"I did as much research as I could and I took ownership of this illness, because if you don't take care of your body, where are you going to live?"

Body, Care, Illness, Ownership

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"I did as much research as I could and I took ownership of this illness, because if you don't take care of your body, where are you going to live?"

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"My body is a vehicle for the mechanics of my sport."

Gabrielle Reece, American Athlete

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"Ever since then, all descendant vertebrates have had the forward end of the digestive system and the forward end of the respiratory system very much involved with each other. This manifests itself in the human body with a crossing of the two systems in the throat."

George C. Williams, American Scientist

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"We have rudiments of reverence for the human body, but we consider as nothing the rape of the human mind."

Eric Hoffer, American Writer

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"The body is meant to be seen, not all covered up."

Marilyn Monroe, American Actress

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"The third stage was the reaction that came when the body struggled to compensate for its ills - when, for instance, the white count not only returned to normal but increased to much higher than normal levels."

John Hersey, American Writer

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"My body is like breakfast, lunch, and dinner. I don't think about it, I just have it."

Arnold Schwarzenegger, Austrian Actor

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"I was asleep, in the upstairs bedroom, in the rear of the house. There was this tremendous crash, there was a terrible wind force hitting my body, and then I blanked out."

Larry Miller, American Comedian

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"Through her paintings, she breaks all the taboos of the woman's body and of female sexuality."

Diego Rivera, Mexican Artist

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"Well, I was passionately curious about what my body was doing, and when I got the lessons on how to meditate, it seemed really solid to me. It seemed real."

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"In a way, I have simplified my life by setting priorities."

Life

"In addition, I'll be attending women's health expos and medical conferences with the goal to promote dialogue between women and their health-care providers."

Health

"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."

Health

"A lot of people asked me if it was frustrating not having a clear specific diagnosis, but I didn't mind, I just chose the most optimistic diagnosis."

People

"Concealing an illness is like keeping a beach ball under water."

Beach

"I just had that conversation this morning with my doctor. I just got back from the hospital a half-hour ago, and nothing will make me happier than to replicate the DNA of my amazing husband. I'm optimistic."

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"My family has been amazing, and they understand how blessed I am. They've been able to keep my sense of humor."

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"I am enormously honored to be one of the spokesmen of the New Age Womens Health Campaign, so you'll be seeing me in public service announcements and public appearances supporting the campaign."

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"The lesion is in the area of my brain that is responsible for motor function, so I have continual chronic pain in my left arm from elbow to fingertips and the right side of my body from my ear to my breast area."

Body

"I don't have feeling in my feet to my fingertips; I also have active lesions in my bone marrow and in my eyes."

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