Patrick Soon-Shiong quotes

I have an obligation to use what I know to try to bring real, usable medical science to every doctor and bedside and patient. (Patrick Soon-Shiong)
I like to look for patterns in science and life. It's what I do. View quote
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I love doing a lot of things I'm told I can't do. I think that's what drives me and keeps me awake every day. View quote
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Yes, iD is a machine vision and sensor browser for the physical world. That's what we have been working on with Coca-Cola, Verizon, Bank of America and Disney to launch content when an image is recognised. View quote
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It was really an easy decision for me to be a part of the Lakers. It's priceless. It is one of the few places where I truly get lost in the joy of the moment of that game. All of the stresses and all the responsibilities are gone. View quote
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I want to do transformational work to actually fix the world. View quote
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If you look upon chronic diseases as an epidemic, and you see that the chronically ill are the poor, then you see that this issue of the uninsured is not really a moral but a financial obligation to change health care. View quote
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Every patient is a consumer, and every consumer is a potential patient. What NantWorks is doing is building the world the way Da Vinci saw it, and augmenting every frame a human being sees as they work, live and play. View quote
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The pancreas is by far the most complex organ in the body. View quote
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Baseball is like cricket, and I grew up in a country where they had cricket. So I understand cricket, soccer and basketball. I played basketball at the club level and a little bit in college, so that's why I'm a basketball fanatic. View quote
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You don't inherit cancer; you actually get it. (Patrick Soon-Shiong)
The foundations and the intent of the Affordable Care Act are laudable. The way it's being implemented is a disaster. View quote
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We need to and must protect privacy. But I think that people will be willing and even eager to share medical information about themselves for the greater good of mankind. View quote
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We need to think of chronic disease, hypertension, cancer, like H1N1. In fact, there's an epidemic of chronic disease. View quote
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I was working with stem cells as part of a NASA programme. We realised that the science of stem-cell proliferation was also fundamental to cancer cells when cancer enters the phase of metastasis. View quote
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It's unconscionable that cancer patients get the wrong diagnosis 30 percent of the time and that it takes so long to treat them with appropriate drugs for their cancer. View quote
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I'm a physician. I've been blessed with ideas and resources to use technology to make the world a better place. That's what I would like to leave behind. View quote
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I'm truly passionate about basketball. I'm not as passionate about baseball as I am about basketball, but I watch baseball and I watch football. I love sports in general. View quote
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I think of L.A. as truly the melting pot. It's basically a mini country unto itself. View quote
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Patrick Soon-Shiong

Patrick Soon-Shiong - Image
Photo: NHS Confederation, CC BY 2.0
Occupation: South African Businessman
Born: July 29, 1952
Quotes count: 19