I knew that my father was going to die of heart disease, and I was trying to make a heart for him.

This idea that clumsy, stumbling people are real bright is ridiculous, because intelligence is related to neurologic function, and really intelligent people are very well-coordinated.

The United States has an active pharmaceutical industry that has brought huge benefits to the U.S. public. Most Americans, who benefit from these advances, have little understanding of how difficult it is to create an important new medical therapy and make it available to improve public health.

Lipitor is one of the most researched medicines. I'm glad I take Lipitor, as a doctor, and a dad.

Leaders are visionaries with a poorly developed sense of fear and no concept of the odds against them.

I am a medical scientist, not a practical physician. I think it's very upfront. I am a doctor. I have long experience with heart disease.

I knew that my father was going to die of heart disease, and I was trying to make a heart for him.