Patch Adams

Medicine American 1945 100 quotes

Advocated humor in medicine, founded the Gesundheit! Clinic, said 'Remember laughing? Laughter elevates us and leaves us healthier when the smile fades from our lips.'

Quotes by Patch Adams

We need to create a world where everyone has the opportunity to thrive, where everyone has the chance to reach their full potential.

Interview

The greatest gift you can give the world is to be yourself, fully and completely.

Book

Don't be afraid to be vulnerable. Don't be afraid to show your true self.

Speech

The world needs more empathy, more understanding, more compassion.

Interview

We are all capable of greatness. We are all capable of making a positive impact on the world.

Book

The greatest joy is to see others happy.

Speech

Don't let anyone dim your light. Shine brightly.

Interview

The most important thing is to live a life of love, a life of purpose, a life of joy.

Book

Laughter is contagious. Spread it around.

Speech

We need to create a world where everyone feels safe, where everyone feels loved, where everyone feels like they belong.

Interview

The life of a doctor, as of every humanitarian calling, is a life of service to humanity.

Book 1993

At the heart of the problem is the fact that our medical system is designed to treat illness, not health.

Book 1993

I want medicine to be fun, not just for patients but for doctors too.

Interview 1998

Humor is the most powerful tool we have in healing.

Speech

The currency of the future will be laughter.

Speech 2000

We need to bring joy back into medicine.

Book 1993

Illness is the night-side of life, a more onerous citizenship. Everyone who is born holds dual citizenship, in the kingdom of the well and in the kingdom of the sick.

Interview

I believe that illness and healing are more about the heart than the head.

Book 2003

Doctors need to laugh more; it's good for their souls.

Speech 1998

The best medicine is a doctor's smile.

Aphorism