"It's fashionable to speak about vulnerable populations in medicine and public policy, but it's harder to find a more vulnerable population than those who are dying."

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Source : "Fifteen Questions with Nicholas A. Christakis". Interview with Stephanie M. Woo, www.thecrimson.com. October 20, 2011.

Nicholas A. Christakis

#Medicine Quotes #Dying Quotes #Population Quotes

“If all the world is a stage and life is just a play upon it, get me two seats in the stalls.”
“I think the idea, first and foremost, is to understand that people may label these characters as villains, but at the end of the day I have to fall in love with the characters that I play. For me, they have to be real characters with real objectives, and driving forces. So they're all different.”

Source : "No Rest for the Wicked: Edi Gathegi Talks 'Criminal Activities', 'The Blacklist' and Playing Villainous Characters". Interview with Aramide Tinubu, www.indiewire.com. November 19, 2015.
“Even if only a few individuals try to create mental peace and happiness within themselves, and act responsibly and kind-heartedly towards others, they will have a positive influence in their community.”
“Songwriting is about getting the demon out of me. It's like being possessed. You try to go to sleep, but the song won't let you. So you have to get up and make it into something, and then you're allowed to sleep. It's always in the middle of the night, or you're half-awake or tired, when your critical faculties are switched off. So letting go is what the whole game is. Every time you try to put your finger on it, it slips away. You turn on the lights and the cockroaches run away. You can never grasp them...”
“Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former.”
“When you get to be nearly 60, you do take stock. You don't know what's around the corner.”
“I don't necessarily love the sports per se, I love the stories behind them. Also in a kind of perverse way I like to study what it does to us, why we care so much. It's caring about something that's utterly meaningless.”
“There are still so many unanswered questions about what causes autism and other developmental disorders on the spectrum. So it is vital that we continue to research and educate ourselves in the hopes that we may begin to understand the challenges that these children and their families continue to face with each passing day.”

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