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1 " If my doctor told me I had only six minutes to live, I wouldn't brood. I'd type a little faster. "
― Isaac Asimov
2 " I had a polynomial once. My doctor removed it. "
― Michael Grant , Gone (Gone, #1)
3 " When prescribing one of the drugs I take, my doctor warned me of a common side effect: exaggerated, intensely vivid dreams. To be honest, I've never really noticed the difference. I've always dreamt big. "
― Michael J. Fox
4 " But I had to think to myself that this was normal, because that was the attitude. I was 19 when I went to see my doctor and I was told it was all in the mind.[Author Hilary Mantel on being told her endometriosis was imagined pain, From Oct 2009 Daily Mail interview] "
― Hilary Mantel
5 " According to my doctor it's okay to drink like a fish - as long as I drink what the fish drinks. "
6 " People call me an optimist but I'm really an appreciator ... years ago I was cured of a badly infected finger with antibiotics when once my doctor could have recommended only a hot water soak or eventually surgery.... When I was six years old and had scarlet fever the first of the miracle drugs sulfanilamide saved my life. I'm grateful for computers and photocopiers ... I appreciate where we've come from. "
7 " When I was 40, my doctor advised me that a man in his 40s shouldn't play tennis. I heeded his advice carefully and could hardly wait until I reached 50 to start again. "
8 " I started modeling at 28. I'm 5-feet-7 1/2, and I never went on a diet. I followed what my doctor told me: 'It's good to have a little bit of fat. Your weight is fine. Don't go any lighter.' "
9 " I told my doctor I get very tired when I go on a diet, so he gave me pep pills. Know what happened? I ate faster. "
10 " It's crazy to me that in this world of electronic medical records Walmart has so much information about how we shop, but no one has that information about our health. Why can't my doctor say, 'Wow, Anne, based on your lifestyle and behavior, you're five years from being diabetic.' But I can go to Target, and they know exactly what I'm going to buy. "
11 " When I told my doctor I couldn't afford an operation, he offered to touch-up my X-rays. "
12 " I'm 86 and my doctor used to tell me to slow down - at least he did until he dropped dead. "
