Donald Berwick Quotes
Competition makes things come out right. Well, what does that mean in health care? More hospitals so they compete with each other. More doctors compete with each other. More pharmaceutical companies. We set up war. Wait a minute, let's talk about the patient. The patient doesn't need a war.
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I don't believe in accidents. There are only encounters in history. There are no accidents.
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There is always pressure in football.
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It is absolutely impossible to settle the debts to pensioners, teachers, and others. The country hasn't got enough money to do so.
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A lot of people said I was a rebel. I wasn't.
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The fact is, society is made more hospitable by every individual who acts as if 'do unto others' really was a rule.
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You may talk of the tyranny of Nero and Tiberius; but the real tyranny is the tyranny of your next-door neighbor.
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It's very likely that I will finish my career as Swiss national coach.
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There might be 1 finger on the trigger, but there will be 15 fingers on the safety catch.
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I can't see myself just endlessly singing the same songs over and over again.
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Competition makes things come out right. Well, what does that mean in health care? More hospitals so they compete with each other. More doctors compete with each other. More pharmaceutical companies. We set up war. Wait a minute, let's talk about the patient. The patient doesn't need a war.
