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Health Quotes


"All the evidence that we have indicates that it is reasonable to assume in practically every human being, and certainly in almost every newborn baby, that there is an active will toward health, an impulse towards growth, or towards the actualization."


"You have to choose whether to go to a restless sleep or to stay awake and fight for a blissful night rest."


"Millions of Americans take vitamins safely every day, including me. Vitamins and mineral supplements taken in recommended doses are safe. It's the designer supplements that are worrisome."


"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."


"The U.N. Population Fund has a maternal health program in some Cameroon hospitals, but it doesn't operate in this region. It's difficult to expand, because President Bush has cut funding."


"It is time to maximize and prioritize our health care dollars."


"Think of an economy where people could be an artist or a photographer or a writer without worrying about keeping their day job in order to have health insurance."


"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."


"You know, for most seniors Medicare is their only form of health care."


"We pretended there was no problem with Agent Orange after Vietnam and later the Pentagon recanted, after untold suffering by veterans."


"With any child entering adolescence, one hunts for signs of health, is desperate for the smallest indication that the child's problems will never be important enough for a television movie."


"Millions of Americans, adults and children, lack access to dental care."


"The regulation of medicine has been a State function."



"In all planing you make a list and you set priorities."


"America's veterans deserve the very best health care because they've earned it."


"I am interested in getting people to use the healthcare system at the right time, getting them to see the doctor early enough, before a small health problem turns serious."


"We are not voting for health care if we do not resolve this language on public funding for abortion - no public funding for abortion."


"I was born in London, England, in 1938, a few months before the war, and spent the first years of my life there, although I was evacuated a couple of times for short periods. My schooling was very interrupted, both by frequent moves and by ill health."


"I have vertigo. Vertigo makes it feel like the floor is pitching up and down. Things seem to be spinning. It's like standing on the deck of a ship in really high seas."


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


"What I am saying is, all health care has a problem with costs. Medicare is growing slower than the private insurance plans. Why? Because of their efficiency. They don't have to give money to shareholders. Why should be defending shareholders?"


"The same things that lead to disparities in health in this country on a day-to-day basis led to disparities in the impact of Hurricane Katrina."


"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."


"It is time to end the discrimination against people who need treatment for chemical addiction. It is time for Congress to deal with our Nation's number one public health problem."


"As patients and consumers, we are better informed today about our health care than any previous generation."


"Prevention is one of the few known ways to reduce demand for health and aged care services."


"We don't come to Canada for our health. We can think of other ways of enjoying ourselves."


"The health care industry can play a great role in this by being aware of the fact that these children form perhaps the most neglected group of people in the country, largely because it is hard to find them."


"I try to stay positive by focusing on how much I'll appreciate my health if I get better."


"I believe we ought to subsidize some health care for the poor, but Medicare subsidizes everyone's health care."


"Make no mistake, a 'yes' vote on the Democrats' health care bill is a vote for taxpayer-funded abortions."


"We each have a personal myth, a vision of who we really are and what we want. Health means that part of what you want is to give to others."


"Emergency health care for illegal aliens along the southwestern border is already costing area hospitals $200 million a year, with perhaps another $100 million in extended care costs."


"The U.S. routinely ranks lower than other countries in health outcomes such as infant mortality."


"Everyone should have health insurance? I say everyone should have health care. I'm not selling insurance."


"I would like to be as fit as I've always been. I've been blessed with good health, I've been blessed with stamina. Particularly for those great classical roles, you need an Olympian stamina. I, fortunately, have that."


"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."


"Health care costs blunt the competitive edge of American entrepreneurs, from the auto industry to internet start-ups."


"Do you know how many calories are in butter and cheese and ice cream? Would you get your dog up in the morning for a cup of coffee and a donut?"
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