It's very difficult to speak to a large group of people these days and not offend someone.

The brain can process two million bits of information per second. It remembers everything you've ever seen, everything you've ever heard.

We get out of life what we put into it. The way we treat others is the way we ourselves get treated.

The most important thing for me is having a relationship with God. To know that the owner, the creator of the universe loves you, sent His Son to die for your sins; that's very empowering. Knowing Him and knowing that He loves me gives me encouragement and confidence to move forward.

So after a while, if people won't accept your excuses, you stop looking for them.

I think one of the keys to leadership is recognizing that everybody has gifts and talents. A good leader will learn how to harness those gifts toward the same goal.

I'm not even sure I like surgery, but I like what it does, I like the effects. I like to be able to give people longevity and quality of life, and I also think it's good for people to use the special gifts and talents that they have. And when I was in medical school, when I began to analyze the gifts and talents that I had, I realized that surgery would probably be a very good fit for me.