Jarvik's Quotes

#1. I had a dream about you. We installed Dr. Robert Jarvik's artificial heart in a mannequin and brought it to life, only to later kill it because a creature that's all fake heart and no brain is what's commonly called a "politician," and must be destroyed.

Dark Jar Tin Zoo

#2. Iron can be bent to your will, if your will is stronger than the iron. But

Kevin Hearne

#3. Leaders are visionaries with a poorly developed sense of fear and no concept of the odds against them.

Robert Jarvik

#4. Mine is an unarmed people, whose children have never seen a fighter or a tank or a warship.

Oscar Arias

#5. The past is filled with pain,
the present with trouble,
and the future with opportunity.

Matshona Dhliwayo

#6. I accepted the role of spokesman for Lipitor because I am dedicated to the battle against heart disease, which killed my father at age 62 and motivated me to become a medical doctor.

Robert Jarvik

#7. Leaders (Authors) are visionaries with a poorly developed sense of fear and no concept of the odds against them.
-Robert Jarvik

Taylor Lee

#8. Whenever you are popular just pause and see the reflect

Mark Twain

#9. I do not practice clinical medicine and hence do not treat individual patients. My career is in medical science.

Robert Jarvik

#10. The United States has an active pharmaceutical industry that has brought huge benefits to the U.S. public. Most Americans, who benefit from these advances, have little understanding of how difficult it is to create an important new medical therapy and make it available to improve public health.

Robert Jarvik

#11. There is a clear matter that I am not a practicing physician; I have never been a practitioner; everybody has known for decades.

Robert Jarvik

#12. I am a medical scientist, not a practical physician. I think it's very upfront. I am a doctor. I have long experience with heart disease.

Robert Jarvik

#13. The artificial heart is very effective as a bridge to transplant, but the number of people that can be saved with human hearts is limited. A perfect artificial heart could save many more patients.

Robert Jarvik

#14. I knew that my father was going to die of heart disease, and I was trying to make a heart for him.

Robert Jarvik

#15. Lipitor is one of the most researched medicines. I'm glad I take Lipitor, as a doctor, and a dad.

Robert Jarvik

#16. Our ad campaign with Pfizer is educational. Lipitor is the most widely prescribed drug in the country. For every prescription, there is a doctor writing it. It's a huge vote of confidence.

Robert Jarvik

#17. As a medical doctor who chose a career in artificial heart technology rather than clinical practice, I decided not to take an internship, which is required for licensing. Instead, I work with invention, manufacturing, regulatory affairs, and clinical application of artificial hearts.

Robert Jarvik

#18. This idea that clumsy, stumbling people are real bright is ridiculous, because intelligence is related to neurologic function, and really intelligent people are very well-coordinated.

Robert Jarvik

#19. When we appreciate a flower, we are really appreciating the beauty of our amazing minds.

Debasish Mridha

#20. I am, in fact, a medical doctor; I am a world expert in mechanical heart technology; and I am an athletically fit man who takes care of his own health through diet and exercise, including frequent five mile runs.

Robert Jarvik

#21. Powerful men tire of their toys easily. And the novelty of a pet doesn't last forever. After a while even the prettiest things become ordinary.

Kate Jarvik Birch

#22. It had been fun to ride the fairy tale of Baz Acker actually giving a shit about him, but he knew firsthand fairy tales were a lot more Grimm brothers and much less Walt Disney.

Heidi Cullinan

#23. As spokesman for Lipitor, I have been an advocate of preventive medicine in addition to my work with the Jarvik 2000 Heart, which has rescued people from death and sustained a patient with a normal, mobile lifestyle for seven and a half years - the longest in the world.

Robert Jarvik