"You can never learn enough."

Dr. Michael DeBakey, the man whose research and surgical efforts forever changed many processes related to heart surgery, passed away last Friday at the age of 99.

In March, Dr. DeBakey was interviewed by Esquire for their “State of the American Man” feature, in which they interviewed men born each decade.

In addition, he contruibuted to Esquire’s “What I’ve Learned” series.

If world leaders were doctors, I think they would be more concerned with the welfare of people. There would be less poverty. There would be medical care for everybody, no matter whether people paid for it or not.

In any good society, every member should be interested in the health of every other member. Because if any member is unhealthy, it’s a burden on the society.

Focused on the death of Tony Snow and in turn sidelining the efforts (60,000 operations) and impact of Dr. DeBakey (creation of more than 70 surgical instruments), Merlin describes his frustration and disappoint.