Dr. Cox mentors the rookie doctors with a spoonful of dirt and then a cup of sugar. I see him as an archetypal descendent of two of my favorite curmudgeonly characters: Lou Grant and Louie De Palma.
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Related You're still lovely," Mor said a bit gently. Elain offered a half smile. "I suppose that war m... SARAH J. MAAS A family is like a card game, on one hand, you can get a really bad hand and on the other, your hand... GARY F EVANS... Truth be told, actually, my favorite director of the Movie Brats was not Scorsese. Loved him. But my... QUENTIN TARANTINO Absoballylutely top hole, wot. A and B the C of D I'd say. . . Above and Beyond the Call of Duty. BRIAN JACQUES The issue isn't whether he loved you, it's how much. Too much. Love can be poison SARAH J. MAAS I am broken and healing, but every piece of my heart belong to you. SARAH J. MAAS He thinks he'll be remembered as the villain in the story. But I forgot to tell him that the villain... SARAH J. MAAS Night gathers, and now my watch begins. It shall not end until my death. I shall take no wife, hold ... GEORGE R.R. MARTIN Hodor," said Hodor. GEORGE R.R. MARTIN You do what you love, what you need SARAH J. MAAS I turned. Rhysand leaned against the archway into the sitting room, arms crossed, wings nowhere... SARAH J. MAAS I don't know if I have a favorite color. KATE MIDDLETON It's very special having a new little girl. KATE MIDDLETON She made a fence of phrases, which seemed a treachery to herself. ELIZABETH TAYLOR You are the blood of the dragon. You can make a hat. GEORGE R.R. MARTIN You must save what you can of your life; you musn't lose it all simply because you've lost a part. HENRY JAMES That boy had wanted to be Ser Arthur Dayne, but someplace along the way he had become the Smiling Kn... GEORGE R.R. MARTIN Each man lives in his own universe and when he dies the world is over BANGAMBIKI HABYARIMANA I want to share this bed with you, though," I breathed. "I want you to hold me." Stars flicker... SARAH J. MAAS Swift as a deer. Quiet as a shadow. Fear cuts deeper than swords. Quick as a snake. Calm as still wa... GEORGE R.R. MARTIN You know nothing, Jon Snow. GEORGE R.R. MARTIN We die a day at a time BANGAMBIKI HABYARIMANA She was scarcely a year older than I was, dark-haired, slender, with a face that would break your he... GEORGE R.R. MARTIN I was not a pet, not a doll, not an animal. I was a survivor, and I was strong. I would no... SARAH J. MAAS I sipped from my wine. "And if he had grabbed me?" There was nothing but uncompromising w... SARAH J. MAAS There you are. I've been looking for you. His first words to me— not a lie at a... SARAH J. MAAS I was not prey any longer, I decided as I eased up to that door. And I was not a mouse. I ... SARAH J. MAAS No one was my master— but I might be master of everything, if I wished. If I dared. SARAH J. MAAS He drained his glass. "I made a mistake." "It's not the end of the world if you do that every n... SARAH J. MAAS I will kill anyone who harms you," Rhys snarled. "I will kill them, and take a damn long time doing ... SARAH J. MAAS Julia poured tea gracefully, but it all ran over into the saucers. ELIZABETH TAYLOR The next day, the villages came closer together until the beginnings and endings could no longer be ... PATRICK W. CARR It appeared to Harriet that she was always the one who remembered having seen other people. They nev... ELIZABETH TAYLOR Would you like me to grovel with gratitude for bringing me here, High Lord?" "Ah. The Suriel to... SARAH J. MAAS The scars of others should teach us caution. ST. JEROME They talk like angels but they live like men. ST. JEROME Humility is the foundation of all the other virtues hence, in the soul in which this virtue does not... SAINT AUGUSTINE The most High approveth not the gifts of the wicked. SAINT PATRICK I see that already in this present world I am exalted above measure by the Lord. And I was not worth... SAINT PATRICK He that offereth sacrifice of the goods of the poor is as one that sacrificeth the son in the presen... SAINT PATRICK I was freeborn according to the flesh; I am born of a father who was a decurion, but I sold my noble... SAINT PATRICK I have had the good fortune through my God that I should never abandon his people whom I have acquir... SAINT PATRICK The Lord discovered to me a sense of my unbelief that, though late, I should remember my transgressi... SAINT PATRICK Let who will scoff and revile - I will not remain silent; neither will I conceal the signs and wonde... SAINT PATRICK I only seek in my old age to perfect that which I had not before thoroughly learned in my youth, bec... SAINT PATRICK I have a Creator who knew all things, even before they were made - even me, his poor little child. SAINT PATRICK I have vowed to my God to teach the heathen, though I be despised by some. SAINT PATRICK No one should ever say that it was my ignorance if I did or showed forth anything however small acco... SAINT PATRICK The Lord opened the understanding of my unbelieving heart, so that I should recall my sins. SAINT PATRICK It was not any grace in me, but God that