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Doctor Quotes

For the profession everyone jokes about.

Several of these quotes lean into classic doctor humor, the kind of one-liner about bills and bedside manner that fits naturally alongside the doctor jokes collection.

The family's dream was to see me receive a high degree abroad and to return to become a university professor - on the door to my study room, a sign was placed reading 'Dr. Ahmed,' even though I was still...

Quotes by Ahmed Zewail

So I had to be the doctor to these wounded men until we could remove them to the hospital. There were fifty-four women and forty little boys with the Red Army prisoners, and I went daily to take care of...

Quotes by Agnes Smedley

Sometimes comfort zones are the best. Sometimes discomfort is just what the doctor ordered.

Quotes by Aesop Rock

I want to be a child doctor. A pediatry... how do you call it, pediatrician? Do I like kids? No, not really.

Quotes by Adriana Lima

Doctor Who Quotes

I went in for a checkup, and when my doctor had me stand on the scale, even he was surprised. Seeing that number (which I'll take to the grave) was a turning point. I knew I needed to make a...

Quotes by Adam Richman

So my character on 'Tyrant' is a chap called Barry Al Fayeed, and he is the second son of a fictional Middle Eastern dictator. But, he has grown up since he was young in America. He's trained as a doctor....

Quotes by Adam Rayner

That's another piece of advice: Don't go to college; follow your dreams. Unless you're a doctor - then go to college.

Quotes by Adam DeVine

'Doctor Who' is where my love of science fiction and fantasy started. I was introduced to it when I was 8, and I'm still an avid viewer.

Quotes by Adam Christopher

My writing flows out of my doctorhood. They are not separate things. They are one. I think the foremost connection between being a doctor and being a writer is the great privilege of having an intimate view of one's fellow...

Quotes by Abraham Verghese

Doctorate Quotes

I've never bought this idea of taking a therapeutic distance. If I see a student or house staff cry, I take great faith in that. That's a great person; they're going to be a great doctor.

Quotes by Abraham Verghese

I still feel that in India we look upon sports as a recreational activity - which it is - but people have to understand that there is a career in sports. It's not just necessary to be a doctor or...

Quotes by Abhishek Bachchan

Finish last in your league and they call you idiot. Finish last in medical school and they call you doctor.

Quotes by Abe Lemons

You know what they call the fellow who finishes last in his medical school graduating class? They call him 'Doctor.'

Quotes by Abe Lemons

My eldest sister Beth is a doctor who studied at Harvard and Columbia and played basketball for Harvard. She set the athletic and academic standard for the rest of us to follow.

Quotes by Abby Wambach

Doctors Quotes

When I worked for Planned Parenthood, we had a specific protocol that we had to follow when picking up our abortion doctor. Looking back, I realize how crazy this was, but at the time, I felt like I was a...

Quotes by Abby Johnson

An abortion is expensive. Its cost includes pay for the doctor, supporting medical staff, their health benefits packages, and malpractice insurance.

Quotes by Abby Johnson

When you're brown and Indian, you get offered a lot of doctor roles.

Quotes by Aasif Mandvi

It's when children are 15, 16 or 17 that they decide whether they want to be a doctor, an engineer, a politician or go to the Mars or moon. That is the time they start having a dream, and that's...

Quotes by A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

I knew at university that medicine was just not for me. I saved many lives by not being a doctor!

Quotes by Zubin Mehta

Healing Quotes

The Pawnee chief had left the village the day after the doctor arrived, with 50 or 60 horses and many people, and had taken his course to the north of our route.

Quotes by Zebulon Pike

Frequently Asked Questions

What's this collection of doctor quotes about?
It's a mix of lighthearted, joke-style lines about doctors and medicine — from a marriage-proposal punchline ("Is there a doctor in the house? My parents want me to marry you.") to the classic bill-related joke about being given "six months to live" and then "six months more" once the doctor is paid. If you want more of the joke format specifically, the dedicated Jokes page has a bigger set.
Are any of these quotes serious rather than funny?
A couple lean historical or reflective rather than comedic — one recalls an itinerant doctor arriving at a village with "50 or 60 horses and many people" before heading north, a glimpse of what medical travel once looked like rather than a punchline.
Why would someone say "I saved many lives by not being a doctor"?
It's a self-deprecating joke about realizing medicine wasn't the right career — the humor comes from framing a career change as a public service, implying the speaker would have made a bad doctor.
Is this the same as the doctor-shayari page?
No — these are real quoted lines in English, while Shayari is original Hindi verse on the same subject; same topic, different form and language.
What if I'm looking for quotes about a specific doctor-related show or degree instead?
This page covers doctors and the profession generally. For the TV character specifically, see Doctor Who; for the academic title, see Doctorate.

Others take it more seriously, describing the decision to leave medicine behind for a different path. Related collections include Doctor Who and doctorate quotes.