Quotes about obesity

A collection of quotes on the topic of obesity, food, people, diabetes.

Quotes about obesity

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“If sex were food, Rhage would haven been morbidly obese.”

Variant: If sex were food, Rhage would have been morbidly obese.
Source: Dark Lover

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“I don't know how much God has to do to get the attention of the politicians. We've had an earthquake; we've had a hurricane. He said, "Are you going to start listening to me here? Listen to the American people because the American people are roaring right now. Because they know what needs to be done. They know government is on a morbid obesity diet and we've got to rein in the spending."”

Michele Bachmann (1956) American politician

political rally, 2011-08-29, quoted in * Michele Bachmann rally draws over 1,000 in Sarasota, but some prefer Rick Perry
St. Petersburg Times
2011-08-29
Adam C.
Smith
http://www.tampabay.com/news/politics/national/hundreds-turn-out-for-bachmann-rally-in-sarasota-but-some-prefer-perry/1188559
2011-09-03
2010s

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“South Africa’s Constitution is descriptive, not prescriptive—full of pitch-perfect verbal obesities that provide little by way of recourse for those whose natural, individual rights are violated. As a protector of individual rights to life, liberty and property, it’s worse than useless—a wordy and worthless document.”

Ilana Mercer South African writer

“ South Africa Land Theft: Constitution All But Allows It, https://townhall.com/columnists/ilanamercer/2018/03/11/south-africa-land-theft-constitution-all-but-allows-it-n2459680” Townhall.com, March 11, 2018.
2010s, 2018

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“Which would you rather have? A kid with obesity, heart problems, shortened lifespan, diabetes -- or maybe a little bit of false memory?”

Elizabeth Loftus (1944) American cognitive psychologist

Trust your memory? Maybe you shouldn't http://www.cnn.com/2013/05/18/health/lifeswork-loftus-memory-malleability/ (05/18/2013)

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“…obesity isn’t caused by those who adore food. People tend not to put on weight through eating meals. I’d say it’s people who eat non-stop.”

Nigella Lawson (1960) British food writer, journalist and broadcaster

60 Seconds: Nigella Lawson (2006)

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“The Cinema is too rich; it is obese.”

Isidore Isou (1925–2007) Romanian-born French poet, film critic and visual artist

Venom and Eternity (1951), Danielle's Monologue

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“Do you remember campaigns like Keep America Beautiful? What about ‘buckle up’? I believe we need an approach like this to attack obesity. Let us be good industry that does 100% of what is possibly can-not grudgingly, but willingly.”

Indra Nooyi (1955) Indian-born, naturalized American, business executive

Her exhortation to her executives with her mantram “Performance with a Purpose” quoted in [Nelson, Debra L., Quick, James Campbell, Organizational Behavior.: Science, the Real World, and You, http://books.google.com/books?id=hSnFaZ9ddnsC&pg=PA99, 9 February 2010, Cengage Learning, 978-1-4390-4229-8, 99–]

“There is an obesity epidemic. One out of every three Americans… weighs as much as the other two.”

Richard Jeni (1957–2007) American comedian

A Big, Steaming Pile Of Me

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“It is so naturally high in fat that it leads to obesity, the cause of all modern disease. Ayurveda actually lists milk as one of the five white poisons.”

Maneka Gandhi (1956) Indian politician and activist

On drinking milk, as quoted in "Ayurveda actually lists milk as one of the five white poisons" http://www.rediff.com/news/2000/apr/11inter.htm, Rediff (12 April 2000)
1991-2000

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“Nui is a different kind of CEO. He says her approach boils down to balancing the profit motive by making healthier snacks (in speech to the food industry, she pushed the group to tackle obesity), striving for a net zero impact on the environment and taking care of your workforce. She was one of the first executives to realize that the health and green movements were just not fads and she demanded true innovation.”

Indra Nooyi (1955) Indian-born, naturalized American, business executive

Quoted in[. Lussier, Robert N, Achua, Christopher F., Leadership: Theory, Application, & Skill Development: Theory, Application, & Skill Development, http://books.google.com/books?id=7ctnVNMtBQgC&pg=PA151, 1 February 2009, Cengage Learning, 978-0-324-59655-7, 151–]