“It's unconscionable that cancer patients get the wrong diagnosis 30 percent of the time and that it takes so long to treat them with appropriate drugs for their cancer.” LongDrugPercentTreatsPatientCancerAppropriateDiagnosisCancer Patients Author:Patrick Soon-Shiong
“I think of L.A. as truly the melting pot. It’s basically a mini country unto itself.” ThinkingCountryPotMeltingMelting Pot Author:Patrick Soon-Shiong
“I'm a physician. I've been blessed with ideas and resources to use technology to make the world a better place. That's what I would like to leave behind.” WorldIdeasUseBehindsTechnologyResourcesBlessedPhysiciansBetter Place Author:Patrick Soon-Shiong
“We need to think of chronic disease, hypertension, cancer, like H1N1. In fact, there's an epidemic of chronic disease.” ThinkingNeedsFactsDiseaseCancerEpidemicsHypertension Author:Patrick Soon-Shiong
“I would much rather live a life of purpose than one in which I might have other things but not that.” MightPurpose Author:Elizabeth Holmes
“What I really want out of life is to discover something new, something mankind didn’t know was possible to do.” KnowsWantLife IsMankindSomething New Author:Elizabeth Holmes
“I think people can benefit tremendously from really asking why they're doing certain things.” PeopleThinkingCertainBenefitsAskingAsking Why Author:Elizabeth Holmes
“I think that the minute that you have a backup plan, you've admitted that you're not going to succeed.” ThinkingPlansMinutesSucceedBackupBackup Plan Author:Elizabeth Holmes
“Around 20 million premature and low-birth weight babies are born every year and are at high risk of death or disability because of hypothermia.” YearsBornMillionsRiskBabyBirthLowsWeightDisabilityPrematureHigh RiskHypothermia Author:Jane Chen
“Often, women who lose babies are blamed for the loss of those children and are ostracised.” ChildrenLosesLossBaby Author:Jane Chen