Surgeons Quotes

186 quotes by 168 authors

And If the surgeon is like a poet, then the scars you have made on countless bodies are like verses into the fashioning of which… — Richard Selzer
I have made many mistakes myself; in learning the anatomy of the eye I dare say, I have spoiled a hatfull; the best surgeon, like… — Astley Cooper
I make jokes about the fact that as a neuro-surgeon I shouldn't be required at a motor race because the drivers don't have any brains....… — Unknown Author
My final word, before I'm done, Is "Cancer can be rather fun"- Provided one confronts the tumour with a sufficient sense of humour. I know… — John B. S. Haldane
I started my career as a surgeon 25 years ago. But it turned out that I am not talented as a surgeon, so I decided… — Shinya Yamanaka
A remedy for masturbation which is almost always successful in small boys is circumcision, especially when there is any degree of phimosis. The operation should… — John Harvey Kellogg
No matter what ailed you, you went to see the barber surgeon who wound up cupping you, bleeding you, purging you. And, oh yes, if… — Abraham Verghese
Having a highly trained obstetrical surgeon attend a normal birth is analogous to having a pediatric surgeon babysit a healthy 2-year-old. — Marsden Wagner
When you destroy midwives, you also destroy a body of knowledge that is shared by women, that canâ€™t be put together by a bunch of… — Ina May Gaskin
Greed plays a role in causing unnecessary surgery, although I don't think the economic motive alone is enough to explain it. There's no doubt that… — Robert S. Mendelsohn
Today we have big, crude instruments guided by intelligent surgeons, and we have little, stupid molecules of drugs that get dumped into the body, diffuse… — K. Eric Drexler
I felt that no boy should have to depend either for his leg or his life upon the ability of his parents to raise enough… — Tommy Douglas
I felt that no boy should have to depend either for his leg or his life upon the ability of his parents to raise enough… — Tommy Douglas
Let the surgeon take care to regulate the whole regimen of the patient's life for joy and happiness by promising that he will soon be… — Henri de Mondeville
I'd rather spend half an hour in the company of a top carpenter, than three hours in the company of an average brain surgeon — Winston Churchill
The good doctor reassured John these were people who put their psychopathy to good use. They lived productive, well-adjusted lives as surgeons, CEOs and ambulance… — Stephen Reid
As surgeons keep their instruments and knives always at hand for cases requiring immediate treatment, so shouldst thou have thy thoughts ready to understand things… — Marcus Aurelius
One thing to remember on the Eiger, never look up, or you may need a plastic surgeon. — Don Whillans
If surgeons don't get surgeon's block, then why are you allowed to get writer's block? — Cory Doctorow
You need not see what someone is doing to know if it is his vocation, you have only to watch his eyes: a cook mixing… — Wystan Hugh Auden

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