“I am confident there is a cause for everyone. Think of how you can contribute; we all have different skills.” ThinkingDifferentCausesCommunitySkills Author:Simon McKeon
“I was wholly unprepared for the extraordinary attitude of the medical world in its readiness to condemn anything that smacked of reform or that ran contrary to approved methods of practice.” WorldCommunityAttitudePracticeMethodExtraordinaryMedicalContraryReformRanReadinessApprovedUnprepared Author:Elizabeth Kenny
“His response was remarkable for its irrelevance, if for nothing else.” IfsCommunityResponseRemarkableIrrelevance Author:Elizabeth Kenny
“Fortunately, perhaps, I was completely ignorant of the orthodox theory of the disease polio-myelitis.” CommunityTheoryDiseaseIgnorantOrthodoxPolio Author:Elizabeth Kenny
“A measure of victory has been won, and honors have been bestowed in token thereof. But honours fade or are forgotten, and monuments crumble into dust. It is the battle itself that matters - and the battle must go on.” Has BeensMatterCommunityGoes OnVictoryHonorBattleForgottenDustHonourFadesMonumentTokens Author:Elizabeth Kenny
“He looked at the book, took my name, and consulted his records. Then he informed me I had been lost at sea and was dead. Under the circumstances, he could not possibly give me any money... Even the fact that he was dealing with someone who had been dead for several days failed to awaken interest in his official heart.” GivingHeartBookFactsNamesLostInterestCommunityRecordsSeaCircumstancesGive MeOfficialsLost At Sea Author:Elizabeth Kenny
“After years of practice, I can walk into a bookstore and understand its layout in a few seconds. I can glance at the spine of a book and make a good guess at its content from a number of signs.” YearsI CanBookWalksNumbersPracticeSecondsGlancesSpineBookstoresLayout Author:Umberto Eco
“O sleep, O gentle sleep, I thought gratefully, Nature's gentle nurse.” CommunitySleepGentleNurse Author:Elizabeth Kenny
“It is easier to recount grievances and slights than it is to set down a broad redress of such grievances and slights. The reason is that one fears to be thought of as an arrant braggart.” ReasonCommunityEasierBroadsGrievanceRedressBraggarts Author:Elizabeth Kenny
“Real sadness is such an all-encompassing intense thing that it takes you out of your humdrum existence. If you can still function, you want to show it while it's peaking. So when people tell you to cheer up, it's not always the best thing.” PeopleIfsWantStillsRealShowsExistenceSadnessFunctionIntenseBest ThingsCheerCheer UpHumdrumPeaking Author:David Byrne