"By keeping my hand in that, it's the way I keep learning. The main way you learn in medicine is by practicing and working with patients."

"If we can make the correct diagnosis, the healing can begin. If we can't, both our personal health and our economy are doomed."

"Low levels of vitamin D in the population as a whole suggest that most people need to take a vitamin D supplement. This may be especially true for seniors, as the ability to synthesize vitamin D in the skin declines with age."

"Gardening is not trivial. If you believe that it is, closely examine why you feel that way. You may discover that this attitude has been forced upon you by mass media and the crass culture it creates and maintains. The fact is, gardening is just the opposite - it is, or should be, a central, basic expression of human life."

"As the body dieth when the soul departeth, so the soul of man dieth, when it hath not the knowledge of God."

"God gave me a great body and it's my duty to take care of my physical temple."

"Dad and mom would have preferred that I be a doctor, a lawyer, a scientist, or a great humanitarian."

"We are all representatives of the American people. We all do town hall meetings. We all talk to our constituents. And I've got to tell you, the American people are engaged. And if you think they want a government takeover of health care, I would respectfully submit you're not listening to them."