Nurse Quotes

557 Nurse quotes by 428 unique authors

Hospitals are only an intermediate stage of civilization, never intended ... to take in the whole sick population. May we hope that the day will… — Florence Nightingale
I write to tell stories. I believe that there a some professions in the world that will last forever: doctor or a nurse, teacher, builder… — Unknown Author
One of the most fashionable notions of our times is that social problems like poverty and oppression breed wars. Most wars, however, are started by… — Thomas Sowell
Silence, as someone has said, is the mother of prayer and the nurse of holy thoughts. Silence cuts down on our sins, doesn't it? We… — Elisabeth Elliot
He had never seen a woman doctor before, and his whole conservative soul rose up in revolt at the idea. He could not recall any… — Arthur Conan Doyle
Disappointment is the nurse of wisdom. — Boyle Roche
Having worked as a labor and delivery nurse...I've seen ultrasounds...you know that those babies are real. — Naomi Judd
War is in fact the true nurse of executive aggrandizement — James Madison
I recently had my annual physical examination, which I get once every seven years, and when the nurse weighed me, I was shocked to discover… — Dave Barry
O sleep! O gentle sleep! Nature's soft nurse, how have I frighted thee, That thou no more wilt weigh my eyelids down And steep my… — William Shakespeare
Religion seems to have grown an infant with age, and requires miracles to nurse it, as it had in its infancy. — Jonathan Swift
Ireland is a fruitful mother of genius, but a barren nurse. — John Boyle O'Reilly
Give me the life of the boy whose mother is nurse, seamstress, washerwoman, cook, teacher, angel, and saint, all in one, and whose father is… — Andrew Carnegie
The man who doesn't relax and hoot a few hoots voluntarily, now and then, is in great danger of hooting hoots and standing on his… — Elbert Hubbard
How wayward is this foolish love that, like a testy babe, will scratch the nurse and presently, all humble, kiss the rod. — William Shakespeare
One night she hid the pink cotton scarf from her raincoat in the pillowcase when the nurse came around to lock up her drawers and… — Sylvia Plath
One evening, when I was yet in my nurse's arms, I wanted to touch the tea urn, which was boiling merrily ... My nurse would… — John Ruskin
Nurse, it was I who discovered that leeches have red blood.[]On his deathbed when the nurse came to apply leeches — Georges Cuvier
We also heard the usual old nonsense that banning hunting would affect employment if we abolished crime we would put all the police out of… — Ann Widdecombe
When I first met you, you were just an annoying novice nurse. But I found out that you saved my life and now you're my… — Kim Young-kwang
White... is death. It's hospitals. It's my terrible nurses. White is absolute horror. It is just the worst. — Joan Mitchell
Philosophy is life's dry-nurse, who can take care of us - but not suckle us. — Soren Kierkegaard
In the germ, when the first trace of life begins to stir, music is the nurse of the soul; it murmurs in the ear, and… — Unknown Author
Don't nurse your dreams, Rosy. You can't help having them, but don't nurse them. If you nurse your dreams, they tend to come true. — Trevor Howard
There are people who have never studied writing who are capable of being writers. I know this because I am an example. I was a… — Elizabeth Berg

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