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Here are several **quotes of wisdom from Patch Adams**, the American physician, clown, and activist best known for promoting health care infused with compassion, joy, and human connection:
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**1.** *“The most radical act anyone can commit is to be happy.”*
– A reminder that choosing joy—especially in a world full of suffering—is a powerful, subversive force.
**2.** *“You treat a disease, you win, you lose. You treat a person, I guarantee you, you’ll win—no matter the outcome.”*
– A core belief in patient-centered care and the primacy of human dignity.
**3.** *“We cannot keep pulling people out of the river. We must go upstream and find out why they’re falling in.”*
– A call for systemic thinking, prevention, and social justice in medicine and beyond.
**4.** *“Laughter boosts the immune system and reduces stress. It’s as essential as a prescription.”*
– Expressing his lifelong conviction that humor is serious medicine.
**5.** *“Health is not just the absence of disease. It is the presence of love.”*
– A redefinition of wellness as relational, emotional, and spiritual, not merely physical.
**6.** *“Medicine is not a business. It is a relationship.”*
– A critique of commodified care and a plea to restore connection and empathy in healing.
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Patch Adams has consistently challenged conventional definitions of health and success by blending **emotional intelligence, social activism, and joy**. Let me know if you want his words adapted for a reflection or speech.