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I should never have switched from Scotch to Martinis.

I don't have half the nerves there that I have anywhere else.

I suffer greatly from nerves. I have stage-fright badly, and it gets worse, but the stage is still my life.

Nerves are good. They keep you alive.

As a cure for worrying, work is better than whiskey.

I suffer a lot with nerves and stage fright.

Whenever you get a sharp pain, you need to back it off.

My work is entirely surgical, and Col. Starr has given me a very interesting task of collecting nerve cases that have had the nerves sewn together. I may also do some experimental work for him.

Nerves can be useful, as they sharpen you up, make you determined to try your hardest and do your best.