Monday, June 25, 2018
Saturday, June 9, 2018
Being mortal by Atul Gawande. Quotes
-People who had substantive discussions with their doctors about their end-of-life preferences were far more likely to die at peace and in control of their situation and to spare their family anguish.
-You live longer only when you stop trying to live longer.
-If you are talking more than half of the time, you are talking too much.
-He had that mid westerner's habit of waiting a bit after people have spoken before speaking himself, in order to see if they are really done.
-The finitude of one's time could be gift.
-Life is choices, and they are relentless.
-Courage is strength in the face of knowledge of what is to be feared or hoped.
-People want to share memories, pass on wisdoms and keepsakes, settle relationships, establish their legacies, make peace with God, and ensure that those who are left behind will be okay.
-No matter how much one has seen, nature refuses predictability.
-Being mortal is about the struggle to cope with the constraints of our biology, with the limits set by genes and cells, and flesh and bone.
-You live longer only when you stop trying to live longer.
-If you are talking more than half of the time, you are talking too much.
-He had that mid westerner's habit of waiting a bit after people have spoken before speaking himself, in order to see if they are really done.
-The finitude of one's time could be gift.
-Life is choices, and they are relentless.
-Courage is strength in the face of knowledge of what is to be feared or hoped.
-People want to share memories, pass on wisdoms and keepsakes, settle relationships, establish their legacies, make peace with God, and ensure that those who are left behind will be okay.
-No matter how much one has seen, nature refuses predictability.
-Being mortal is about the struggle to cope with the constraints of our biology, with the limits set by genes and cells, and flesh and bone.
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