"Medicine is not about conquering diseases and death, but about the alleviation of suffering, minimising harm, smoothing the painful journey of man to the grave."

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Source : The Death of Humane Medicine (1994)

Petr Skrabanek

#Journey Quotes #Men Quotes #Disease And Death Quotes

“Problems are spiritual lessons from God-spiritual lessons to be learned.”
“Everybody could have their own body scanned and just order clothes that fit perfectly.”

Source : Interview with Claire Barrett, www.dezeen.com. April 24, 2013.
“Look at the world around you. It may seem like an immovable, implacable place. It is not. With the slightest push - in just the right place - it can be tipped.”
“Well Vin says that there's something behind all this, right? Some evil force of doom or whatever? Well, if I were said force of doom, then I certainly wouldn't have used my powers to turn the land black. It just lacks flair. Red. Now, that would be an interesting color. Think of the possibilities--if the ash were red, the rivers would run like blood. Black is so monotonous that you can forget about it, but red--you'd always be thinking, 'Why, look at that. That hill is red. That evil force of doom trying to destroy me certainly has style.”
“We can't allow multinational oil companies boasting of record profits to gouge consumers... We must do what we can to fix this problem.”
“You'll have games where you're out there a long time. Being able to go through that and not get stiff was a good thing for me, ... As I went along, it felt better, and on that last play [a nifty move to his right and a throw across his body for the final out in the seventh] had a lot of body torque to it, and no problems.”
“I've been a law-abiding citizen ever since I grew up in the Bronx, New York.”
“I love John Stamos. John's a really friendly, cool dude.”

Source : "Chord Overstreet Tells Us the Insult He's OK With and His Favorite Glee Guest Star!" by Jessica Radloff, www.glamour.com. February 7, 2013.

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