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I Don't Operate On Smokers. I Tell Cigarette Smokers That I Can Operate On You, I Get Paid The Same. And You Might Even Do Well. But It's The Wrong Thing To Do. So I Refuse To Operate On You Until You Stop Smoking.

Surgery Has Trained Me Better Than Anything Else To Connect With People.

As A Surgeon You Have To Have A Controlled Arrogance. If It's Uncontrolled, You Kill People, But You Have To Be Pretty Arrogant To Saw Through A Person's Chest, Take Out Their Heart And Believe You Can Fix It. Then, When You Succeed And The Patient Survives, You Pray, Because It's Only By The Grace Of God That You Get There.

Avoid Buying Frozen Dinners And Processed Foods, As They Are Often Overloaded With Salt.

We're All Human Beings, But Some Of Us Are More Sophisticated At Covering Our Flaws. We're Just Smart Enough To Lie To Ourselves That Everything Is Ok.