Subject: Health (Page 18)

Physician: One upon whom we set our hopes when ill and our dogs when well.

(1842 – 1914) author & satirist

Hospitals Resort To Hiring Doctors

Doctors, dentists, and lawyers are only on time for appointments when you’re not.

Psychology: The care of the id by the odd.

Everything that used to be a sin is now a disease.

(1956 – ) comedian, television host, social critic & political commentator

The doctor demands his fees whether he has killed the illness or the patient.

God heals and the doctor takes the fee.

(1706 – 1790) American statesman, author, scientist & inventor

My doctor gave me two weeks to live… I hope they're in August.

comedian

I was going to have cosmetic surgery until I noticed that the doctor's office was full of portraits by Picasso.

(1953 – ) comedian, dancer & writer

Hypochondria is the one disease I haven’t got.

(1951 – ) English television writer

I learned a long time ago that minor surgery is when they do the operation on someone else, not you.

American basketball player

It's hard to tell where Hollywood ends and the D.T.'s begin.

(1880 – 1946) comedian, actor, juggler & writer

I would like to find a stew that will give me heartburn immediately, instead of at three o’clock in the morning.

(1882 – 1942) American actor

Minor surgery is surgery that someone else is having.

U.S. Senator (1942 – 2015) U.S. senator (Tennessee) & actor

In some ways, cramp is worse than having a broken leg… but leukemia is worse still.

English former football player & manager

I used to carry condoms, but I know I’ve got a better chance of getting a stomach ache than getting laid.

American comedian

The operation was a success, but I’m afraid the doctor is dead.

(1945 – ) comedian, actor, writer, playwright & musician

After looking at the bill for my operation, I understand why doctors wear masks in the operating room.

Internship: A sleepless ordeal imposed on young M.D.’s for the purpose of weeding out the weak and infirm among them, and eroding the health of the survivors sufficiently to ensure better empathy in the years to come.

Osteopath: A man who works his fingers to your bones.

I become faint and nauseous during even very minor medical procedures, such as making an appointment by phone.

(1947 – ) American columnist & humorist