“I was very average in the social label scale going through school. I was neither the coolest person in school, nor did I suffer the slings and arrows of being made fun of to such a degree that I couldn't get through the day.” PersonsMadeSchoolSufferingFunSocialDegreesAverageScalesLabelsArrowsSlings And ArrowsBeing Made Fun Author:Jim Parsons
“Martin Luther King challenged the conscience of my generation, and his words and his legacy continue to move generations to action today at home and around the world. His love and faith is alive in millions of Americans who volunteer each day in soup kitchens or in schools, or who refused to ignore the suffering of millions they'd never met in far-away places when a tsunami brought unthinkable destruction. His vision and his passion is alive in churches and on campuses when millions stand up against the injustice of discrimination anywhere, or the indifference that leaves too many behind.” WorldHomeTodayActionSchoolMovingSufferingPassionChurchBehindsVisionMillionsAliveGenerationsKingsMetsConscienceDestructionInjusticeDiscriminationAround The WorldLegacyIndifferenceKitchenEach DayFar AwayVolunteerSoupHis LoveLutherMy GenerationCampusUnthinkableTsunamiFaith And LoveSoup Kitchens Author:John F. Kerry
“Far too many doctors-many of them excellent physicians-commit suicide each year; one recent study concluded that, until quite recently, the United States lost annually the equivalent of a medium-sized medical school class from suicide alone. Most physician suicides are due to depression or manic-depressive illness, both of which are eminently treatable. Physicians, unfortunately, not only suffer from a higher rate of mood disorders than the general population, they also have a greater access to very effective means of suicide.” YearsMeanStatesSchoolSufferingLostUnitedClassUnited StatesStudyGreaterHigherDoctorsSuicideRatePopulationIllnessDuesAccessMedicalMoodCommitMediumsExcellentDisorderPhysiciansManicMedical SchoolDepressiveYear OneMood Disorders Book:An Unquiet Mind: A Memoir of Moods and Madness Source: An Unquiet Mind: A Memoir of Moods and Madness
“It's great to be excited by your profession, whether you are a doctor or a writer. I started writing books when I was in medical school and, by the time I graduated, I realized that writing was more exciting to me than being a doctor. And if I tried to be a doctor and a writer, then both would suffer.” IfsWritingBookSchoolSufferingDoctorsExcitingExcitedProfessionMedicalI RealizedWriting A BookMedical School Author:Sergei Lukyanenko