Harkham Hillel Quotes & Sayings

Patients want to be seen as people. For me, the person's life comes first; the disease is simply one aspect of it, which I can guide my patients to use as a redirection in their lives. When doctors look at their patients, however, they are trained to see only the disease. — Bernie Siegel

What I liked most was that George had class, the way he walked and talked, reading Shakespeare and all those books. He knew about van Gogh and Picasso, he gave me a book about Dali. And just the way he conducted himself, you could see it. He was very elegant in his manners. — Bruce Porter

I deposit in many banks including the bank of wisdom. The more I draw on my accounts, no matter how big the sum, the bigger my balance becomes — Ameen Rihani

I think there is a part of me that's always a little bit like, "Why would I torture myself? Just in case you forgot how big the shoes are you're walking in, take a look again" — Charlize Theron

In all seriousness, people think that it's the ideas that are important. Well, everyone has ideas, all the time. I tend to write mine down and remember them, but at some point you have to apply the bum to the seat and knock out about sixty five thousand words - that's how long a novel is. — Terry Pratchett

I love classical music and often listen to symphonies or opera in the morning. — William Mapother

The devastation of the ancient Christian community in Iraq is well known. — Elliott Abrams

I claim the right to contradict myself. I don't want to deprive myself of the right to talk nonsense, and I ask humbly to be allowed to be wrong sometimes. — Federico Fellini

Throwing himself a party was like rubbing his nose in his failure to connect with people. — Christopher Bram

Being humble is cooler than being famous. — Robin Sharma

People who love reading get an instantly warm feeling in their bellies when they hear others describe getting comfortable with a good book. — Carla H. Krueger

The Beginning of Philosophy is a Consciousness of your own Weakness and inability in necessary things. — Epictetus