Hands Quote by Harvey Cushing

A surgeon would never hesitate to amputate a rotting hand, no matter how faithfully it had served its owner in the past.

— Rick Riordan

Some wounds grow worse beneath the surgeon's hand; Better that they were not touched at all.

— Ovid

Finally there was one open-minded surgeon in the great Pennsylvania General Hospital. He said, 'Let us give this young fellow a chance.' So they…

— Paul Douglas

At a given instant everything the surgeon knows suddenly becomes important to the solution of the problem. You can't do it an hour later,…

— John W. Kirklin

No one looks at your hands to see how much they shake when you are interviewed to be a surgeon. The physical skills required…

— Atul Gawande

Let me alone: I have yet my legs and one arm. Tell the surgeon to make haste and his instruments. I know I must…

— Horatio Nelson

I was thinking that surgeons had to be the happiest people on earth. To cut people up and get paid for it-that's happiness, I…

— Norman Mailer

I have a great surgeon that put me together.

— Tito Ortiz

“My father, for whose skills as a surgeon I have the deepest respect, says, "The operation with the best outcome is the one you…

— Abraham Verghese

Consider surgeons and their work. It's unthinkable to put your hands in the warm blood of another human's gut. Even with rubber gloves on.…

— Park Dietz

“A trained surgeon is also a potential killer, and an important bit of the training lies in accepting the fact. Your intent is entirely…

— Diana Gabaldon

I feel very blessed to have been involved with some of the most complex surgical procedures in the history of the world.

— Benjamin Carson