1. “Penicillin sat on a shelf for ten years while I was called a quack.”
Alexander Fleming had to struggle for years to get the respect he deserved for discovering penicillin. In the process, he essentially saved millions of people from death at the hand’s of infectious bacterial diseases. His tenacity and willingness to never give up, speaks volumes.
2. “No matter how old you are, no matter how much you weigh, you can still control the health of your body.”
American neurosurgeon Harvey Cushing, a pioneer of brain surgery, always knew best how to motivate the general public concerning matters of health.
3. “Let me tell you the secret that has led me to my goal. My strength lies solely in my tenacity.”
Not technically a medical doctor, I think we can make exceptions for French microbiologist Louis Pasteur.
His work discovering vaccinations, microbial fermentation and pasteurization have done a lot to shape modern med.
