighty God that created all things and is in complete control of all things.” — Calvin W. Allison Copy Share Image
“we must be persuaded not only that as he once formed the world, so he sustains it by his boundless power, governs it by his wisdom, preserves it by his goodness, in particular, rules the human race with justice and Judgment, bears with them in mercy, shields them by his protection; but also that not a particle of light, or… — John Calvin Copy Share
“But it was my humanness that led me to seek, that's all. Led us all to seek. A simple need to belong somewhere.” — Sarah Winman Copy Share Image
“Reason. The point where man begins to find that he exists.” — Viorel Muha August 2012 Copy Share Image
“The tragedy of being; we believe all things but doubt the truth.” — Lailah Gifty Akita Copy Share Image
“He still wanted to believe that people could survive their misfortunes. He believed that was all anyone had.” — Alice Hoffman Copy Share Image
“...But he had great faith in the idea that if you are ready to give up everything to the solution of any problem, you… — David Howarth Copy Share Image
Don’t let yourself be. Find something new to try, something to change. Count how often it succeeds and how often it doesn’t. Write about… — Atul Gawande Copy Share Image
“Wilson spent several days camped out in one government office after another until she had secured an exemption. Unbelievably, she and her husband cleared… — Atul Gawande Copy Share Image
What is needed, however, isn't just that people working together be nice to each other. It is discipline. Discipline is hard--harder than trustworthiness and skill and perhaps even than selflessness. We are by nature flawed and inconstant creatures. We can't even keep from snacking between meals. We are not built for discipline. We are built for novelty and excitement, not… — Atul Gawande Copy Share
“8. Chapter 4 describes the birth of the assisted-living facility concept (Park Place), designed by Keren Wilson to provide her disabled mother, Jessie, with caregivers who would not restrict her freedom. Key components included having her own thermostat, her own schedule, her own furniture, and a lock on the door. What does it mean to you to treat someone with… — Atul Gawande Copy Share
When we lived in a society where we had large families that lived together, especially in agricultural societies like my grandfather and father grew… — Atul Gawande Copy Share Image
My biggest fear, that 27 percent of Americans under 65 have an existing health condition that, without the protections of the Affordable Care Act, would mean they would - could be automatically excluded from insurance coverage. Before the ACA, they wouldn't have been able to get insurance coverage on the individual market, you know, if you're a freelancer or if… — Atul Gawande Copy Share
“..how we seek to spend our time may depend on how much time we perceive ourselves to have. When you are young and healthy, you believe you will live forever. You do not worry about losing any of your capabilities. People tell you "the world is your oyster," "the sky is the limit," and so on. And you are willing… — Atul Gawande Copy Share
“I cannot pretend he escaped unscathed. The extended period of low blood pressure damaged an optic nerve and left him essentially blind in one eye. He didn’t get off the respirator for days. He was out of work for months. I was crushed by what I had put him through. Though I apologized to him and carried on with my… — Atul Gawande Copy Share
The battle of being mortal is the battle to maintain the integrity of one’s life, — Atul Gawande Copy Share Image
“an average of $94,000 during the last year of life with a metastatic breast cancer. Our medical system is excellent at trying to stave… — Atul Gawande Copy Share Image
“we need practice to get good at what we do. There is one difference in medicine, though: it is people we practice upon.” — Atul Gawande Copy Share Image
People underestimate the importance of dilligence as a virtue. No doubt it has something to do with how supremely mundane it seems. It is… — Atul Gawande Copy Share Image
