Abraham Verghese Quotes

There's something universal about illness... Whether you like it, at some level all patients are saying, 'Daddy, Mommy, help me, tell me it's going to be alright.'

Abraham Verghese

Recitation: by Male by Female

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MeSayingHelpYouTellGoing

What enables us to achieve our greatness contains the seeds of our destruction.

Jim Valvano

GreatnessSeedsAchieveDestruction

Friends are the sunshine of life.

John Hay

LifeSunshineFriends

Those who devote their lives to serving our country, children, and neighborhoods are giving back. They have answered the call to serve.

Jennifer Granholm

ChildrenGivingBackCountryServing

I like to say 'Reign' is the '24' of the pre-Renaissance. I think we're going to take a lot of liberties with history, as well as extend it over a longer period of time.

Megan Follows

HistoryTimeThinkSayOverGoing

Humility, I have learned, must never be confused with meekness. Humility is being open to the ideas of others.

Simon Sinek

HumilityIdeasConfusedOthersNever

There's nothing better than to work with somebody who appreciates you as an artist.

Trevor Jackson

WorkBetterYouArtistNothingWho

Let me be clear: neither I nor 'Angels & Demons' are anti-Catholic.

Ron Howard

MeDemonsAngelsClearNorNeither

I've had my ups and downs, and I definitely have a sense - in America, especially - that once you've made your mark and gotten your Rolling Stone piece and your Grammy nomination, that they're on to the next piece of meat, and they don't necessarily like to follow the twists and turns of an artistic career.

Rufus Wainwright

Ups And DownsAmericaYouCareer

This is where I started life. This is where I went to uni. This is where the people I know are. This is my country, and when I put on my Great Britain vest, I'm proud, very proud, that it's my country.

Mo Farah

LifeGreatPeopleProudCountry

Talking about how I might write the next book is like talking about whether or not to have sex. Any dithering ruins it.

Louise Erdrich

BookTalkingSexWriteNextRuins

I come from nothing. When I got a chance to make some money, I was like, 'Man, I'm not ever going back.'

Juicy J

MoneyManChanceBackNothingGoing

My job is to make certain that I've done what I was asked and my department has done what we were asked to do by the president and the first lady and the State Department. I believe that we accomplished that.

Desiree Rogers

JobBelieveLadyDoneI Believe

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