Abraham Verghese Quotes

Medicine, you see, is my first love; whether I write fiction or nonfiction, and even when it has nothing to do with medicine, it's still about medicine. After all, what is medicine but life plus? So I write about life.

Abraham Verghese

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LifeLoveMedicineYouNothingSee

What's new is that the White House itself has now been corporatized. It's not politicians working for the corporate interests. They are the corporate interests. That's where Bush came from, and Cheney and Rumsfeld.

Jim Hightower

HouseWhiteNewNowPoliticians

I am always writing to myself.

Joan Didion

MyselfI AmWritingAlwaysAm

Being a model, you know, it's a short-lived vocation.

Andie MacDowell

YouKnowVocationBeingModel

When I do film, I really take on roles and I take on characters.

Meat Loaf

TakeFilmCharactersRolesReally

I have so many moments. I am extremely passionate about life and at the same time, I'm always depressed, so everything's always happening at the same time for me. It's the best day and the worst day too.

Amy Ray

LifeTimeBestDayI AmMe

It's a huge change from when I started in the 1960s, but what is really impressive is that the number of ladies on set, the women working on set is a huge percentage. There used to be no women. It was just the leading lady's mother, perhaps the hairdresser and the makeup person.

Amitabh Bachchan

ChangeMotherWomenMakeupLady

When the uncreative tell the creative what to do, it stops being art.

Tony Bennett

ArtCreativeTellBeingStops

Stem cell research holds enormous promise for easing human suffering, and federal support is critical to its success.

Tom Harkin

SuccessSupportSufferingResearch

There is no hope of anyone going to Heaven unless they believe this truth I am presenting. You cannot go to Heaven unless you believe with all your heart that Jesus took your place in Hell.

Joyce Meyer

TruthHopeHeartI AmBelieveHell

I'm still learning more about myself and my situation and really, off the court, how to function there, because I'm kind of getting the taste of retirement now.

Chris Bosh

LearningMyselfRetirementSituation

Our shared vision of belonging is the thread that weaves through every touchpoint on Airbnb.

Brian Chesky

VisionBelongingThroughThreadOur

If they respect the craft and what we're doing and they bring something to the table and they work hard, I don't care what you do as your side job or as your day job.

Anthony Anderson

WorkRespectDayJobWork HardCare

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