[The heart is] really a fascinating organ. It's about the only organ in the body that you can really witness its function. Doing things. And so on. Some of the other organs you can witness, like the intestines, will have this sort of peristaltic motion. But nothing that can compare with the activity of the human heart.
The man who inspired me most, I think, was Dr. Alfred Blalock, who was professor of surgery at Johns Hopkins. He was a rather simple man with a burni… - Denton Cooley
The man who inspired me most, I think, was Dr. Alfred Blalock, who was professor of surgery at Johns Hopkins. He was a rather simple man with a burni…
- Denton Cooley
[The heart is] really a fascinating organ. It's about the only organ in the body that you can really witness its function. Doing things. And so on. S… - Denton Cooley
[The heart is] really a fascinating organ. It's about the only organ in the body that you can really witness its function. Doing things. And so on. S…
The spirit of Texas seems to pervade our everyday existence. Our desire is to be superlative, not only the largest, but also the best in the United … - Denton Cooley
The spirit of Texas seems to pervade our everyday existence. Our desire is to be superlative, not only the largest, but also the best in the United …
I think confidence is something you build gradually, with experience. I've always felt that maybe one of the reasons that I did well as a student and… - Denton Cooley
I think confidence is something you build gradually, with experience. I've always felt that maybe one of the reasons that I did well as a student and…
Get a scalpel, and practice just, say, cutting a piece of meat or something like that. You sort of learn how you want to hold your fingers, and that … - Denton Cooley
Get a scalpel, and practice just, say, cutting a piece of meat or something like that. You sort of learn how you want to hold your fingers, and that …
Of the many 'firsts' with which I have been involved at the Texas Heart Institute —including the first successful human heart transplant in the Unite… - Denton Cooley
Of the many 'firsts' with which I have been involved at the Texas Heart Institute —including the first successful human heart transplant in the Unite…
I still take failure very seriously, but I've found that the only way I could overcome the feeling is to keep on working, and trying to benefit from … - Denton Cooley
I still take failure very seriously, but I've found that the only way I could overcome the feeling is to keep on working, and trying to benefit from …
I think work is a privilege. ... It keeps you alive, spiritually. - Denton Cooley
I think work is a privilege. ... It keeps you alive, spiritually.
I've always felt that I did well as a student because I lacked confidence. - Denton Cooley
I've always felt that I did well as a student because I lacked confidence.
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