Suffering Isn't Ennobling, Recovery Is.

I Vowed Never Again To Experiment With Such Sensitive Creatures.

I Had Bought Two Male Chimps From A Primate Colony In Holland. They Lived Next To Each Other In Separate Cages For Several Months Before I Used One As A [heart] Donor. When We Put Him To Sleep In His Cage In Preparation For The Operation, He Chattered And Cried Incessantly. We Attached No Significance To This, But It Must Have Made A Great Impression On His Companion, For When We Removed The Body To The Operating Room, The Other Chimp Wept Bitterly And Was Inconsolable For Days. The Incident Made A Deep Impression On Me. I Vowed Never Again To Experiment With Such Sensitive Creatures.

I Don't Believe Medical Discoveries Are Doing Much To Advance Human Life. As Fast As We Create Ways To Extend It We Are Inventing Ways To Shorten It.

If The Poor Overweight Jogger Only Knew How Far He Had To Run To Work Off The Calories In A Crust Of Bread He Might Find It Better In Terms Of Pound Per Mile To Go To A Massage Parlor.

On Saturday, I Was A Surgeon In South Africa, Very Little Known. On Monday, I Was World Renowned.