For one who has an interest in the body as text, airports are treasure troves of information.
ABRAHAM VERGHESEGeography is destiny.
More Abraham Verghese Quotes
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You live it forward, but understand it backward.
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If it does nothing else, allows one the opportunity to make prolonged observations about one’s fellow travelers.
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How we treat the least of our brethren,… that’s the measure of this country.
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I believe in black holes. I believe that as the universe empties into nothingness, past and future will smack together in the last swirl around the drain.
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Literature is a beautiful way of keeping the imagination alive, of visiting worlds you would never have time to in your day-to-day life. It keeps you abreast of a wider spectrum of human activities.
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As she bent over the child she realized that the tragedy of death had to do entirely with what was left unfulfilled.
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They realize the no money, no church service, no eulogy, no funeral procession no matter how elaborate, can remove the legacy of a mean spirit.
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We have the sense that medical students come to medicine with a great capacity to understand the suffering of patients.
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Not only our actions, but also our omissions, become our destiny.
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Pray tell us, what’s your favorite number?”… “Shiva jumped up to the board, uninvited, and wrote 10,213,223″… “
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The bottom line: health care reform is about the patient, not about the physician.
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Be careful! Travel expands the mind and loosens the bowels.
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When you win, you often lose, that’s just a fact. There’s no currency to straighten a warped spirit, or open a closed heart, a selfish heart.
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There are moments as a teacher when I’m conscious that I’m trotting out the same exact phrase my professor used with me years ago.
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Being the first born gives you great patience.
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