Robert Jarvik Quotes

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• I knew that my father was going to die of heart disease, and I was trying to make a heart for him.
• As spokesman for Lipitor, I have been an advocate of preventive medicine in addition to my work with the Jarvik 2000 Heart, which has rescued…
• I am, in fact, a medical doctor; I am a world expert in mechanical heart technology; and I am an athletically fit man who takes…
• I am a medical scientist, not a practical physician. I think it's very upfront. I am a doctor. I have long experience with heart disease.
• I do not practice clinical medicine and hence do not treat individual patients. My career is in medical science.
• Lipitor is one of the most researched medicines. I'm glad I take Lipitor, as a doctor, and a dad.
• There is a clear matter that I am not a practicing physician; I have never been a practitioner; everybody has known for decades.
• As a medical doctor who chose a career in artificial heart technology rather than clinical practice, I decided not to take an internship, which is…
• The artificial heart is very effective as a bridge to transplant, but the number of people that can be saved with human hearts is limited.…
• The United States has an active pharmaceutical industry that has brought huge benefits to the U.S. public. Most Americans, who benefit from these advances, have…
• This idea that clumsy, stumbling people are real bright is ridiculous, because intelligence is related to neurologic function, and really intelligent people are very well-coordinated.
• Leaders are visionaries with a poorly developed sense of fear and no concept of the odds against them.
• I am a medical scientist, not a practical physician.
• I am a doctor. I have long experience with heart disease.
• I accepted the role of spokesman for Lipitor because I am dedicated to the battle against heart disease, which killed my father at age 62…

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