Vivek Murthy famous quotes

Last updated: Sep 5, 2024

The surgeon general is responsible for sharing scientifically-based information with the public so that they can improve their health. But I will say personally that my goal as surgeon general is to help build a culture of prevention in America so that we are a nation that is as good at preventing illness as we are at treating it.
-- Vivek Murthy

#America #Goal #Information
I think people often forget how powerful they are. Sometimes it just takes one voice to save a life. When we speak up we can not only change a life or save a life, but we can also make it possible for other people to speak up. If we harness the collective power of people's voices around America to address the opioid epidemic, I have no doubt that we can overcome it.
-- Vivek Murthy

#Powerful #Thinking #People
Drug addiction is tearing our communities and our country apart, and until we decide we're going to think differently about it, until we decide that we're going to invest as a country in prevention and treatment, until we decide that as individuals we're going to step up and do our part to address this epidemic, we're not going to solve this.
-- Vivek Murthy

#Country #Thinking #Addiction
Being Indian-American, I have tremendous potential to grow facial hair.
-- Vivek Murthy

#Hair #American Indian #Grows
Drug addiction is an incredibly difficult challenge to manage on one's own. When I think of all the stories I've heard from people, the common denominator is that they all were ultimately able to find somebody who was willing to support them. Maybe it was someone they knew, like a parent or a sibling or a friend; other times it was a treatment center with a compassionate staff who didn't give up on them. That made all the difference.
-- Vivek Murthy

#Giving Up #Sibling #Thinking
Right now we have millions of people in our country who are suffering in isolation, thinking that they are the only ones who are dealing with drug addiction, who don't realize that on their own block there are other people and families. They think they're alone and they think they're going to be judged and they don't want to talk about it. But when people do come forward and share their stories it's incredibly liberating, and it gives other people permission to tell their stories too.
-- Vivek Murthy

#Country #Block #Thinking
Most people think that you need to be healthy in order to happy.
-- Vivek Murthy

#Thinking #Order #People
My weakness is sweets. I like bread pudding and cheesecake in particular.
-- Vivek Murthy

#Sweet #Bread Pudding #Weakness
I have to be careful when I'm around sweets.
-- Vivek Murthy

#Sweet #Be Careful #Careful
A lot of people have misconceptions about what the surgeon general does.
-- Vivek Murthy

#People #Doe #Surgeons

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