I could easily have decided that life was cruel, that being black meant everything was stacked against me.

There is a tendency of people to try to make you believe only a few people are smart. As a brain surgeon, I know better than that.

As a pediatric neurosurgeon, I frequently faced life and death situations, and had to come up with the right diagnosis, the right plan, and execute that plan frequently with other colleagues.

It does not matter where we come from or what we look like. If we recognize our abilities, are willing to learn and to use what we know in helping others, we will always have a place in the world.

A good surgeon doesn't just concentrate on technical ability, but also on the appropriateness of what you're doing.

Uninformed people can be easily manipulated.

Obamacare is really I think the worst thing that has happened in this nation since slavery.

God has given to every one of us more than fourteen billion cells and connections in our brain. Now why would God give us such a complex organ system unless He expects us to use it?

Our schools too often want to shut people up so they can't talk about real solutions. People who think differently tend to clam up because they think something is wrong with their ideas.

Everyone in the world worth being nice to. Because God never creates inferior human beings, each person deserves respect and dignity.

Education does not necessarily make one wise?

Find some time to seclude yourself from the fuss of life and be face to face with yourself and God

The moment you think you understand a great work of art, it's dead for you.

Love, in the sense of spontaneous, unreflective action, spells the death of the old man.

When you can't wait for your ship to come in, you've got to row out to it.

Love the truth. Let others have their truth, and the truth will prevail.

I don't smoke pot or cigarettes, so inhaling smoke as a non-smoker - it doesn't matter what it is, it's going to make you lightheaded.

As long as there is poverty in this world, no man can be totally rich even if he has a billion dollars.

Whatever you do, do not feel sorry for yourself - things could always be worse and they are for someone else!

Fixing health care and fixing the economy are two sides of the same coin.

I look for struggle in the roles I choose - struggle and perseverance.