Richard Carmona Quotes

I got into medical school at the University of California in San Francisco and did well. A lot of smart kids in medical school, and believe me, I wasn't not nearly the smartest one, but I was the most focused and the happiest kid in medical school. In 1979, I graduated as the valedictorian and was honored with the Gold Cane Award.

Richard Carmona

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: public
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: November 22, 1949

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MedicalSchoolSmartMeGoldAward

Each instrument has something to say to you. It's got its own character. Each horn has its own character and will say to you certain things. If you violate that, it's almost a sacrilege!

Jerome Richardson

CharacterYouSayWillOwnThings

I had a brother who was my savior, made my childhood bearable.

Maurice Sendak

ChildhoodBrotherWhoMadeSavior

True solidarity is only possible among the solitary.

Jose Bergamin

TrueSolidarityPossibleOnlyAmong

To me, figure skating is an art form, and that's what I always try to bring in, even to my competitive programs.

Johnny Weir

ArtMeSkatingTryAlwaysBring

Death consists, indeed, in a repeated process of unrobing, or unsheathing. The immortal part of man shakes off from itself, one after the other, its outer casings, and - as the snake from its skin, the butterfly from its chrysalis - emerges from one after another, passing into a higher state of consciousness.

Annie Besant

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It is well for us that we are born babies in intellect. Could we understand half what mothers say and do to their infants, we should be filled with a conceit of our own importance, which would render us insupportable through life.

Augustus Hare

LifeBornSayUnderstandOwnWell

The essential ingredient of politics is timing.

Pierre Trudeau

PoliticsTimingEssentialIngredient

Elephants are like humans. They are very smart, very logical.

Peter Beard

SmartLikeLogicalElephantsVery

I had a speech class in elementary school. And you know how teachers, when a kid is struggling to pronounce a word, used to lead him and say, 'Johnny, sounds like... ? Johnny, sounds like... ?' I said out loud, 'Sounds like Johnny can't read.' Teacher told me to leave the room.

Shannon Sharpe

TeacherSchoolMeSpeechYouKnow

Since its founding in 1854, Penn State has proven to be a leading institution of higher learning.

Tim Holden

LearningInstitutionStateHigher

I'm a factory-floor actor: I learn the lines, I get there on time.

Rhys Ifans

TimeLearnActorLinesGet

Water, taken in moderation, cannot hurt anybody.

Mark Twain

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