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33 quotes by Richard Carmona

Richard Henry Carmona (born November 22, 1949) is an American nurse, physician, police officer, public health administrator, and politician. He was a vice admiral in the Public Health Service Commissioned Corps and served as the seventeenth Surgeon General of the United States. Appointed by President George W. Bush in 2002, Carmona left office at the end of July 2006 upon the expiration of his term. After leaving office, Carmona was highly...
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I think what it does is it gives me a much broader perspective than the average politician. You know, having walked in those shoes of being hungry... →

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If the childhood obesity epidemic remains unchecked, it will condemn many of our kids to shorter lives, as well as the emotional and financial... →

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I see good ideas on the Republican side as well as the Democratic side. You have to return civility and statesmanship to governance. If you don't... →

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My mom used to tell me that the most valuable thing she owned was her library card. We were poor, but that's not what she was talking about. My... →

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As a father, physician and nurse, I have a special place in my heart for children, and I know the brief window of opportunity we have to teach them... →

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Trying to block women from getting access to contraception or defunding Planned Parenthood is completely nonsensical from a policy standpoint.

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A grateful world, nation and cadre of surgeons general who followed in his shadow are forever indebted to Surgeon General Koop's wisdom... →

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I am classified as a disabled veteran. The reason I'm disabled is because I have wounds and injuries that I got while on active duty... from... →

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C. Everett 'Chic' Koop became U.S. Surgeon General under President Reagan. He was a world renowned pediatric surgeon who had a tumultuous... →

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In 1967, I signed up for the Army, where I earned an equivalency diploma, then went on to join the Special Forces. That was really was the turning... →

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The fact is that a bill allowing any employer to deny insurance coverage based on a moral objection - along with giving an employer permission to ask... →

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As 17th U.S. Surgeon General, I was privileged to serve as the nation's doctor. I focused much of my time on promoting proven programs and... →

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I got into medical school at the University of California in San Francisco and did well. A lot of smart kids in medical school, and believe me, I... →

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