Denton Cooley Quotes
- Of the many 'firsts' with which I have been involved at the Texas Heart Institute —including the first successful human heart transplant in the United…
- I've always felt that I did well as a student because I lacked confidence.
- I still take failure very seriously, but I've found that the only way I could overcome the feeling is to keep on working, and trying…
- I've always felt that maybe one of the reasons that I did well as a student and made such good grades was because I lacked…
- I've always thought that my exposure to competitive sports helped me a great deal in the operating room. It teaches you endurance, and it teaches…
- The man who inspired me most, I think, was Dr. Alfred Blalock, who was professor of surgery at Johns Hopkins. He was a rather simple…
- I find I'm luckier when I work harder.
- I think work is a privilege. ... It keeps you alive, spiritually.