#surgeon

I would like to see the day when somebody would be appointed surgeon somewhere who had no hands, for the operative part is the least part of the work. ↗

— Harvey Cushing

#day #had #hands #i #least

On Saturday, I was a surgeon in South Africa, very little known. On Monday, I was world renowned. ↗

— Christiaan Barnard

#i #known #little #monday #renowned

It doesn't take a brain surgeon... or a cardiologist... or a pediatrician... or even a policy wonk to figure out that a penny's worth of preventive care is worth many dollars of sick care. ↗

— Heidi Murkoff

#care #dollars #even #figure #many

Technically, according to the notion of the will of God, there is no such a thing as a competent surgeon. ↗

— Mokokoma Mokhonoana

#freedom #god #notion #religion #surgeon

With a novelist, like a surgeon, you have to get a feeling that you've fallen into good hands - someone from whom you can accept the anesthetic with confidence. ↗

— Saul Bellow

#anesthetic #confidence #fallen #feeling #get

I'd make a terrible surgeon. The fear of blood? Very high on my list. ↗

— Kristen Wiig

#fear #high #i #list #make

Surgeons are a singular brotherhood, Adam. To us, people aren't sacred beings crafted in the Almighty's image, no, people are joints of meat; diseased, leathery meat, yes, but meat ready for the skewer & the spit." He mimicked my usual voice, very well. "'But why *me*, Henry, are we not friends?' Well, Adam, even friends are made out of meat. ↗

— David Mitchell

#friendship #life #meat #murder #surgeon

Acting is a great way to make a living, especially when I consider what my alternatives were and probably still are. I mean, you are only making movies. It is a lot less pressure than being a surgeon; although it seemed like the only other thing that I was qualified for was manual labour. ↗

— James Spader

#alternatives #although #being #consider #especially

I can 100 percent tell you that I have not gone under the surgeon's knife or had a facelift. ↗

— Shane Warne

#gone #had #i #i can #knife

At 10, I was intrigued by surgery, I wanted to be a surgeon for a long time. I love doctor shows and surgery shows. Blood is not an issue for me. I even took pictures once of me getting my blood taken. ↗

— Jessica Biel

#doctor #even #getting #i #i love