Diagnosis quotes
64 quotes on this topic — from poets, philosophers, and thinkers across history.
"As a pediatric neurosurgeon, I frequently faced life and death situations, and had to come up with the right diagnosis, the right plan, and execute that plan frequently with other colleagues."
"A correct diagnosis is three-fourths the remedy."
"If you don't have confidence in the diagnosis, you won't have confidence in the prescription."
"Intuitive diagnosis is reliable when people have a lot of relevant feedback. But people are very often willing to make intuitive diagnoses even when they're very likely to be wrong."
"I have clearly recorded this: for one can learn good lessons also from what has been tried but clearly has not succeeded, when it is clear why it has not succeeded."
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"I love the Discovery Channel. I love all sorts of medical shows. I love a show called Diagnosis: Unknown."
"The problem is that once the rules of art are debunked, and once the unpleasant realities the irony diagnoses are revealed and diagnosed, 'then' what do we do?"
"You can believe the diagnosis, not the prognosis."
"If we can make the correct diagnosis, the healing can begin. If we can't, both our personal health and our economy are doomed."
"More than one skillful physician has said that if one asks the right questions, the patient will make the diagnosis for you in his or her own words."
"One of the most widespread diseases is diagnosis."
"I'm not against high-tech medicine. It has a secure place in the diagnosis and treatment of serious disease."
"He was raised without a proper diagnosis."
"I am concussed," I announced, entirely sure of my self-diagnosis."
