"The prime goal is to alleviate suffering, and not to prolong life. And if your treatment does not alleviate suffering, but only prolongs life, that treatment should be stopped."

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Source : "Oxford Dictionary of Medical Quotations". Book edited by Peter McDonald, p. 9, 2004.

Christiaan Barnard

#Life Quotes #Science Quotes #Goal Quotes

“I'm all about flannels and layers, so that's pretty much what I rock.”
“There are people I would like to work with. Its a bit harder, because I live out in the sticks anyway, and plus being in a wheelchair means that I cant really circulate. So I tend to stick to my own thing.”
“We believe in a whole-school approach to ICT.”
“Depth on different levels is so important to me. You look at a band like The Beatles, all their material has so much depth to it. And I want people to be able to run away with my melodies and get lost in them and take the lyrics and be able to relate to them.”

Source : "'American Idol's' Haley Reinhart Talks New Album, Guest Stars (Exclusive)". Interview with Shirley Halperin, www.hollywoodreporter.com. March 7, 2012.
“With acting, it's like becoming another person. I think that's neat, especially when you totally forget. If you totally forget, which I love to do, that's when it's magic.”
“Great hearts alone understand how much glory there is in being good.”

Source : Jules Michelet (1847). “History of France: From the Earliest Period to the Present Time”, p.169
“As frightening as this may sound, what you see in the books is the way I see the world. And so far I haven't seen anything, either in Florida or elsewhere, to dissuade me from it.”
“One of the most striking signs of the decay of art is when we see its separate forms jumbled together.”

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