When we lived in a society where we had large families that lived together, especially in agricultural societies like my grandfather and father grew up in, the result is you always had family around to take care of you.
Atul GawandeSometimes we can offer a cure, sometimes only a salve, sometimes not even that. But whatever we can offer, our interventions, and the risks and sacrifices they entail, are justified only if they serve the larger aims of a person's life. When we forget that, the suffering we inflict can be barbaric. When we remember it the good we do can be breathtaking.
Atul GawandeLife is choices, and they are relentless. No sooner have you made one choice than another is upon you.
Atul GawandeWhat about regular professionals, who just want to do what they do as well as they can?
Atul Gawande