As doctors, we are not trained to communicate and understand the power of our words as they relate to a patient's ability and desire to survive.

Medicine is a very tough thing. I mean, everyone is going to die. Sooner or later. That's a tough thing to face.

The doctor that acts out of love doesn't burn out. He or she may get tired physically, but not emotionally.

Love and kindness are the basis of my religious beliefs. The rituals and outward signs are not as important as one's actions and deeds. Religion should be a path to God, not something to fight about.

To paraphrase something the anthropologist Ashley Montagu once said, the way I change my life is to act as if I'm the person I want to be. This is, to me, the simplest, wisest advice you can give anyone. When you wake up and act like a loving person, you realize not only that you are altered, but that the people around you are also transformed, because everybody is changed by the reception of this love.

You too are a work of art.

Embrace each challenge in your life as an opportunity for self-transformation.