Atul Gawande My vantage point on the world is the operating room where I see my patients. – Atul Gawande Operating Quotes Patients Quotes Vantage Quotes To become a doctor, you spend so much time in the tunnels of preparation – head down, trying not to screw up, trying to make it from one day to the next – that it is a shock to find yourself at the other end, with someone shaking your hand and asking how much money you want to make. As economists have often pointed out, we pay doctors for quantity, not quality. As they point out less often, we also pay them as individuals, rather than as members of a team working together for their patients. Both practices have made for serious problems.
Manoj Bhargava My choice was to ruin my son’s life by giving him money or giving 90-plus percent to charity. Not much of a choice. – Manoj Bhargava
Richard Ojeda I’ve got Republican people from all over that have contacted and said, ‘Look, we’re going to support you,’ because I say what needs to be said. – Richard Ojeda
Petr Cech Chelsea has grown in my heart, not just because of my team-mates and all the people that work for the club but also because of their fantastic fans. – Petr Cech
Ann Widdecombe The political classes are despised when they deal in sound bites, embrace tokenistic campaigns and feather their own nests while trying to please all of the people all of the time. – Ann Widdecombe
J C Watts When you look at the results that Newt Gingrich got when he was speaker, he got results for the American people. – J C Watts
Shelley Long I like men to be men and I like them to care about me and to take care of me. I’m willing to let them do that. – Shelley Long
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