Health Quotes

"I never expected in a million years that I would have the honor to become an advocate of women's health care and education, and I'd dive on a live grenade to get this message out, so thank you for this forum"

Karen Duffy, Actress

"I believe that the issue of mental health services for our troops deploying or returning from combat is one that demands the attention of this body, if only for a few minutes today"

Rosa DeLauro, Politician

"When you start fooling around with drugs, you're hurting your creativity, you're hurting your health. Drugs are death, in one form or another. If they don't kill you, they kill your soul. And if your soul's dead, you've got nothing to offer, anyway"

Paul Stanley, Musician

"Save for minor ailments and accident, my battalion is practically immune from sickness; colds come and go as a matter of course, sprains and cuts claim momentary attention, but otherwise the health of the battalion is perfect"

Patrick MacGill, Journalist

"We need to increase access to health insurance through Health Savings Accounts and high deductible policies, so individuals and families can purchase the insurance that's best for them and meets their specific needs"

Michael Steele, Politician

"Mr. Speaker, Americans want, need, and rightfully expect Congress to protect them from the prying eyes of identity thieves and give them back control of their Social Security numbers and personal health information"

Luis Gutierrez, Politician

"Today, diabetes is now epidemic, according to the Centers for Disease Control, the National Institutes of Health, the American Diabetes Association and other national healthcare leaders"

Tim Holden, Politician

"I was one of those people who put too much emphasis on work and career and material possessions, and it took its toll on all my relationships, on my physical health, my emotional and mental health"

Tony Shalhoub, Actor

"The real cure for what ails our health care system today is less government and more freedom"

Steve Forbes, Businessman

"On health care, virtually every political error that could be made was made"

Sidney Blumenthal, Journalist

"A good job is more than just a paycheck. A good job fosters independence and discipline, and contributes to the health of the community. A good job is a means to provide for the health and welfare of your family, to own a home, and save for retirement"

James H. Douglas, Politician

"I am all about health... and to me, size is not what defines your health"

Teri Hatcher, Actress

"It's about getting a more democratic Wales for the purpose of improving our economic performance, for improving the delivery of health care, for raising educational standards"

Ron Davies, Politician

"The people of South and Central Texas and the Coastal Bend need jobs, they need health care, they need water infrastructure improvements, they need a quality education, and they need the resources to keep our borders safe and secure"

Ruben Hinojosa, Politician

"Buildings designed with careful attention to aesthetics arouse and enlighten their occupants and that promotes their good health"

Robert Evans, Director

"The World Health Organisation has a lot of its medical experts sitting in Geneva while hospitals in Africa have no drugs and desperate patients are forced to seek medication on the black market"

Pauline Hanson, Politician

"Not really in all honesty because until you take control of your own health and go to your own doctor and have your own doctor tell you what's going to work for you"

Star Jones, Entertainer

"San Francisco businesses face many challenges, including high rents, regulatory burdens, and the rising cost of workers compensation insurance and employee health plans"

Gavin Newsom, Politician

"If a State has reliable scientific information that demonstrates that a warning is needed for a particular food, then in the interest of public health, it should share that information with the FDA and petition for a new national standard"

Nathan Deal, Politician

"I believe that investing in our children's development from the earliest age is the single most important contribution we can make to the health and wellbeing of our citizens, their capacity and the future prosperity of our state"

Jay Weatherill, Politician

"Steroids can seem necessary to compete at the highest levels, and the quick rewards can outweigh the long term consequences to the user's health"

Howard Berman, Politician

"You're entitled to Medicaid regardless of your income. Don't worry about your health care"

Max Baucus, Politician

"Rising health care spending occurs because it is beneficial, not a burden on the economy"

Robert Hall, Clergyman

"The state of my poor boy's health prevents me from leaving home for a night"

Edward Irving, Clergyman

"I basically believe the medical insurance industry should be nonprofit, not profit-making. There is no way a health reform plan will work when it is implemented by an industry that seeks to return money to shareholders instead of using that money to provide health care"

Diane Feinstein, Politician

"Many soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan suffer from serious, long-term, physical and mental health problems, due to their service. It is unconscionable to cut the already limited health care benefits available to these brave men and women"

Mark Dayton, Politician

"Nurses are an integral component of the health care system, and it is important that we recognize the over 2.7 million registered nurses for the significant work that they do"

Nathan Deal, Politician

"The minute health care becomes a huge, unwieldy, expensive government bureaucracy it's a permanent feature of life and there's nothing anyone can do about it"

Mark Steyn, Writer

"Aaron Pryor wants to get into the ring with me. He wants to be able to retire, and he will. For health reasons"

Sugar Ray Leonard, Athlete

"Looking at affordable health care, I think it is important that we look not only at prescription drugs, but also make sure that there is a major focus on health care"

Kendrick Meek, Politician

"I have no regrets. I've got my health"

Naomi Campbell, Model

"We have one of the few societies, the only one I can think of right offhand, where your health care is so tied to your job, so that when an American company has to hire, they have to think about health care"

Tim Bishop, Politician

"I just felt all along that if I could get a certain amount of years in the league, have great years and still have my health when I walked away, that would be great"

Kevin Johnson, Athlete

"Moreover, health center services save money and lives by treating diseases before they become chronic conditions, require hospital care or require a trip to the emergency room"

Tim Murphy, Politician

"Government health care changes the relationship between the citizen and the state, and, in fact, I think it's an assault on citizenship"

Mark Steyn, Writer

"The old problems - love, money, security, status, health, etc. - are still here to plague us or please us"

Shelley Berman, Comedian

"I know that it isn't just violence against women, it's how do we support ourselves and our families, how do we deal with health care for ourselves and our families? It's a bigger picture"

Patricia Ireland, Activist

"Today we have a health insurance industry where the first and foremost goal is to maximize profits for shareholders and CEOs, not to cover patients who have fallen ill or to compensate doctors and hospitals for their services. It is an industry that is increasingly concentrated and where Americans are paying more to receive less"

Diane Feinstein, Politician

"The health effects of air pollution imperil human lives. This fact is well-documented"

Eddie Bernice Johnson, Politician

"Everybody likes Johnny Cash. I think the sad part of it is his health is givin' him problems"

Merle Haggard, Musician

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