Grey's Anatomy, Season 7

Derek:
I'm gonna find a cure for Alzheimer's.

Webber:
The cure for Alzheimer's... With $1 million?

Derek:
With $1 million. It's a start.

Webber:
You're talking about a clinical trial. A clinical-surgical trial?

Derek:
Yes.

Webber:
Start-up costs alone, never mind the FDA, Derek, it's...

Derek:
Today I watched Meredith perform an emergency craniotomy by herself. She was perfect. She's got her mother's talent. She's got her mother's looks, Richard. What if she has her mother's disease? Ellis was young when it started. Every time Meredith forgets her keys or asks what day of the week it is, I... When that $1 million runs out, investors are gonna throw money my way for the same reason I am gonna throw everything I got at this trial - because their dad has it or their wife. Breakthroughs don't happen because of the medicine. Real breakthroughs happen because someone is scared to death to stop trying.