Anne Sexton
Poet, Author
"Meanwhile in my head, I’m undergoing open-heart surgery."
Surgery quotes
Surgery
44 quotes on this topic — from poets, philosophers, and thinkers across history.
Russell Kirk
Political Theorist, Author
"Sudden and slashing reforms are as perilous as sudden and slashing surgery."
William Faulkner
Novelist, Poet, Playwright
"Let the writer take up surgery or bricklaying if he is interested in technique."
Sharon Stone
Actress
"I don't think there is anything wrong with cosmetic surgery at all. I think it's great. But I don't think it's alright to distort yourself."
Janice Dickinson
Model, Author
"I'm addicted to cosmetic surgery!"
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"I said yes to so many things, from a sex change to gastric by-pass surgery, so it's always paid off for me."
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"Surgery is just stabbing in a courteous environment"
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"The change which the writing wrought in me (and of which I did not write) was only a beginning; only to prepare me for the gods' surgery. They used my own pen to probe my wound."
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"We have to believe, as creators - just like a doctor doing heart surgery has to believe that he can save that person's life. You have to believe that your pursuit is not just a noble pursuit, but a necessary and inborn pursuit to uncover something."
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"I missed all of the 2010 season due to Tommy John surgery."
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