House M.D. - Why did you become a doctor?

... and this guy..

Patient: Why did you become a doctor?

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Patient: No, no, no. You're a curious guy. You like to figure things out, why not go into research?  Why work with people when you obviously hate people?

 […]

House: When I was 14, my father was stationed in Japan.  I went rock-climbing with this kid from school. He fell and got injured and I had to bring him to the hospital.  And we came in through the wrong entrance and passed this guy in the hall.  He was a janitor.

My friend came down with an infection and the doctors didn't know what to do. So they brought in

the janitor. He was a doctor. And a “buraku” (nm: paria) One of Japan's untouchables. His ancestors had been slaughterers, gravediggers.  And this guy, the knew that he wasn't accepted by the staff, didn't even try. He didn't dress well, he didn't pretend to be one of them. The people around that place, they didn't think he had anything they wanted,  except when they needed him.  Because he was right.  Which meant that nothing else mattered.  And they had to listen to him.

Patient: Thank you.

House, nepot al lui Socrate si al lui Holmes... e var bun cu Columbo. "He didn't dress well, he didn't pretend to be one of them. ". Se pare ca si-a vazut, la 14 ani, viitorul si mai ales sensul in acel om: oricine ai fi, de oriunde ai fi, orice s-ar crede despre tine, tot ce conteaza este sa faci bine ceea ce faci. Atunci nu vor avea incotro, nu vor putea decat sa te asculte: cei de neam mai bun, cu haine mai bune, cu slujbe mai bune. Daca tu poti sa faci si ei nu pot, vor trebui sa te asculte. Nu-ti trebuie hainele, neamul si slujbele, trebuie doar sa poti sa faci ceea ce trebuie. Asta conteaza!