Orthopedics Quotes

• I feel like I'm wearing orthopedic shoes, because I stand corrected.

  Bill Maher

  Shoes, Feels

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• I joke, but I only half joke, that if you come to one of our hospitals missing a limb, no one will believe you till they get a CAT scan, MRI, or orthopedic consult.

  Abraham Verghese

  Motivation, Believe, Inspiration

  "A doctor's touch". TED Talk, www.ted.com. July 2011.

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• I loved superhero stuff.So comfortable, I got to wear like orthopedic running shoes every day.

  Rachel McAdams

  Running, Shoes, Superhero

  Source: www.enzasbargains.com

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• Your muscles cannot get "longer" without some rather radical orthopedic surgery.

  Mark Rippetoe

  Muscles, Radical, Surgery

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• Everybody knows that orthopaedic science provides beautiful false noses for those who have lost their noses naturally or as the result of an operation.

  Gaston Leroux

  Beautiful, People, Noses

  "The Phantom of the Opera & The Mystery of the Yellow Room".

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• Right now I am doing my residency in orthopedic research.

  Debi Thomas

  Research, Right Now, Residency

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• I can't imagine how you can find the discipline to be emotionally detached reporting on a revolution, the winds of which are blowing right down the hallways of the publication you work for. That's like an orthopedic surgeon trying to perform arthroscopic surgery on their own knee. It's possible, but it's hard to see through all the pain.

  Paul Saffo

  Pain, Wind, Discipline

  Source: www.sfgate.com

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• I've had 36 orthopedic operations, have two fused ankles, my knees, hands and wrists don't work, I now have a fused spine, other than that, everything is great.

  Bill Walton

  Hands, Two, Ankles

  "Bill Walton Is Talkin' With TJ". Interview with Tom James, www.nba.com. September 21, 2011.

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• Swimming is probably the ultimate of burnout sports. It's ironic because millions of people who swim as their regular exercise love the meditation aspect of it; you don't wind up with any orthopedic injuries. But when you swim at a world class level for hours and hours - the loneness of the long distance runner.

  Diana Nyad

  Sports, Distance, Exercise

  "Diana Nyad chats about her Cuba to Key West swim". Live Chat, live.washingtonpost.com. May 26, 2011.

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• I have an orthopedic pillow that's made out of a sponge material. I have a plate in my throat, and I have to be careful or I could end up with a bad neck in the morning. That pillow is a must everywhere I go.

  Lee Trevino

  Morning, Necks, Sponges

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• Our tree was so puny we used orthopedic bulbs.

  Milton Berle

  Christmas, Tree, Used

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• For people who dont know me, I practiced medicine in Casper, Wyoming for 25 years as an orthopedic surgeon, taking care of families in Wyoming. Ive been chief of staff of the largest hospital in our state. My wife is a breast cancer survivor.

  John Barrasso

  Cancer, Years, Medicine

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• I stroll along serenely, with my eyes, my shoes, my rage, forgetting everything, I walk by, going through office buildings and orthopedic shops, and courtyards with washing hanging from the line: underwear, towels and shirts from which slow dirty tears are falling.

  Pablo Neruda

  Dirty, Fall, Eye

  Pablo Neruda (2015). “The Poetry of Pablo Neruda”, p.61, Macmillan

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• If I did not wear torn pants, orthopedic shoes, frantic disheveled hair, that is to say, if I did not tone down my beauty, people would go mad. Married men would run amuck.

  Brenda Ueland

  Running, Men, Hair

  Brenda Ueland (1993). “Strength to Your Sword Arm: Selected Writings”, Holy Cow Press

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• They were standing in a very large room. The floorboards stretched in a pale expanse at their feet. There was so much dust on the floor that it had a pearly sheen. ”Even you could not nap on this floor,” Kami told Angela. ”I don’t know, a dust mattress might be very comfortable,” said Angela. ”Also possibly orthopedic.

  Sarah Rees Brennan

  Naps, Dust, Feet

  Sarah Rees Brennan (2012). “Unspoken”, p.229, Simon and Schuster

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• Langdon turned to Sophie. "Who is that? What... happened?" Teabing hobbled over. "You were rescued by a knight brandishing an Excalibur made by Acme Orthopedic.

  Dan Brown

  Knights, Over You, Sophie

  Dan Brown (2004). “The Da Vinci Code”, Doubleday Books

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