Siddhartha Mukherjee Quotes
If the history of medicine is told through the stories of doctors, it is because their contributions stand in place of the more substantive heroism of their patients.
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I drive a car, like an adult. Not brilliantly. I'm not great.
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I had decided that if I was going to be a singer, I had to earn it. I had to learn how to play an instrument.
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You're never going to hear me say, 'Well, I've been critical of Obama five times, so now I need to be critical of McCain five times.' That is a false equivalence, and that's what I think is wrong with journalism.
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I don't keep any copies of my books in the house - they go to my mum's flat. I don't like them around.
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So, I understand when they make a mistake and everyone at home is throwing their shoe at the television set.
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If most women are looking for security, I think men look for adventure.
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On my fifth film, it was then that I stopped dancing.
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Let me just worry about me. I'm not worried about anyone else. If you're doing fine, great; if you're struggling, I hope things get better for you. But I've got to be worried about my career.
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The vast Pacific Ocean has ample space for China and the United States. We welcome a constructive role by the United States in promoting peace, stability and prosperity in the region. We also hope that the United States will fully respect and accommodate the major interests and legitimate concerns of Asia-Pacific countries.
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I think I'm more European in personality.
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We used two Princess Cruise ships. The Island Princess and The Pacific Princess. They were identical ships.
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I don't tend to do much with my lips. My lips are naturally very pink, so if I add any more colour, it looks like I've been smacked in the mouth!
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The more gunk I have on my face, the less free I feel.
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Despite the often illusory nature of essays on the psychology of a nation, it seems to me there is something revealing in the insistence with which a people will question itself during certain periods of its growth.
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I know I have a hit show on my hands.
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Movies are not about the weekend that they're released, and in the grand scheme of things, that's probably the most unimportant time of a film's life.
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There is nothing more poetic and terrible than the skyscrapers' battle with the heavens that cover them.
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One of the hardest jobs in ministry is keeping your own relationship with God where it needs to be.
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I would rather beat the Yankees regularly than pitch a no hit game.
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There certainly is a good 'Tex Mex' restaurant very close to our office. My office is around 100 yards from it. I call it Tex Mex because every couple of years it's changed hands and changed name, I'm not exactly sure why!
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One problem was that my direct testimony was in writing, so a lot of people didn't get to see it. I hope they see it, because I think it built a very strong case.
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If the history of medicine is told through the stories of doctors, it is because their contributions stand in place of the more substantive heroism of their patients.
