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" Although scientists can often be as resistant to new ideas as anyone, the process of science ensures that, over time, good ideas and theories prevail. "

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" When we torture people, even if we win the battle, we've already lost the war for hearts and minds. Especially our own. "

" People who are lonely and depressed are three to 10 times more likely to get sick and die prematurely than those who have a strong sense of love and community. I don't know any other single factor that affects our health - for better and for worse - to such a strong degree. "

" Lifestyle changes may help reduce risk, but no study has shown that lifestyle changes alone can eliminate the risk of breast cancer, especially in those carrying the BRCA mutation. "

" When you grow up in an extended family, or in a stable neighborhood with two or three generations of families who live there, you feel seen. Not just the good things you've done, the stuff you put on your resume. You know they've seen you in your dark times, when you've messed up - but they're still there. "

" Our emotions resonate with each other - for better and for worse. "

" A little dark chocolate in small amounts often helps lift me out of those blue moments. When I walk into my favorite store on Union Street in San Francisco that sells high-quality chocolates from around the world, I feel like, well, a kid in a candy store. "

" Connections with other people affect not only the quality of our lives but also our survival. "

" I appreciate the power of a White House bully pulpit - but kids listen and learn primarily from other kids. If your son's friend tells him that the apple is better than the fries, he's more likely to listen. "

" No one has all the answers, so whatever a woman who has the BRCA mutation chooses to do requires courage and an element of faith. And a lot of love and support. "

" In 2010, I consulted with President Clinton after his bypass grafts occluded and encouraged him to make healthy lifestyle changes including a whole-foods, plant-based diet low in refined carbohydrates. "

" It costs less to eat and live more healthfully. Walking, loving, meditating, and quitting smoking are free and require no special equipment. "

" If you go on a diet and feel constrained, you are more likely to drop it. But if you see your food choices each day as part of a spectrum, then you are more likely to feel free and empowered. "

" While the digital age has done so much to improve our world, it has dramatically changed our social structure, often further isolating us from each other. "

" If we're not careful, we become that which we most fear. "

" There is often a simplistic view that HDL is good, so that anything that raises HDL is good for you, and anything that lowers it is bad for you. Nothing could be farther from the truth. "

" Just like navigating in the open sea, triangulating the information you collect from media with your doctor's advice and some common sense will help map a sound path to safety. "

" Even a small amount of dark chocolate can be exquisitely satisfying if you meditate on it. "

" If I eat mindlessly while watching television, reading, or talking with someone else, I can go through an entire meal without tasting the food, without even noticing that I've been eating. The plate is empty but I didn't enjoy the food - I had all of the calories and little of the pleasure. "

" Your genes are not your fate... if you change your lifestyle, you change your genes. "

" Intimacy is healing. "

" I am as non-accepting of medical quackery and unscientific approaches as anybody else. I've grown up as a card-carrying scientist, and I know the power of science to answer questions, and for many questions I don't know of anything better than scientific approaches to answer them. "

" Multinational food companies can play a large role in helping to prevent chronic diseases around the world by offering healthier choices in the United States and abroad. "

" When we forgive someone, it doesn't excuse their actions; it frees us from our own chronic stress and suffering, so it's in our own self-interest. "

" I strongly believe that the Founding Fathers of our country got it right: power corrupts, and any time you have too much power concentrated in one place, it tends to get abused, so checks and balances are always needed. "

" Fear leads to more fear, and trust leads to more trust. "

" I'm a big admirer of Walter Willett's work. I think he's done some really important research. He and I agree on most things. "

" When most people think about my work, they think about diet. To me, diet has always been the least interesting part of it. "

" When we are angry with someone, we empower the person we hate the most in that moment to make us stressed out or even sick. That's not smart. "

" Bureaucracies tend to perpetuate themselves, whether they are multinational corporations or large government institutions such as Medicare, often at the expense of those that they are supposed to serve. "

" I'm as deeply suspicious of big government as anyone. I'm strongly in favor of universal coverage but not single payer. "