Frases de Patch Adams

“Apaga la tele y conviértete en alguien interesante. Actúa.”

“Sé amable con todos a todas horas. De forma exagerada.”

“Ve una vez a la semana a una residencia de ancianos a visitar personas, como si fuesen tus amigos.”

“Improvisa encuentros informales con vecinos, compañeros de trabajo, extraños, en los que cada uno traiga algo. Trabaja para vivir en familias ampliadas.”

“Manifiéstate en favor de la justicia, sin importar lo que cueste.”

“Considera ser tonto en público. Canta en voz alta. Lleva ropa divertida.”

“Pasa tus vacaciones en tu propia ciudad y gasta el dinero en trabajar en proyectos que ayuden a construir tu comunidad.”

“Recoge la basura que encuentres en una zona de tu ciudad; y vigílala. Cuenta lo que has hecho.”

“Ofrece tu hombro o un masaje de pies en cualquier ambiente.”

“I think my government are fascists. I feel that if we don't change from a society that worships money and power over to one that worships compassion and generosity, there is no hope for human survival this century.”

“Take a close look at the part that "love" plays in your life. Make an inventory of love: people, things, ideas, experiences. Try to live your gratitude.”

“Welcome to my library! Ever since my high school days, books and magazines have been to my mind what friends are in the flesh. Each and every one of these books and articles-- a fraction of the 12,000 volumes that I share my house with-- has contributed to expanding my dream.”

“I'll give you an example — in Russia most of the hospitals don't have any pain medicine, they don't have any money. So if you're with kids with cancer, they can have metastases to the bone; which some say is the worst pain a human can experience. So a mother can be in a room with a child who hasn't stopped screaming in five months. …85% of the time I walk in there as a clown they'll stop screaming.”

“I want to be an agent of change to a loving world — so I will be radiant.”

“I have often found that mental patients who are given love, creativity, and community find the peace that they are reaching out for.”

“Imagination is an infinite resource that cannot be diminished by overuse or underuse.”

“The medical professionals are a lot more comfortable calling it "depression" than calling it "loneliness."”

“I think that the loss of the house call has been the biggest blow to the art of medicine in this century. Not only has the patient lost this precious attention, but the physician has not found a replacement for the lost intimacy.”