12 Quotes by Allan Hamilton

I call horses 'divine mirrors' - they reflect back the emotions you put in. If you put in love and respect and kindness and curiosity, the horse will return that.

When people are facing a severe illness or a major surgery, that may be one of the most significant opportunities for spiritual transformation that they will encounter.

People think of science as rolling back the mystery of God. I look at science as slowly creeping toward the mystery of God.

Therapy needs to be integrated. You mustn't forget about a patient's emotional wellbeing. It is vital to the outcome of their treatment.

I tell residents, if you gave me two patients with identical problems, and one of them had family at the bedside with a lot of laughter, plus photos and a quilt from home, and next door was another patient who was alone every time I came by - I'm going to be very nervous about the isolated patient's mental status.

There are plenty of studies that have shown that depression is associated with decreased immunity. So I want to harness all of the positive emotional energy I can in a patient to get better.

I call horses divine mirrors - they reflect back the emotions you put in. If you put in love and respect and kindness and curiosity, the horse will return that.

I had to become a patient. And I had to make up my mind quickly before the unthinkable happened. So I went under the knife. And I surrendered, knowing surgery can fail, no matter how hard we wish it to succeed. If surgery could end well – without risk – then it wouldn’t be surgery as we know it. Without chance, luck, fate, it can’t be surgery. They’re all vital ingredients of the recipe.

Death becomes the key that unlocks the door where the beauty and meaning of every living moment can be found. If we espouse the goal of becoming “warriors” – individuals who live in full awareness – then we must learn to refine our actions under death’s pressing reminder to live now. There can be no “would have done” or “could have done”. There is only a desire to be – all in this single moment.