Dose Quotes

“Most medical physicists work in the physics of radiation oncology making sure that the desired dose is given to the cancer and the dose to normal tissues are minimized.”

“Flying in a modern jet airplane doses the human with levels of radiation comparable to those found in nuclear disaster zones.”

“But such is the nature of man that as soon as you begin to force him to do a thing, from that moment he begins to seek ways by which he can avoid doing the thing you are trying to force upon him. A man with malaria parasites in his blood is a danger to his companions. To kill all the parasites, he was then required to continue doses of quinine a week or ten days after his fever. When the convalescing men were given their daily dose of quinine they would manage to throw their tablets out of the dispensary window. The old turkey-gobbler pet of the hospital gobbled up all the tablets he could find. He became so dissipated he finally developed a species of blindness caused by too much quinine. I cannot vouch for this, but I was often twitted with this story as an illustration of how the men were treating prophylactic quinine.”

“A good dose of fantasy is exercise for your sensibilities”

“One of the simplest ways to stay happy is letting go of the things that makes you sad.”

“The key to happiness is a regular dose of unhappiness.”

“Lying in small doses makes a good storyteller great.”

“Nothing kills creativity so well as a big dose of negativity.”

“Most really crazy people can only take reality in small doses.”