“Today enormous effort goes into convincing the American public that we're just consumers of media manipulation and sound-bites and spin doctors. That we care only about ourselves, money, and stuff. That acting out of passion and conviction doesn't make a difference. But all history shows that it does.” DoeShowsCareTodayPassionStuffSoundDifferencesEffortActingMediaDoctorsConvictionEnormousConsumersMaking A DifferenceManipulationBitesConvincingMedia ManipulationActing OutSound BitesSpin Doctors Author:Bernardine Dohrn
“In short, the difference between you and your doctor is that he has a well-designed reputation and you do not.” WellsDifferencesDoctorsReputation Author:Chris Murray
“We want to be known for having original ideas, inspired hunches, and gut feelings that make a difference. Indeed, a "well-honed sixth sense"' is considered a measure of the good clinician. But being a good doctor also requires sticking with the best medical evidence, even if it contradicts your personal experience. We need to distinguish between gut feeling and testable knowledge, between hunches and empirically tested evidence.” IfsWantNeedsWellsIdeasFeelingsDifferencesKnownEvidenceDoctorsOriginalsInspiredMedicalMaking A DifferenceGutsTestedPersonal ExperiencesHunchesOriginal IdeasGut FeelingsSixth SenseCliniciansGood DoctorsBest Medical Book:On Being Certain: Believing You Are Right Even When You're Not Source: On Being Certain: Believing You Are Right Even When You're Not
“You know what the difference between a cardiac surgeon and God is? God doesn't think he's a cardiac surgeon.” ThinkingKnowsDifferencesDoctorsSurgeonsCardiac Book:The Other Daughter: A Novel Source: The Other Daughter: A Novel
“When I was little, I wanted to be a mother, because that's who I saw. I saw my mom caring for me. I didn't play doctor. I didn't play lawyer. I didn't have those visions until I was in college, meeting people who were doing those things. That's why we're trying to encourage moms, teachers, fathers, to be that presence in their children's lives, in their communities, because it really makes a difference.” PeopleTryingChildrenLittlesPlayWantedMotherFatherCommunityDifferencesVisionSawsTeacherCollegeMomDoctorsMeetingsMy MomCaringLawyerMaking A DifferenceBeing A Father Author:Michelle Obama