In science the credit goes to the man who convinces the world, not to the man to whom the idea first occurs.

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"The good physician treats the disease; the great physician treats the patient who has the disease."

- William Osler

Compassion

"To study medicine without books is to sail an uncharted sea, while to study medicine only from books is not to go to sea at all."

- William Osler

Learning

"It is much more important to know what sort of patient has a disease than what sort of disease a patient has."

- William Osler

Insight

"Live neither in the past nor in the future, but let each day’s work absorb your entire energies and satisfy your widest ambition."

- William Osler

Focus

"To study the phenomena of disease without books is to sail an uncharted sea, while to study books without patients is not to go to sea at all."

- William Osler

Education

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"Motivation is the art of getting people to do what you want them to do because they want to do it."

- Dwight D. Eisenhower

Leadership

"Pay attention to those employees who respectfully ask why. They are demonstrating an interest in their jobs and exhibiting a curiosity that could eventually translate into leadership ability."

- Harvey Mackay

Leadership

"Everyone talks about building a relationship with your customer. I think you build one with your employees first."

- Angela Ahrendts

Leadership

"Leaders can let you fail and yet not let you be a failure."

- Stanley McChrystal

Leadership

"An organization's ability to learn, and translate that learning into action rapidly, is the ultimate competitive advantage."

- Jack Welch

Leadership