"It is my privilege and duty to care for people who come to see me ---- as patients. There is a respect involved with that term which is absent from the term consumer, and which is important in maintaining the dignity of the individual."
"“Some people choose homeopathy because it offers a completely different type of treatment compared to conventional medicine.” Which is true, but it’s a bit like saying “some people choose spaghetti because it offers a completely different type of support compared to a conventional bungee cord”."
"Brüderle «wies erläuternd darauf hin, dass angesichts der bevorstehenden Landtagswahlen Druck auf der Politik laste und die Entscheidungen daher nicht immer rational seien»."
"Die Privatisierung von Kliniken hat nicht zu Kostensenkungen geführt; bei den Krankenhäusern stiegen die Ausgaben mit 2,5 Prozent sogar überdurchschnittlich."