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" What the public expects and what is healthy for an individual are two very different things. "

Esther Williams

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" I think we can see how blessed we are in America to have access to the kind of health care we do if we are insured, and even if uninsured, how there is a safety net. Now, as to the problem of how much health care costs and how we reform health care ... it is another story altogether. "

Abraham Verghese

" Many of the original New Deal programs required heavy manual labor. WPA workers built hundreds of schools, health clinics, roads, park facilities, and community centers. Much of what we now call our 'infrastructure' - highways, buildings, power plants, etc. - is here thanks to thousands of WPA workers. "

" You think that somehow they didn't come after me to get rid of me because my vote is the deciding vote in the health care bill? Then, ladies and gentlemen, you live today in a world that is so innocent as to not understand what's going on in Washington, D.C. "

" I work out not to lose weight but to maintain my good health. And anyway, if I did want to lose weight, it would be no one's decision but my own. "

" If Obama wanted to make radical changes to America's health long-term, all he has to do is treble the price of sugar and salt. "

" When your boss and colleagues care enough to invest in your health, it is good for you and the business. "

" I just want to be healthy and stay alive and keep my family going and everything and keep my friends going and try to do something so that this world will be peaceful. That is the most ambitious and the most difficult thing, but I'm there trying to do it. "

" Unfortunately, we force people to break the law in order to get any kind of mental health treatment. "

" The states are not free, under the guise of protecting maternal health or potential life, to intimidate women into continuing pregnancies. "

Harry A. Blackmun

" Do I want to walk the rest of my life? Do I want to not be in pain? It just sucks because I have this true battle going on in my head, and everyone keeps telling me you gotta put your health first, but there's so much of me that wants to put my career first. "

" I sit on my duff, smoke cigarettes and watch TV. I'm not exactly a poster girl for healthy living. "

" Optimism is not inherently a superior way of viewing the world. Certainly doctors will say it might be better for one's physical health to be an optimist. But, morally speaking it may not be appropriate in certain circumstances. "

" When wealth is lost, nothing is lost; when health is lost, something is lost; when character is lost, all is lost. "

" I continually still fight every day for my life, not only still battling mental health problems but battling multiple sclerosis, which also has depression as one of its side effects. "

Jennifer Holliday

" People who don't know how to keep themselves healthy ought to have the decency to get themselves buried, and not waste time about it. "

" Fame and power are the objects of all men. Even their partial fruition is gained by very few; and that, too, at the expense of social pleasure, health, conscience, life. "

Benjamin Disraeli

" Veterans are generally reluctant to seek mental health care. "

" I've started to treat my health like a science project. "

" I took my daily swim at the Beverly Hills Hotel pool despite the presence of onlookers. "

Esther Williams

" Our landscapes connect us to our history; they are the source of our character as a peopl, as well as our health, our safety, and our prosperity. Natural resources enrich us economically, yes. But they also enrich us aesthetically and recreationally and culturally and spiritually. "

Robert Kennedy, Jr.

" I'm grateful for everything. I'm grateful for my health, and I'm so grateful for the love in my life. "

Ellen DeGeneres

" The Patients' Bill of Rights is necessary to guarantee that health care will be available for those who are paying for insurance. It's a part of the overall health care picture. "

Debbie Stabenow

" Property may be destroyed and money may lose its purchasing power; but, character, health, knowledge and good judgement will always be in demand under all conditions. "

" Thanks to evolution, our bodies have powerful ways to ward off illness and infection and enable us to live long and healthy lives. Why, then, do health costs continue to climb at unsustainable and frightening rates? "

" Our progress against malaria is impressive. But vigilance remains a critical ingredient to protect the health of all people. "

" Almost 30 years ago, I started seeking help from a counselor with a master's of social work in New York City, but we were never a good match. It was like being in a bad relationship, except the guy could actually bill my health insurance company for lousy dates. "

" The right to protect the health and well-being of every person, of those we love, is a basic human right. "

Elizabeth Holmes

" Health care's like any other product or service: if the consumer is in charge of spending his money on it, then the market will make sure that it is affordable. "

" I teach in the medical school, the School of Public Health, the Kennedy School of Government, and the Business School. And it's the best perch... because most of my work crosses boundaries. "

" The importance of heart health became very real for me when my father died of heart disease seven years ago. Having experienced the loss first hand, I am inspired to do everything I can to break the cycle and prevent families from losing loved ones to this preventable disease. "