Health, Fitness & Wellness: Health Quotes

"Women's health is one of WHO's highest priorities"

Gro Harlem Brundtland, Politician

"We have seen SARS stopped dead in its tracks"

Gro Harlem Brundtland, Politician

"This syndrome, SARS, is now a worldwide health threat... The world needs to work together to find its cause, cure the sick and stop its spread"

Gro Harlem Brundtland, Politician

"Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of death in women"

Gro Harlem Brundtland, Politician

"Today, osteoporosis affects more than 75 million people in the United States, Europe and Japan, and causes more than 2.3 million fractures in the USA and Europe alone"

Gro Harlem Brundtland, Politician

"Osteoporosis, as the third threat, is particularly attributable to women's physiology"

Gro Harlem Brundtland, Politician

"Cancers of all types among women are increasing"

Gro Harlem Brundtland, Politician

"The real story is that I had unprotected sex. That's that. That's easy"

Magic Johnson, Athlete

"There are many, many people who have lost 100 pounds and kept it off"

Robert Atkins, Doctor

"Health is the vital principle of bliss, and exercise, of health"

James Thomson, Musician

"Chemotherapy isn't good for you. So when you feel bad, as I am feeling now, you think, 'Well that is a good thing because it's supposed to be poison. If it's making the tumor feel this queasy, then I'm OK with it.'"

Christopher Hitchens, Author

"I would be very proud to have influenced anyone that I know or don't know to quit smoking"

Christy Turlington, Model

"I was wearing corn plasters above and below my toes and taping my ankles twice"

Cesar Romero, Actor

"Ayurveda is a sister philosophy to yoga. It is the science of life or longevity and it teaches about the power and the cycles of nature, as well as the elements"

Christy Turlington, Model

"When a man is ill, nothing is so important to him as his own illness"

Anthony Trollope, Author

"The important thing is this: just because I'm doing well doesn't mean that they're going to do well if they get HIV. A lot of people have died since I have announced. This disease is not going anywhere"

Magic Johnson, Athlete

"My diet is mostly chicken and fish. I make sure I get a lot of vegetables, a lot of fruit. I am a big fruit man. I am a vegetable man anyway. And I also get a lot of rest. That's the key. I may be up early, but I'm in bed early too"

Magic Johnson, Athlete

"MRSA, which is a kind of super bug mutant, is killing 10,000 people a year in Britain"

George Galloway, Politician

"Yes, I do agree we need health care reform; however, this bill badly misses the mark. Congress can and must do better for the American people"

John Mica, Politician

"I was gaining weight very rapidly and read about the idea of restricting carbohydrates as an alternative to going hungry. I had a big appetite, so that was the only thing I would even consider"

Robert Atkins, Doctor

"It's not at all good when your cancer is 'palpable' from the outside. Especially when, as at this stage, they didn't even know where the primary source was. Carcinoma works cunningly from the inside out. Detection and treatment often work more slowly and gropingly, from the outside in"

Christopher Hitchens, Author

"I do not believe that Congress or the Administration should prohibit the medical community from pursuing a promising avenue of research that may improve the lives of millions of Americans"

Tom Allen, Politician

"When I go to the clinic next and sit with a tube in my arm and watch the poison go in, I'm in an attitude of abject passivity. It doesn't feel like fighting at all; it just feels like submitting"

Christopher Hitchens, Author

"Nicotine is both a stimulant and a depressant, so that can make one feel quite imbalanced"

Christy Turlington, Model

"It is better to not even try it than to endure the ramifications of either quitting smoking or dying"

Christy Turlington, Model

"No disease that can be treated by diet should be treated with any other means"

Maimonides, Philosopher

"I think dieting is bad for you"

Joan Collins, Actress

"Health care comprises nearly 20 percent of our national economy, but outdated bureaucracy and red tape have stifled competition and raised costs. As a result, today more than 45 million are without any health coverage"

John Shadegg, Politician

"When Medicare was created for senior citizens and America 's disabled in 1965, about half of a senior's health care spending was on doctors and the other half on hospitals"

Dennis Hastert, Politician

"At the end of the day, my hope is that when the new Medicare Prescription Drug Law gets up and fully running, a lot more seniors will pay a whole lot less than they do today for their much-needed medications"

Dennis Hastert, Politician

"I don't believe in dieting"

Joan Collins, Actress

"He would use amphetamines to stay awake, because he would have late night maneuvers that would go way into the early morning hours, and he was given pills to stay up for the long hours"

Priscilla Presley, Actress

"I think health is another exceedingly important thing"

Joan Collins, Actress

"And I think of that again as I've written in several of my beauty books, a lot of health comes from the proper eating habits, which are something that - you know, I come from a generation that wasn't - didn't have a lot of food"

Joan Collins, Actress

"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

"The good news is, Americans know firsthand the benefits of a free market - more choices, lower prices, higher quality - and there is no reason why we cannot help them see these same benefits in health care"

John Shadegg, Politician

"From cell phones to computers, quality is improving and costs are shrinking as companies fight to offer the public the best product at the best price. But this philosophy is sadly missing from our health-care insurance system"

John Shadegg, Politician

"The joint lubrication was not what it was when I was competing, and I decided that not having arthritis or rheumatism for the rest of my life was a lot more important to me than returning to the track"

Edwin Moses, Athlete

"Research has shown that people who volunteer often live longer"

Allen Klein, Businessman

"It is still not clear from this study how laughter can directly help the heart, but other studies have shown that laughter is beneficial for every system in the body"

Allen Klein, Businessman

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