"I had learned that every patient has the right to hope, despite long odds, and it was my role to help nurture that hope."

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Source : Jerome Groopman (2003). “The Anatomy of Hope: How People Prevail in the Face of Illness”, p.60, Random House

Jerome Groopman

#Odds Quotes #Long Quotes #Roles Quotes

“One of the more positive aspects of our existence in Oceania is that truth is flexible and negotiable, despite attempts by some of us to impose political, religious, and other forms of absolutionism. Versions of truth may be accepted for particular purposes and moments, only to be reversed when circumstances demand other versions; and we often accede to things just to stop being bombarded, and then go ahead and do what we want to do anyway.”
“People, particularly big men carrying big rifles, don't expect lip from a scrawny thing like me. They always look a bit dazed when they get it.”
“I did bully somebody. I was insecure.”
“I further testify that when we eventually see things through the proper perspective of eternal truth, we will be amazed at how much we were blessed in important though often unperceived ways through keeping the Sabbath Day holy.”
“Since life is an ever evolving process, one should flow in this process and discover how to actualize and expand oneself.”
“In a perverse way, I was glad for the stitches, glad it would show, that there would be scars. What was the point in just being hurt on the inside? It should bloody well show.”
“If all those around you believe some particular thing, you will soon be tempted to share in that belief.”
“I own the restaurant. There are a lot of cooks, waiters and waitresses in this restaurant. They worry about their problems. I worry about all the problems.”

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