Hawkeye Pierce

"Perseverance is just stubbornness with better marketing."

"I'm grateful for every moment I'm not in surgery."

"Creativity is survival in a place like this."

"Justice is a luxury we can't afford right now."

"Patience is something I would have if I wasn't so impatient."

"Kindness is a radical act in wartime."

"Strength comes from knowing your own weaknesses."

"Fear is just honesty with consequences."

"Power corrupts, but humor just confuses things."

"Money is great until you realize it can't buy what you really need."

"Health is something you don't appreciate until you're surrounded by sickness."

"Adventure is fun until someone gets hurt."

"Imagination is the only escape from reality."

"Technology is wonderful until it fails you."

"History is just a repeat of mistakes we keep making."

"Philosophy won't help you save a life in the OR."

"Literature is the only war that makes sense."

"Politics got us here, but medicine gets us out."

"War teaches you that most of what you believed doesn't matter."

"Motivation is easy when you're trying to stay alive."

"Inspiration comes from strange places when you need it most."

"Relationships are easier when you don't take them seriously."

"Solitude is a luxury in a room full of people."

"I operate on wounded men, which is better than doing nothing at all."

"Tomorrow might not come, so laugh today."

"I can't fix the world, but I can fix what's in front of me."

"Home is a memory I'm trying not to forget."

"Love is the only four-letter word that matters."

"I joke because if I didn't, I'd scream."

"Honesty is telling yourself the truth, especially when it hurts."