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Jerome Groopman
"There is an authentic biology of hope. Belief and expectation - the key elements of hope - can block pain by releasing the brain's endorphins and enkephalins, mimicking the effects of morphine." --
Source : Jerome Groopman (2003). “The Anatomy of Hope: How People Prevail in the Face of Illness”, p.8, Random House
Jerome Groopman
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“The art of newspaper paragraphing is to stroke a platitude until it purrs like an epigram.”
Source : In E. Anthony O Rare Don Marquis (1962) p. 354
“It’s interesting that most gadgets are called ‘iPhone’ and ‘iPod,’ with that ‘i’ prefix, which is ego. But most creativity is not ego-led – a lot of it comes from the unconscious. So if you’re always checking your email or updating your Instagram profile, you’re not just looking out the window, daydreaming. You’ve got to let the subconscious in – that’s my main message to the world.”
“A boat is safe in the harbor. But this is not the purpose of a boat.”
“Among friends one has the privilege of saying nothing; the civility consists in the assumption that one's silence will be civilly understood. I can imagine a small gathering of friends who say nothing all evening: they recoil from saying anything that the others don't want to hear; and their silence would be the subtlest courtesy.”
Source : Allen Tate (1967). “T. S. Eliot: The Man and His Work”, London : Chatto & Windus
“I would make tea for Joni Mitchell or clean her car, anything to be in the studio and watch her work.”
“He must have a truly romantic nature, for he weeps when there is nothing at all to weep about.”
“In 1999, Purdue Pharma the maker of OxyContin went on a massive marketing campaign. Back then, prescription opioids were only used in extreme cases - post surgery, end of life care, cancer pain. We use a clip from an ad in the film where they had a doctor saying, "Less than 1 percent of people who use prescription opioid long-term will become addicted" - that changed the mindset of physicians across the country.”
“It's hard sometimes to take a step back and realize what's happened because you're always trying to move forward. You're always looking at the next palette.”
