In the beginner's mind there are many possibilities, but in the expert's mind there are few. ~Zen Proverb
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Kindness is a language which the blind can see and the deaf can hear. ~African Proverb
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The modern haematologist, instead of describing in English what he can see, prefers to describe in Greek what he can't. ~Richard Asher
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In a large mass of muscle deprived of its circulation, the rate at which the recovery process can go on, after severe stimulation, depends on the rate at which oxygen can reach the fibres by diffusion. ~Archibald Hill
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God gave burdens, also shoulders. ~Yiddish Proverbs
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It's hard to be a good doctor if you don't think about the social circumstances of who you're treating. There are many Tory doctors, but I think it's difficult to be a doctor and a genuine right winger. ~Robert Winston
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You can't, Brooke, you can't leave. You're mine. ~Katy Evans
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Be careful about reading health books. You may die of a misprint. ~Mark Twain
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When I was a medical student in the 1950s, we practically never spoke about Alzheimer's disease. And why is that so? And that is because people didn't live long enough to have Alzheimer's disease. ~Eric Kandel
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I'm a much better mother at 46, than if I were like, 21 or 25. ~Halle Berry
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It is better to sit down than to stand, it is better to lie down than to sit, but death is the best of all. ~Indian Proverb
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Activity breeds prosperity. ~Kurdish Proverb
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We are focused on doing the things that make the economy perform well, and as you do that, reduce deficits, for one, very important; secondly, keep growth rates high, very important. ~John W. Snow
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Do not talk Arabic in the house of a Moor. ~Oriental Proverb
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Seize the opportunity by the beard, for it is bald behind. ~Bulgarian Proverb
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As spokesman for Lipitor, I have been an advocate of preventive medicine in addition to my work with the Jarvik 2000 Heart, which has rescued people from death and sustained a patient with a normal, mobile lifestyle for seven and a half years; the longest in the world. ~Robert Jarvik
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More important is the fact that embryonic stem cell research could lead to new treatments and cures for the many Americans afflicted with life-threatening and debilitating diseases. ~Ron Kind
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But I think we need to remember that democracy everywhere is by its nature incomplete, a work in progress. ~Daisaku Ikeda
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If you will not try, you will go to your grave with your song still inside you. ~Henry David Thoreau
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An empty belly is the best cook. ~Estonian Proverb
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Death pays all debts. ~English Proverb
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A hen is heavy when carried far. ~Irish Proverb
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Health care is not about insurance! Health care is about getting treatment. ~P. J. O'Rourke
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As project chief you are creating a narrative, a story, a good yarn. If you look at the process-journey that way, you and your gang will ... dramatically up the odds of a wow outcome! ~Tom Peters
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The fool ignores proverbs, while the wise man learns from them. ~Chinese Proverb
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