"Competition makes things come out right. Well, what does that mean in health care? More hospitals so they compete with each other. More doctors compete with each other. More pharmaceutical companies. We set up war. Wait a minute, let's talk about the patient. The patient doesn't need a war."

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Source : Interview with Maggie Mahar, www.pbs.org. August 28, 2009.

Donald Berwick

#War Quotes #Mean Quotes #Doctors Quotes

“There are hundreds who can stand failure to one who can stand success; the good loser is far more common than the good winner.”
“Sauces in cookery are like the first rudiments of grammar - the foundation of all languages.”

Source : Alexis Soyer (1851). “The Modern Housewife: Or, Ménagère. Comprising Nearly One Thousand Receipts, for the Economic and Judicious Preparation of Every Meal of the Day, and Those for the Nursery and Sick Room; and Minute Directions for Family Management in All Its Branches. Illustrated with Engravings Including the Modern Housewife's Unique Kitchen, and Magic Stove”, p.88
“You have a right to be angry, but you mustn't turn that anger back on yourself because that only compounds the damage which has already been done. You must turn the anger outwards.”
“'Have some wine,' the March Hare said in an encouraging tone. Alice looked around the table, but there was nothing on it but tea. 'I don't see any wine,' she remarked. 'There isn't any,' said the March Hare.”
“To wear the crown of peace, you must wear the crown of thorns.”

Source : Song: Sit Down Young Stranger
“It never crossed my mind to make a film about Muhammad Ali or the Queen or any of them! They just come out of the blue.”
“Meekness is the mark of a man who has been mastered by God.”
“When a woman puts on a heel, she has a different posture, a different attitude. She really stands up and has a consciousness of her body.”

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