Quotes by Epidemics Dishonoring what we feel is an epidemic that has us self-medicating as a culture and trying to numb ourselves. Abiola Abrams epidemicsselftrying Stupas protect beings from 5 major disasters: war, epidemic diseases, famine, pollution, n poverty. Akong Rinpoche epidemicsdiseasewar How do we explain for example the Ebola epidemic in Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Guinea Conakry? Those very powers that swindled and occupied them, in the face of the serious situation of social emergency, have not even had the capacity to send doctors there. In some cases they have sent in militaries instead because that is what they are compelled to do. They have had to send military to do it because they do not even have any doctors with the willingness to risk their lives in order to help those people that are precisely paying for the consequences of years of colonization. Alejandro Castro Espin epidemicsdoctorsmilitary Ebola has shown that the world is not ready to deal with an epidemic on this scale. Alpha Conde epidemicsebolainspiring Do we now fight for the kind of passionate belief that I have about sexuality, about the importance of the erotic, of people actually getting to fulfill desire and not be punished because they have it? No, we're nowhere near close to that. We're dealing with an AIDS epidemic that continues out of control globally and in this country, NO, THIS IS NOT the movement that I am fighting to create. Has it succeeded in places that are very significant? Yes it has - and it would be foolish to say that those things don't matter. Amber Hollibaugh epidemicsfightingcountry Human bodies are designed for regular physical activity. The sedentary nature of much of modern life probably plays a significant role in the epidemic incidence of depression today. Many studies show that depressed patients who stick to a regimen of aerobic exercise improve as much as those treated with medication. Andrew Weil epidemicsplayexercise I think racism is a bottom-line AIDS issue. And I think homophobia is a bottom-line AIDS issue, and sexism and class issues and all of this. I think that we are not going to solve the AIDS epidemic unless we deal with these issues, and vice versa. Ann Northrop epidemicsclassthinking Although it is still important to develop an HIV vaccine, we have significant tools already at our disposal that can make a major impact on the trajectory of this epidemic. Anthony S. Fauci vaccinesepidemicsimpact You can have an epidemic in a state. You can have it in a region. You can have it in a country where the critical level of disease passes a certain threshold and we call that an epidemic threshold. Anthony S. Fauci epidemicslevelscountry Wars are not fought for territory, but for words. Man's deadliest weapon is language. He is as susceptible to being hypnotized by slogans as he is to infectious diseases. And where there is an epidemic, the group-mind takes over. Arthur Koestler epidemicsmenwar The revolutions of thought which shape the basic outlook of an age are not disseminated through text-books- they spread like epidemics, through contamination by invisible agents and innocent germ carriers, by the most varied forms of contact, or simply by breathing the common air. Arthur Koestler epidemicsairbook Folks can look at this issue and read it and it can feel like medicine, it can feel epidemic. We wanted this to hit people in their gut, and the hope is that by doing that, we can get more people to think more deeply about these issues. Ava DuVernay epidemicsissuesthinking We have an epidemic of fatherlessness here, and that's what I agree with the president [Barack Obama] on, and we should be doing more to promote and protect marriage as between a man and a women for the needs of our children. Barack Obama epidemicsmenchildren It’s useful to compare our preparations for epidemics with our preparations for war. Bill Gates epidemicspreparationwar We need a malaria epidemic in the blogging community! Either that or we need people who have seen the malaria epidemic to start blogging. Bill Gates epidemicscommunitypeople The Ebola epidemic can serve as an early warning wake-up call to get ready. If we start now, we can be ready for the next epidemic. Bill Gates epidemicswake-upebola You wish that you could move more rapidly and you have setbacks. You know, the AIDS epidemic was a huge setback for Africa, and it's only through generosity that we've avoided that just completely crippling an entire generation there. Bill Gates aids-epidemicepidemicsmoving How we deal with the AIDS epidemic should be one of the greatest ways that the world gets measured. The report card for this era. Bill Gates aids-epidemicepidemicsworld Natural epidemics can be extremely large. Intentionally caused epidemics, bioterrorism, would be the largest of all. Bill Gates epidemicswould-benatural China is certainly an important player in the global economy, and a widespread AIDS epidemic would threaten that growth. Bill Gates aids-epidemicepidemicsplayer1234567891011»
