Be persistent. Understand the ways in which your hard work is going to be necessary to achieve the goals that you want.

I grew up with a real appreciation about just how wonderful and intimate the relationship is between a doctor and a patient was and the sense that this was a noble profession.

I grew up with a lot of dinner table conversations about health care and ways in which the system was inadequate for the needs of many of the patients they took care of.

I realized in order to be involved in health policy, you really had to understand more than the individual patient that we as physicians, are taught to think about.

Older patients who live alone can become depressed.

I think the house call is one of the ways I get an insight into the ways in which people live and the importance of environment in keeping people healthy.

A sacred space is not a place to hide out. It is a place where we recognize ourselves and our commitments.

Where was his empathy? Buried, I supposed, beneath his self-regard.

How do you know which path you should take? Take one and it will tell you if you've chosen wisely. If not, choose a different path. That's the gift life offers freely.

See? Instead of thinking of a way to help my people, all I can think of is the smell of your hair and that small dimple on your cheek when you smile.” (Victor)

You know where we got stuck? We were looking for faithfull, loving and perfect relationships-males who were always glad to see us." "So?" "We already have that!" "What do you mean?" "We've got dogs!

I don't hang out at trendy Hollywood bars.

Ostrich is a very lean meat. Bison is a very lean meat. Chicken is a very lean meat. Notice something about my favorite meats?

My dad is one of the funniest people I know. He's the sort of man who can make you laugh just by reading out of a telephone directory... He's a spastic.

Time is liquid. One moment is no more important than any other and all moments quickly run away.

I like PBS. I love Big Bird ... But I'm not going to keep on spending money on things to borrow money from China to pay for it.