"Few things a doctor does are more important than relieving pain. . . pain is soul destroying. No patient should have to endure intense pain unnecessarily. The quality of mercy is essential to the practice of medicine; here, of all places, it should not be strained."

-- Marcia Angell

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“In places like universities, where everyone talks too rationally, it is necessary for a kind of enchanter to appear.”
“A blindfolded monkey throwing darts at a newspaper's financial pages could select a portfolio that would do just as well as one carefully selected by experts,”

Source : Burton G. Malkiel (2007). “A Random Walk Down Wall Street: The Time-Tested Strategy for Successful Investing”, p.24, W. W. Norton & Company
“I'm a chronic relapser. I guess I always will be.”

Source : "In His Own Words: Corey Haim Called Himself a 'Chronic Relapser'" by Blane Bachelor and Oliver Jones, people.com. March 11, 2010.
“Youâ€™re every single fantasy I've ever had.”
“Nothing is as dangerous as a sure thing.”
“People have given me classified information, but always with the disclaimer 'This can never end up in a book.' And it never does.”
“What is worrisome about that is the U.S. standard of living. I think it is very difficult to envision our standard of living being preserved if we are in an economy where all people do is flip hamburgers, wait on people in stores, and sue each other. Itâ€™s not much of a basis for an economy.”
“I've been very careful about what I say yes to and what I say no to. And I think seriously always about... this may be a good idea right now or it may be a lot of money right now, but will it be good for me five years from now? Will it be fun? Will it make me hate myself? I think about all of those things.”

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