We don't know what our health care costs are going to be. We don't know what our tax rates are going to be. We don't know what our interest rates are going to be. We don't know what our energy costs are going to be. All these uncertainties are being ...
Of the many 'firsts' with which I have been involved at the Texas Heart Institute —including the first successful human heart transplant in the United States and the first total artificial heart transplant in the world—the achievement that may ha...
He who is master of his thirst is master of his health.
If you would live in health, grow old early.
Limit your desires and you will improve your health.
Health? Very nice! But where will we get potatoes?
Why don't we learn about the mental health which affects every minute of our lives? ... Where is the school for learning [about] positive mental health?
We're not going to persuade people in the developing world to go without, but neither can we afford a planet on which everyone lives like an American. Billions more people living in suburbs and driving SUVs to shopping malls is a recipe for planetary...
In December, I agreed to extend the tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans because it was the only way I could prevent a tax hike on middle-class Americans. But we cannot afford $1 trillion worth of tax cuts for every millionaire and billionaire in ou...
The problem is that the media rarely discusses the real reasons behind why women leave their jobs. We hear a lot about the desire to be closer to the children, the love of crafting and gardening, and making food from scratch. But reasons like lack of...
It is cocaine," he said, "a seven-per-cent solution. Would you care to try it?" "No, indeed," I answered brusquely. "My constitution has not got over the Afghan campaign yet. I cannot afford to throw any extra strain upon it." He smiled at my vehemen...
Perfect freedom is as necessary to the health and vigor of commerce as it is to the health and vigor of citizenship.
The public health of five million children should not be left to luck or chance.
I'm a big proponent of having a mental health component go along with whatever the physical realities are.
We should be concerned not only about the health of individual patients, but also the health of our entire society.
I ran for Congress in 1996 to help Ted Kennedy pass a comprehensive health insurance reform bill.
Obamacare was very attractive, particularly to those without health insurance.
You can't have public health without a public health system. We just don't want to be part of a mindless competition for resources. We want to build back capacity in the system.
We are not for disarming people. When you have an epidemic it's a public health issue, a safety issue.
I pay for homeowner's insurance, I pay for car insurance, I pay for health insurance.
Good health is not something we can buy. However, it can be an extremely valuable savings account.