"Hope, true hope, has proved as important as any medication I might prescribe or any procedure I might perform."

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Source : Jerome Groopman (2003). “The Anatomy of Hope: How People Prevail in the Face of Illness”, p.7, Random House

Jerome Groopman

#Important Quotes #Might Quotes #Medication Quotes

“Stars didn't have to worry as they were on long term contracts and were able to enjoy their vacations without worrying about tomorrow. Few had financial worries due to large incomes and little taxes.”
“Our machines are disturbingly lively, and we ourselves frighteningly inert.”
“Slowly but surely, the U.S. military is being converted into a global oil-protection service.”

Source : Michael Klare (2007). “Blood and Oil: The Dangers and Consequences of America's Growing Dependency on Imported Petroleum”, p.7, Macmillan
“Every individual is a potential gold buyer, although he may not need the gold. It may be added to the store of personal wealth, and passed from generation to generation as an object of family wealth. There is no other economic good as marketable as gold.”
“There's a lot of women out there, some of whom are my age who've never been married and some who have been married and would like to be married again but think their ship has sailed, and I'm like, 'Oh no, honey, let Miss Niecy show you it is never too late for love!'”
“Films make me into some cheap turn...You bet they'll never let me play a part in a film where a Negro is on top.”
“The only way of rendering life endurable is to drink as much wine as one can come by.”

Source : James Branch Cabell (2005). “Beyond Life”, p.107, Cosimo, Inc.
“The fact speak for themselves.”

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