Tony Tan Quotes

Every clinical encounter is an opportunity to generate social capital. Even in situations where patient needs are complex or seemingly insurmountable, it is the empathy and goodwill which makes the difference.

Tony Tan

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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OpportunityEmpathyDifferenceSocial

No, there's not much competition between puppeteers in general because everybody's working their own style.

Jim Henson

StyleCompetitionOwnWorkingMuch

I AM a male chauvinist. Who's been saying otherwise?

Joe Bob Briggs

I AmSayingBeenAmMaleOtherwise

The most amazing thing to me about the sea is the tide. A harbour like St. Ives is totally transformed in a very short space of time by the arrival or departure of the sea.

John Dyer

SeaTimeSpaceAmazingMeShort

What I like is finding new angles on genres.

John Hillcoat

FindingNewAnglesLikeGenres

As the mainstream media has become increasingly dependent on advertising revenues for support, it has become an anti-democratic force in society.

Robert McChesney

SupportAdvertisingSocietyMedia

I became a big Kings fan, and then later on my hometown of Ottawa got a team, so then I was very, very torn. I just love both of those teams very much.

Matthew Perry

LoveTeamHometownKingsBigJust

I saw my father deal with every headache the government threw his way - whether it had to do with the signs on the front of the building or the prices on the showroom floor. He knew he could do better, if government would just get out of the way - and stay out of the way. He was right.

Ann Wagner

FatherGovernmentBuildingBetter

Many artists give up after a while.

Angie Stone

UpGiveArtistsManyAfterWhile

When I do my best work, the stories tend to be pretty emotionally-charged.

Jeff Lemire

WorkBestPrettyStoriesBest Work

I wrote a novel about Israelis who live their own lives on the slope of a volcano. Near a volcano one still falls in love, one still gets jealous, one still wants a promotion, one still gossips.

Amos Oz

LoveLiveJealousPromotionVolcano

Someone will say, 'Shura's album is about being a gay woman in London.' Umm, I feel like my album's just about me. I am a gay woman, and I live in London... It's not about being a gay woman in London.

Shura

LiveWomanI AmMeFeelSomeone

Working on 'The Last Waltz' introduced me to Martin Scorsese, and I had been a movie bug since I was a young kid.

Robbie Robertson

MeYoungKidLastWorkingBeen

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