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I doubt that the Lord cares much which honorable vocation you choose. But He does care if you love one another and serve one another.
I would like to think that Ive left the world of cardiovascular surgery better than when I found it. That would be a suitable epitaph.
It is the bane and the balm of individual perception that 'objective' reality is seen through the filter of each person's temperament.
When orators and auditors have the same prejudices, those prejudices run a great risk of being made to stand for incontestable truths.
It is faith, and not reason, which impels men to action... Intelligence is content to point out the road, but never drives us along it.
The most efficient way to live reasonably is every morning to make a plan of one's day and every night to examine the results obtained.
Writing lets you step back and think through a problem. Even the angriest rant forces the writer to achieve a degree of thoughtfulness.
Through all of our various Christmas traditions, I hope that we are focused first upon the Lord Jesus Christ. Wise men still adore Him.
Sometimes a nickname is used instead of the real name. But a nickname may offend either the one named or the parents who gave the name.
Don't sugar-coat results. Don't make yourself look good when your strategy fails. Don't make others look good if their strategy failed.
My dad was a surgeon in Egypt. He was a general surgeon. As a little boy I always admired what he was doing, and I wanted to do surgery.
If you change your lifestyle, remember it's not a wind sprint, but it's a marathon you're embarked on, and you'll be able to stay there.
You must come to terms with the reality that nothing outside ourselves, be it people or things is actually responsible for our happiness.
I fear that there are too many priesthood bearers who have done little or nothing to develop their ability to access the powers of Heaven.
A saint is tolerant and is attentive to the pleadings of other human beings, not only to spoken messages but to unspoken messages as well.
A face which is always serene possesses a mysterious and powerful attraction: sad hearts come to it as to the sun to warm themselves again.
Absolutism is a guarantee of objectionable morals in the same way that absolutism in government is a guarantee of objectionable government.
When we speak of faith - the faith that can move mountains - we are not speaking of faith in general but of faith in the Lord Jesus Christ.
As we dread any disease that undermines the health of the body, so should we deplore contention, which is a corroding canker of the spirit.
I feel differently immediately when I start to put weight on. I don't like that sluggish, blunted disposition that I have when that happens.
There is no conflict between science and religion. Conflict only arises from an incomplete knowledge of either science or religion, or both.
If we watch ourselves honestly we shall often find that we have begun to argue against a new idea even before it has been completely stated.
Drawing is like the first kiss. It carries within it the deepest emotion and the challenge of the first step. It is the first cry after birth
Everyday hundreds of people came to the hospital... dying, and I have to introduce life into them again... my duty was to compete with death.
The history of American agriculture suggests that you can have transformation without a master plan, without knowing all the answers up front.
The habit of prayer communicates a penetrating sweetness to the glance, the voice, the smile, the tears,--to all one says, or does, or writes.
As apostles and prophets, we are concerned not only for our children and grandchildren but for yours as well - and for each of God's children.
There were certain elements of the healing process I could not capture. And even if I was right in the science, I could be wrong in the spirit.
There are a lot of food Nazis in the U.S., but I believe if you can show people what's really important, they'll judge the rest for themselves.
We know what we should and shouldn't put in our mouths, but in those times that pull on our souls, we revert to what's emotionally comfortable.
As long as we love, we lend to the beloved object qualities of mind and heart which we deprive him of when the day of misunderstanding arrives.
Our busy lives force us to focus on things we do from day to day. But the development of character comes only as we focus on who we really are.
I never had a conscious fear of death, but I did have a conscious fear of sickness. By the time I completed medical school, that fear was gone.
You know, 97 percent of the time, if you come into a hospital, everything goes well. But three percent of the time, we have major complications.
Providing health care is like building a house. The task requires experts, expensive equipment and materials, and a huge amount of coordination.
If you can laugh your way through life, you can have a good time as you're going through the sometimes troubling time that we have in our lives.
When priorities are proper, the power to endure is increased. And when internalized, those priorities will help keep you from "going overboard."
I have always believed that there is nothing greater than a life in rock n' roll - it has to be good rock n' roll - and I still think it is true.
I write because it's my way of finding cool ideas, thinking through hard problems and things I don't understand, and getting better at something.
That which we know is but little; that which we have a presentiment of is immense; it is in this direction that the poet outruns the learned man.
The natural history of science is the study of the unknown. If you fear it you're not going to study it and you're not going to make any progress.
The old fellow who was cadging drinks from me the other night at the Cafe Royal told me he had known Julian Bern's people in the old days at Rome.
I thank God and His Son, Jesus Christ, for the Restoration and its power to propel a magnificent wave of truth and righteousness across the earth.
I believe that in the pursuit of education, individual desire is more influential than institution, and personal faith more forceful than faculty.
A successful surgeon should be a man who, when asked to name the three best surgeons in the world, would have difficulty deciding on the other two.
As a physician, I am embarrassed by my profession's lack of interest in healthier lifestyles. We need to change the way we approach chronic disease.
I have a charity called the Chain Of Hope, where we target children from poor areas where heart surgery is not available, and we offer our services.
I really think it would be cowardly to pull back and not challenge the status quo, when the status quo may not be the right way for the field to go.
Throughout the world, the family is increasingly under attack. If families fail, many of our political, economic, and social systems will also fail.
In this world filled with challenges, we do need help from time to time. Religion, eternal truth, and our missionaries are vital parts of that help.