put this earnest care into my heart, that I should be one o... SAINT PATRICK Sufficient for me is that honour which is not seen of men but is felt in the heart, as faithful is H... SAINT PATRICK Before I was humiliated I was like a stone that lies in deep mud, and he who is mighty came and in h... SAINT PATRICK I am Patrick, a sinner, most uncultivated and least of all the faithful and despised in the eyes of ... SAINT PATRICK The Lord is greater than all: I have said enough. SAINT PATRICK Among the many signs of a lively faith and hope we have in eternal life, one of the surest is not be... SAINT IGNATIUS I can love a person in this life only insofar as he tries to advance in the praise and service of Go... SAINT IGNATIUS Some indeed have tears naturally, when the higher motion of the soul makes itself felt in the lower,... SAINT IGNATIUS The principal end both of my father and of myself in the conquest of India... has been the propagati... SAINT IGNATIUS We should love the body insofar as it is obedient and helpful to the soul, since the soul, with the ... SAINT IGNATIUS We should always be disposed to believe that that which appears white is really black, if the hierar... SAINT IGNATIUS It is one thing to be eloquent and charming in profane speech, and another when the one speaking as ... SAINT IGNATIUS Remember that bodily exercise, when it is well ordered, as I have said, is also prayer by means of w... SAINT IGNATIUS In the light of the Divine Goodness, it seems to me, though others may think differently, that ingra... SAINT IGNATIUS Occupy yourself in beholding and bewailing your own imperfections rather than contemplating the impe... SAINT IGNATIUS Be generous to the poor orphans and those in need. The man to whom our Lord has been liberal ought n... SAINT IGNATIUS Teach us to give and not to count the cost. SAINT IGNATIUS In the fallen there is danger of pride and vainglory, since they prefer their own judgment to the ju... SAINT IGNATIUS May God our Lord never let me harm anyone when I cannot help him! SAINT IGNATIUS True, I am in love with suffering, but I do not know if I deserve the honor. SAINT IGNATIUS May the perfect grace and eternal love of Christ our Lord be our never-failing protection and help. SAINT IGNATIUS For those who love, nothing is too difficult, especially when it is done for the love of our Lord Je... SAINT IGNATIUS If God has given you the world's goods in abundance, it is to help you gain those of Heaven and ... SAINT IGNATIUS Knowledge is sometimes superfluous: when we need it, we have it not. SAINT BERNARD For every benefit conferred, God is to be praised in his gifts. Otherwise when the time of judgment ... SAINT BERNARD Custom turns everything upside down. Give it time, and what can resist its hardening effect? What do... SAINT BERNARD Charity never lacks what is her own, all that she needs for her own security. Not alone does she hav... SAINT BERNARD I was made a sinner by deriving my being from Adam; I am made just by being washed in the blood of C... SAINT BERNARD The impudence of the sinner displeases God as much as the modesty of the penitent gives him pleasure... SAINT BERNARD A man who prides himself on being better than his fellow-men thinks it a disgrace if he does not do ... SAINT BERNARD Keep to the middle if you wish to keep moderation. The mid way is the safe way. Moderation abides in... SAINT BERNARD Humility is a good estate; founded thereon, the whole spiritual edifice grows into a holy temple in ... SAINT BERNARD That heart alone is hard which does not shudder at itself for not feeling its hardness. SAINT BERNARD There are people who go clad in tunics and have nothing to do with furs, who nevertheless are lackin... SAINT BERNARD You wish me to tell you why and how God should be loved. My answer is that God himself is the reason... SAINT BERNARD I myself, however wretched I may be, have been occasionally privileged to sit at the feet of the Lor... SAINT BERNARD Learn the lesson that, if you are to do the work of a prophet, what you want is not a sceptre, but a... SAINT BERNARD Christian, learn from Christ how you ought to love Christ. Learn a love that is tender, wise, strong... SAINT BERNARD In truth, opinion may be taken for understanding; understanding cannot be taken for opinion. How so?... SAINT BERNARD Sorrow for sin is indeed necessary, but it should not be an endless preoccupation. You must dwell al... SAINT BERNARD God removes the sin of the one who makes humble confession, and thereby the devil loses the sovereig... SAINT BERNARD We seek for truth in ourselves; in our neighbours, and in its essential nature. We find it first in ... SAINT BERNARD I believe though I do not comprehend, and I hold by faith what I cannot grasp with the mind. SAINT BERNARD Among irrational animals the love of the offspring and of the parents for each other is extraordinar... SAINT BASIL The woman who purposely destroys her unborn child is guilty of murder. With us there is no nice enqu... SAINT BASIL There is nothing unpremeditated, nothing neglected by God. His unsleeping eye beholds all things. SAINT BASIL We glorify the Holy Ghost together with the Father and the Son, from the conviction that He is not s... SAINT BASIL We do not accost a physician as we do any mere nobody; nor a magistrate as we do a private individua... SAINT BASIL Indulging in unrestrained and immoderate laughter is a sign of intemperance, of a want of control ov... SAINT BASIL Strive to attain to the greater virtues, but do not neglect the lesser ones. Do not make light of a ... SAINT BASIL To lovers of the truth, nothing can be put before God and hope in Him. 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wait.. ! I am receiving a correction ... JOHN C LEHMAN Many have screwed the truth, but few
