Noun
The first antiphon of the vespers for the dead.
A prescription intended to humor or satisfy.
Source: Webster's dictionaryIf Placebo was a drug, they would no doubt be pure heroin - dangerous, mysterious and totally addictive. Brian Molko
The placebo effect is one of the most fascinating things in the whole of medicine. It's not just about taking a pill, and your performance and your pain getting better. It's about our beliefs and expectations. It's about the cultural meaning of a treatment. Ben Goldacre
Give someone who has faith in you a placebo and call it a hair growing pill, anti-nausea pill or whatever, and you will be amazed at how many respond to your therapy. Bernie Siegel
A placebo is a phony cure that works. This is very hard for the medical profession to get their teeth around because they hate placebos, but scientifically, placebos work in about 30% of cases that are psychogenic diseases. Charles Jencks
Placebo is music for outsiders, by outsiders and our gigs are like conventions of outcasts, which is cool. Brian Molko
You are a placebo responder. Your body plays tricks on your mind. You cannot be trusted. Ben Goldacre