Quotes about Health

“I have never yet met a healthy person who worried very much about his health, or a really good person who worried much about his own soul.”

“The ultimate purpose of religious life is to make this evolution move in a direction far more important to the destiny of the ego than the moral health of the social fabric which forms his present environment.”

“Society should see parenting as a public health issue and help parents to bring their children up feeling loved. We have birthing classes, but no parenting classes. The latter is desperately needed if we are to avoid self-destruction.”

“Sleep is the Swiss army knife of health. When sleep is deficient, there is sickness and disease. And when sleep is abundant, there is vitality and health.”

“It's bizarre that the produce manager is more important to my children's health than the pediatrician.”

“I am truly thankful for my health that has permitted me to obtain optimal results in my career.”

“Many politicians, celebrities, businessmen and women, and community leaders now are open about their struggles with mental illnesses, something almost unheard of when I began. Together, we are spreading the word that mental health affects all of us and deserves our support and attention.”

“The humanities are not something that get you a pension and health insurance.”

“Inflation is taking up the poverty line, and poverty is not just economic but defined by way of health and education.”

“I have been very blessed in my life and rewarded with good friends and good health. I am grateful and happy to be able to share this.”

“A truly moral health care system should start out by covering all of its citizens with basic health care. It would not be seduced by its technology and fancy buildings.”

“Not only will a carbon fee reduce carbon emissions, it will force big polluters to pay for the damage their pollution does to public health and the environment, generating billions in new revenue for the American people.”

“Positive health means becoming whole-heartedly engaged with our own health care. It means not outsourcing our health to the health care system. It means getting rid of the fear and paralysis we too often feel, and instead cultivating a sense of agency.”

“To enjoy good health, to bring true happiness to one's family, to bring peace to all, one must first discipline and control one's own mind. If a man can control his mind he can find the way to Enlightenment, and all wisdom and virtue will naturally come to him.”

“Free school meals for all children, no matter what their background, will improve the education and health of our children.”

“People in their 70s can still have incredible lives. Health is the most important thing.”

“All the evidence shows very clearly that if you are a member of a trade union you are likely to get better pay, more equal pay, better health and safety, more chance to get training, more chance to have conditions of work that help if you have caring responsibilities... the list goes on!”

“It is wisest to be impartial. If you have health, but are attached to it, you will always be afraid of losing it. And if you fear that loss, but become ill, you will suffer. Why not remain forever joyful in the Self?”

“Nigeria has moved into low-middle-income, but their north is very poor, and the health care systems there have broken down.”

“If you think health care is expensive now, just wait 'til it's free.”

“I believe the biggest stigma right now, with mental health, is that a lot of men are not talking about it.”