Jacob M. Appel: Quotes about people

Jacob M. Appel is American author, bioethicist, physician, lawyer and social critic. Explore interesting quotes on people.
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“Most people are far more concerned that they can control their own bodies than they are about petitioning Congress.”

Jacob M. Appel

"A Culture of Liberty" http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jacob-m-appel/a-culture-of-liberty_b_242402.html, The Huffington Post (2009-07-21)

People

“I suspect that the vast majority of people, not knowing in advance whether they will either end up in a permanently vegetative state or be diagnosed with cancer, would prefer that any resources that would be spent on PVS care be reallocated to cancer research--or some similar enterprise that has the potential to help human beings who might actually recover.”

Jacob M. Appel

"Rational Rationing vs. Irrational Rationing" http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jacob-m-appel/rational-rationing-vs-irr_b_622057.html, The Huffington Post (2010-06-23)

People , Help

“Maybe life involves the pairing of unsuitable people, those who wait and those who keep others waiting, and the key to happiness is finding the one person with whom you share the same internal chronometer.”

Jacob M. Appel book The Biology of Luck

The Biology of Luck (2013)

Life , People , Waiting , Personality

“While the visible victims may draw the headlines and attract indignant protests from so-called "pro-life" organizations, the invisible victims are people like you and me who will suffer from diseases that are never cured because funds are being poured down a healthcare sieve in order to maintain permanently-unconscious bodies on complex and costly forms of life support.”

Jacob M. Appel

"Rational Rationing vs. Irrational Rationing" http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jacob-m-appel/rational-rationing-vs-irr_b_622057.html, The Huffington Post (2010-06-23)

Life , People , Disease , Support

“I have vicarious morning sickness. Other people's babies make me nauseous.”

Jacob M. Appel

The Magic Laundry (2015)
Source: Appel, Jacob M. The Magic Laundry Snake Nation Press 2015

Baby , People