I have more fun, and enjoy more finan­cial suc­cess, when I stop try­ing to get what I want and start help­ing other peo­ple get what they want.

Pain is the difference between what is and what I want it to be.

It Is Natural For Everyone Everywhere To Have Peaks And Valleys At Work And In Life.

What you are afraid of is never as bad as what you imagine. The fear you let build up in your mind is worse than the situation that actually exists.

It is safer to search in the maze than to remain in a cheeseless situation

Integrity is telling myself the truth. And honesty is telling the truth to other people.

I grew up in Hollywood, California. A lot of my parents' friends were in the motion picture industry, but I saw their doctor friends as more solid. I admired them; there was a peacefulness in them, a sense of purpose that I liked. So I became very interested in being a surgeon.