Atul Gawande Quotes

No matter what measures are taken, doctors will sometimes falter, and it isn't reasonable to ask that we achieve perfection. What is reasonable is to ask that we never cease to aim for it.

To become a doctor, you spend so much time in the tunnels of preparation-head down, trying not to screw up, just going from one day to the next-that it is a shock to find yourself at the other end, with someone shaking your hand and offering you a job. But the day comes.

Pain is a symphony - a complex response that includes not just a distinct sensation but also motor activity, a change in emotion, a focusing of attention, a brand-new memory.