“As a surgeon you have to have a controlled arrogance. If it's uncontrolled, you kill people, but you have to be pretty arrogant to saw through a person's chest, take out their heart and believe you can fix it. Then, when you succeed and the patient survives, you pray, because it's only by the grace of God that you get there.” PeopleIfsBelieveHeartPersonsSawsGracePrayingSucceedPatientArroganceControlledChestsArrogantGrace Of GodSurgeonsBelieve You Can Author:Mehmet Oz
“In Turkey, you're not allowed to be left alone in the hospital. The nurse teaches the family how to do things, and somebody is always there with the patient.” LeftTeachPatientHospitalsNurseTurkeysLeft Alone Author:Mehmet Oz
“My mother was all about unconditional love, and I don't think we give that to our patients a lot. At the end of the day, what they really need you to do is to look at them in the eye and say, 'I'm here for you. I'm going to make sure this works out.'” ThinkingNeedsGivingLooksEndsEyeMotherPatientWork OutThe End Of The DayUnconditional LoveUnconditionalNeed You Author:Mehmet Oz
“In my business, if I get too close to you and you die, it hurts me. And so you develop a natural inclination not to be close to the patient, so that if things don't work out ideally, you can still get up the next day and care for the next patient.” IfsStillsCareDiesNextNaturalHurtPatientWork OutGet UpIt HurtsNext DayInclinationHurt Me Author:Mehmet Oz
“We are spending most of our time in American health care fixing the mistakes that either we in the profession are causing or our patients are, without recognizing it, causing to themselves.” CareMistakePatientSpendingProfessionHealth CareOur TimeRecognizingFixing Author:Mehmet Oz
“Reiki has become a sought-after healing art among patients and mainstream medical professionals.” ArtHealingPatientMedicalMainstream Author:Mehmet Oz