Biology Always Beats Will Power.

I Really Think It Would Be Cowardly To Pull Back And Not Challenge The Status Quo, When The Status Quo May Not Be The Right Way For The Field To Go.

In My Business, If I Get Too Close To You And You Die, It Hurts Me. And So You Develop A Natural Inclination Not To Be Close To The Patient, So That If Things Don't Work Out Ideally, You Can Still Get Up The Next Day And Care For The Next Patient.

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.

My Mother Was All About Unconditional Love, And I Don't Think We Give That To Our Patients A Lot. At The End Of The Day, What They Really Need You To Do Is To Look At Them In The Eye And Say, 'i'm Here For You. I'm Going To Make Sure This Works Out.'

The Transfats Found In Margarine, Packaged Cookies, Crackers And Pasta Increase Fat In Your Midsection, And Can Actually Redistribute Fat From Other Parts Of The Body To The Belly.