have called her the next day. JOHN C LEHMAN If you are a parent, you have probably already realized that your children are always watching what ... JOHN C. MAXWELL Life can be boring unless you put some effort into it. JOHN C. MAXWELL Policies are many, Principles are few, Policies will change, Principles
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CALHOUN Whatever one believes to be true either is true or becomes true in one's mind. JOHN C. LILLY In the province of the mind, what one believes to be true either is true or becomes true. JOHN C. LILLY If you don't have a policeman to stop traffic and let you walk across the street like you are somebo... JOHN C. WHITE People never care how much you know until they know how much you care. JOHN C. MAXWELL In private grief with careless scorn. In public seem to triumph and not to mourn. JOHN C. GRANVILLE We are approved by God, we don JOHN C. MAXWELL Sometimes we hold on to our possessions because we fear we might run out - life seems scarce. But wh... JOHN C. MAXWELL Obstinacy in opinions holds the dogmatist in the chains of error, without hope of emancipation. JOHN C. GRANVILLE A good leader is a person who takes a little more than his share of the blame and a little less th... JOHN C. MAXWELL Remember, man does not live on bread alone: sometimes he needs a little buttering up. 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MAXWELL In looking back, I see nothing to regret and little to correct. JOHN C. CALHOUN There's something about the water - that solitary kind of peaceful feeling. You're on Earth ... JOHN C. REILLY I was a solid C student because I was doing so many plays. I was a drama nerd, but I was also kind o... JOHN C. REILLY I was a founding member of the 'Dungeons and Dragons' club at my high school. I was in choru... JOHN C. REILLY Talent is a gift, but character is a choice. JOHN C. MAXWELL Ranking among the greatest Christmas movie classics, 'It's a Wonderful Life' tells a bea... JOHN C. MAXWELL I went to an all-boys Catholic school, and not only were we not allowed to wear pajamas, we had to w... JOHN C. REILLY Exceptionally hard decisions can deplete your energy to the point at which you finally cave in. If y... JOHN C. MAXWELL There was no measure that required greater caution or more severe scrutiny than one to impose taxes ... JOHN C. CALHOUN The greatest day in your life and mine is when we take total responsibility for our attitudes. That'... JOHN C. MAXWELL Most people want to avoid pain, and discipline is usually painful. JOHN C. MAXWELL The difference between average people and achieving people is their perception of and response to fa... JOHN C. MAXWELL I am aware how difficult is the task to preserve free institutions over so wide a space and so immen... JOHN C. CALHOUN The greatest day in your life and mine is when we take total responsibility for our attitudes. That&... JOHN C. MAXWELL By nature, every individual has the right to govern himself; and governments, whether founded on maj... JOHN C. CALHOUN We ought not to forget that the government, through all its departments, judicial as well as others,... JOHN C. CALHOUN There is but one nation on the globe from which we have anything serious to apprehend, but that is t... JOHN C. CALHOUN I tried without much success to learn a little of the humanities and the arts, but even passing the ... JOHN C. MATHER The Union next to our liberties the most dear. May we all remember that it can only be preserved by ... JOHN C. CALHOUN Time management is an oxymoron. Time is beyond our control, and the clock keeps ticking regardless o... JOHN C. MAXWELL Beware the wrath of a patient adversary. JOHN C. CALHOUN I'm not a big fan of kids' movies that have this knowing snarkiness to them or this post-mod... JOHN C. REILLY A man must be big enough to admit his mistakes, smart enough to profit from them, and strong enough ... JOHN C. MAXWELL England has not wholly escaped the curse which must ever befall a free government which holds extens... JOHN C. CALHOUN To collaborative team members, completing one another is more important than competing with one anot... JOHN C. MAXWELL Talent grips us. We are overtaken by the beauty of Michelangelo's sculpture, riveted by Mariah C... JOHN C. MAXWELL The day that the balance between the two sections of the country - the slaveholding States and the n... JOHN C. CALHOUN What is it but a cunningly devised scheme to take from one State and to give to another - to repleni... JOHN C. CALHOUN