The role of a clown and a physician are the same - it's to elevate the possible and to relieve suffering.

We can never get a re-creation of community and heal our society without giving our citizens a sense of belonging.

The purpose of a doctor or any human in general should not be to simply delay the death of the patient, but to increase the person's quality of life.

No one ever writes me and says, 'We have a happy hospital'. Nowhere is doing it in a healthy way. That's encouragement for me.

If you want to change the world, then be your own focus for a celebration of life. Really, fundamentally, at the very core of your being, be thankful you are alive, that you've got this opportunity, with these molecules, at this moment. Be thankful! Be a celebrant! Be thankful that you are alive and then look around to see who else is at the party!

Givers get trust quicker than other people. People trust generous people.

Nature tops the list of potent tranquilizers and stress reducers. The mere sound of moving water has been shown to lower blood pressure.