Christiaan Barnard
Performed the world's first successful human-to-human heart transplant, marking a major milestone in medical history.
Quotes by Christiaan Barnard
The greatest reward for a man's toil is not what he gets for it, but what he becomes by it.
Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the assessment that something else is more important than fear.
The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.
The human heart is a magnificent machine, but it is also a fragile one.
We are all born with a certain amount of potential. The key is to unlock it.
The most important thing in life is to learn how to give out love, and to let it come in.
Every patient is a lesson in humanity.
Science without humanity is a tragedy.
The greatest discovery of all time is that a person can change his future by merely changing his attitude.
To be a doctor is to be a perpetual student.
Hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things, and no good thing ever dies.
The human body is a temple, and we must treat it with respect.
The greatest wealth is health.
Life is a journey, not a destination.
The best way to predict the future is to create it.
Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower.
The mind is everything. What you think you become.
The only impossible journey is the one you never begin.
Believe you can and you're halfway there.
The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.