Abraham Verghese Quotes

We have the sense that medical students come to medicine with a great capacity to understand the suffering of patients. And then by the end of the third year they completely lose that ability, partly because we teach them the specialized language of medicine.

Abraham Verghese

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I fell in love with Erica Kane the summer before my freshman year of high school. Like all red-blooded teen American boys, I'd come home from water polo practice and eat a box of Entenmann's Pop'Ems donut holes in front of the TV while obsessively fawning over 'All My Children' and Erica, her clothes, and her narcissistic attitude.

Andy Cohen

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I knew Andrew Breitbart very well, and he was great. I loved him. He was a true provocateur who would be fun about it, you know.

Megyn Kelly

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Notwithstanding these major arguments the wave theory initially did not meet with complete acceptance.

Max von Laue

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I personally feel that, for some people, their physique and looks work for them. And when you're deprived of both these aspects, you rely on humour!

Riteish Deshmukh

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I don't think Mr. Snowden woke up one day and had the wherewithal to do this all by himself. I think he was helped by others.

Michael McCaul

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I was asked a question: 'Would I want to play for Madrid?' It's like anyone asked if they want to change jobs and move to a bigger company.

Luis Suarez

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I loathe narcissism, but I approve of vanity.

Diana Vreeland

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I was the only kid who anybody I knew has ever seen actually walk into a lamppost with his eyes wide open. Everybody assumed that there must be something going on inside, because there sure as hell wasn't anything going on the outside!

Douglas Adams

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Every director I've ever admired has a beard.

Peter Horton

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Tennis: the most perfect combination of athleticism, artistry, power, style, and wit. A beautiful game, but one so remorselessly travestied by the passage of time.

Martin Amis

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The best we can do is prioritize our needs and make choices accordingly.

Janet Evanovich

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You can put a kidney in your body - and somewhere down the line, your body might reject it.

Grizz Chapman

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