“What we need in medical schools is not to teach empathy, as much as to preserve it. The process of learning huge volumes of information about disease, of learning a specialised language, can ironically make one lose sight of the patient one came to serve; empathy can be replaced by cynicism.” NeedsSchoolLanguageProcessLosesTeachInformationHugeDiseaseEmpathySightPatientMedicalPreservesCynicismVolumeReplacedMedical School Author:Abraham Verghese
“People who are in a position of finding out that they're at risk for some illness, whether it's breast cancer, or heart disease, are afraid to get that information - even though it might be useful to them - because of fears that they'll lose their health insurance or their job.” PeopleHeartMightJobsLosesRiskInformationPositionDiseaseFindingsCancerIllnessBreastsBreast CancerHeart Disease Author:Francis Collins
“Earth is a homicide victim. We lose our children. There are wars. Disease. And God comes strolling by like a cosmic Billie Burke.” ChildrenWarEarthLosesDiseaseOur ChildrenVictimCosmicStrollingHomicide Author:William Peter Blatty
“Osteoporosis is a disease that attacks the bones in your body. It happens to really almost everyone when they get really old. But for women, after menopause, they can lose up to 30 percent of their bone mass.” BodyHappensLosesDiseaseMassPercentBonesYour BodyGet RealMenopauseOsteoporosis Author:Ann Richards
“I'm not classically pretty; I've always been too heavy; I've had thyroid disease and it's very hard for me to lose weight - but I've always had men pursue me. I've always had that 'it' thing. God knows why. Maybe it's pheromones, I don't know.” KnowsMenHardLosesDiseaseWeightHeavyPursueGod KnowsLose WeightThyroidPheromones Author:Erica Jong
“Standing on "tip toe", one stands not firmly. Straining in stride, one cannot walk far. Flaunting of deeds, one is unfavorably noticed. Being self-righteous, one is not respected. Boasting of self, one's merit is unrecognized. Glorifying of self, one loses the opportunity for greatness. From the viewpoint of Tao These represent imperfect Te, Valued as are filth or disease.” SelfOpportunityLosesWalksGreatnessDiseaseStandingDeedsMeritImperfectRighteousToesTaoBoastViewpointsStrideSelf RighteousFilthFlaunting Author:Laozi
“The Alzheimer's Association is what I am passionate about. My grandfather had it. My mom has it. It's a horrible disease, and with our aging population, it's a growing problem. It's terrible to lose your brain and your power to be conscious or in the moment.” MomentsProblemLosesBrainGrowingMomTerribleDiseaseConsciousAgingPassionatePopulationMy MomHorribleAssociationGrandfatherMy GrandfatherAlzheimerAlzheimer'sAging Population Author:Graham Shiels
“A tree may look as beautiful as ever; but when you notice the insects infesting it, and the tips of the branches that are brown from disease, even the trunk seems to lose some of its magnificence.” LooksMaySeemsBeautifulLosesTreeDiseaseBranchesBrownInsectsTrunksMagnificenceGeisha Author:Arthur Golden
“But the transformation of consciousness undertaken in Taoism and Zen is more like the correction of faulty perception or the curing of a disease. It is not an acquisitive process of learning more and more facts or greater and greater skills, but rather an unlearning of wrong habits and opinions. As Lao-tzu said, "The scholar gains every day, but the Taoist loses every day.” SaidFactsProcessLosesConsciousnessOpinionGreaterHabitSkillsDiseasePerceptionGainsTransformationTaoismScholarCorrectionsLearning MoreLaosLao Tzu Book:The Joyous Cosmology: Adventures in the Chemistry of Consciousness Source: The Joyous Cosmology: Adventures in the Chemistry of Consciousness
“Whoever has experienced the power and the unrestrained ability to humiliate another human being automatically loses his own sensations. Tyranny is a habit, it has its own organic life, it develops finally into a disease. The habit can kill and coarsen the very best man or woman to the level of a beast. Blood and power intoxicate ... the return of the human dignity, repentance and regeneration becomes almost impossible.” MenHumansLosesHuman BeingsAbilityLevelsImpossibleBloodReturnHabitDiseaseDignityTyrannyBeastRepentanceSensationsHuman DignityRegenerationHumiliateOrganic Life Author:Fyodor Dostoevsky
“You treat a disease, you win, you lose. You treat a person, I guarantee you, you'll win, no matter what the outcome.” LifePersonsMatterPhilosophyWinningLosesWonderfulDiseaseTreatsNo Matter WhatOutcomesGuaranteesNursingInspirational NurseInspirational NursingInspiring NursingGreat Nursing Author:Robin Williams