Paul Kalanithi People react differently to hearing ‘Procedure X has a 70 percent chance of survival’ and ‘Procedure Y has a 30 percent chance of death.’ Phrased that way, people flock to Procedure X, even though the numbers are the same. – Paul Kalanithi Chance Quotes Death Quotes Flock Quotes Hearing Quotes People Quotes Percent Quotes Phrased Quotes Procedure Quotes React Quotes Survival Quotes We build scientific theories to organize and manipulate the world, to reduce phenomena into manageable units. I have sat with countless patients and families to discuss grim prognoses: It’s one of the most important jobs physicians have. It’s easier when the patient is 94, in the last stages of dementia, and has a severe brain bleed. For young people like me – I am 36 – given a diagnosis of cancer, there aren’t many words.
Marti Noxon There’s a brain chemistry – the floatiness and the disassociation and all the things that came with starving – I became addicted to. – Marti Noxon
Dennis Skinner You don’t enter politics when you come to parliament. I was getting politics for breakfast, dinner and tea when I was a little kid. – Dennis Skinner
Add comment