Quotes tagged ‘doctors’

“As doctors, patients are always telling us how they would do our jobs. Just stitch me up, slap a Band-Aid on it and send me home. It's easy to suggest a quick solution, when you don't know much about the problem or when you don't understand the underlying cause or just how deep the wound really is..…”

— Gabrielle G. Stanton, Harry Werksman, Dr. Meredith Grey, Ellen Pompeo, imdb.com

“As doctors, as friends, as human beings, we all try to do the best we can....But the world is full of unexpected twists and turns. And just when you've gotten the lay of the land, the ground underneath you shifts. And knocks you off your feet. If you're lucky, you'll end up with nothing more than a…”

— Gabrielle G. Stanton, Harry Werksman, Dr. Meredith Grey, Ellen Pompeo, imdb.com

“You're a doctor. You're a medical professional. You're trying to tell me that my brother's life is in God's hands? What, is that supposed to be a comfort? God has nothing to do with this equation at all.”

— Jeremy Carver, Dean Winchester, Jensen Ackles, imdb.com

“The harder the hit, the more it'll sting. That's usually the case. So we prescribe meds, ice, compression, elevation. Things you do to stop the immediate pain. But you can only dull the pain for so long, and when the drugs start to wear off, it really hurts.”

— Jen Klein, Dr. Meredith Grey, Ellen Pompeo, imdb.com

“If it ain't broke, don't fix it. The saying's as true of the human body as it is of a washing machine or a blender. A good surgeon knows that if you go screwing around with something that doesn't need screwing, you are the one who is liable to end up screwed.”

— Austin Guzman, Dr. Meredith Grey, Ellen Pompeo, imdb.com

“I'm sorry, Elaine. I always knew that after I became a doctor, I would dump whoever I was with and find someone better. That's the dream of becoming a doctor.”

— David Mandel, Steve Koren, Ben, Bob Odenkirk, imdb.com

“Women go after doctors like men go after models. They want someone with knowledge of the body; we just want the body.”

— Larry Charles, Jerry Seinfeld, Jerry Seinfeld, imdb.com

“Ask your doctor why bad things happen to good people. Ask your doctor why it all has to be this way. Sob on your doctor's shoulder.”

— Night Vale podcast, twitter.com

“The bottom line: Try not to stress, talk to your partner about it, and check in with your doctor if it’s getting really frustrating.”

— Casey Gueren, buzzfeed.com

“When a doctor’s prognosis is bad, we want to seek a second opinion. But when a prognosis is good we’re somehow okay with it.”

— Neil deGrasse Tyson, twitter.com