- Family
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- Nov 07, 2020
Doctor Quotes
For the profession everyone jokes about.
Several of these quotes lean into classic doctor humor, the kind of one-liner about bills and bedside manner that fits naturally alongside the doctor jokes collection.
- Last Updated on Aug 03, 2026
- Men
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- Nov 07, 2020
So I had to be the doctor to these wounded men until we could remove them to the hospital. There were fifty-four women and forty little boys with the Red Army prisoners, and I went daily to take care of them also.
- Comfort
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- Nov 07, 2020
Sometimes comfort zones are the best. Sometimes discomfort is just what the doctor ordered.
- Like
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- Nov 07, 2020
I want to be a child doctor. A pediatry... how do you call it, pediatrician? Do I like kids? No, not really.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I went in for a checkup, and when my doctor had me stand on the scale, even he was surprised. Seeing that number (which I'll take to the grave) was a turning point. I knew I needed to make a change. I cut out white flour and starches and worked with my doctor and a nutritionist to develop a plan.
- Character
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- Nov 07, 2020
So my character on 'Tyrant' is a chap called Barry Al Fayeed, and he is the second son of a fictional Middle Eastern dictator. But, he has grown up since he was young in America. He's trained as a doctor. He's married a beautiful American girl, had two kids, so he's very much an American.
- Dreams
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- Nov 07, 2020
That's another piece of advice: Don't go to college; follow your dreams. Unless you're a doctor - then go to college.
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
'Doctor Who' is where my love of science fiction and fantasy started. I was introduced to it when I was 8, and I'm still an avid viewer.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
My writing flows out of my doctorhood. They are not separate things. They are one. I think the foremost connection between being a doctor and being a writer is the great privilege of having an intimate view of one's fellow humans, the privilege of being there and helping other people at their most vulnerable moments.
- Faith
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've never bought this idea of taking a therapeutic distance. If I see a student or house staff cry, I take great faith in that. That's a great person; they're going to be a great doctor.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
I still feel that in India we look upon sports as a recreational activity - which it is - but people have to understand that there is a career in sports. It's not just necessary to be a doctor or a lawyer or an engineer, as most of us Indians appear to think that our children should grow up to be.
- Idiot
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- Nov 07, 2020
Finish last in your league and they call you idiot. Finish last in medical school and they call you doctor.
- Nov 07, 2020
You know what they call the fellow who finishes last in his medical school graduating class? They call him 'Doctor.'
- Follow
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- Nov 07, 2020
My eldest sister Beth is a doctor who studied at Harvard and Columbia and played basketball for Harvard. She set the athletic and academic standard for the rest of us to follow.
- Looking Back
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I worked for Planned Parenthood, we had a specific protocol that we had to follow when picking up our abortion doctor. Looking back, I realize how crazy this was, but at the time, I felt like I was a part of some super secret high-level security task force.
- Health
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- Nov 07, 2020
An abortion is expensive. Its cost includes pay for the doctor, supporting medical staff, their health benefits packages, and malpractice insurance.
- Moon
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- Nov 07, 2020