11 Tinsel Town Quotes Only Doctors Will Appreciate

Mr. Stoler: Don't doctors think they have all the answers?

Dr. John Becker: I *do* have all the answers!

"Patients always want proof. We're not making cars here; we don't give guarantees." - Dr. House

“It is the nature of medicine that you are going to screw up.” - Dr. House

"I'd rather be a good doctor who helps people than a brilliant doctor who hurts them." - Dr. McNamara

"I can't think of a single reason why I should be a surgeon, but I can think of a thousand reasons why I should quit. They make it hard on purpose... there are lives in our hands. There comes a moment when it's more than just a game, and you either take that step forward or turn around and walk away. I could quit but here's the thing, I love the playing field." - Dr. Grey

"It's a beautiful day to save lives." - Dr. "McDreamy" Shepherd

"Every intern wants to perform their first surgery. That's not your job. Do you know what your job is? To make your resident happy. Do I look happy? No! Why? Because my interns are whiney. You know what will make me look happy? Having the code team staffed, having the trauma pages answered, having the weekend labs delivered and having someone down in the pit doing the sutures. No-one holds a scalpel until I'm so happy I'm Mary Freaking Poppins." Dr. Miranda Bailey

"Well, gosh - I guess I became a doctor because ever since I was a little boy, I just wanted to help people. I don't tell this story often, but I remember when I was seven years old, one time I found a bird that had fallen out of its nest, and so I picked him up and I brought him home, and I made him a house out of an empty shoebox.

[starts laughing]

"I became a doctor for the same four reasons that everybody does - chicks, money, power and chicks." - Dr. Cox

"I wanted to be a children doctor, but little kids hated me." - Bug

Mr. Kinnevy: Wait a minute. You're a kid.

Douglas 'Doogie' Howser: True, but I'm also a genius. If you have a problem with that, I can get you an older doctor who's not as smart as me.

"I'm a doctor and nothing gets in the way of that. Nothing." - Dr. Doug Ross