“When I look at the patients that I've cared for with mental illness, I...” — Vivek Murthy Quote

“When I look at the patients that I've cared for with mental illness, I know that many of them took years to come forward and tell somebody that they were in pain and that they needed help.”

“If you've ever had the experience of being in conversation with someone when they were fully present, listening deeply to you when you're sharing with them, you know that five minutes of a fully present conversation like that can be more powerful than 30 minutes of distracted conversation.”

“Surgeon generals are appointed by presidents, but our work isn't about politics. Our highest duty to to the public. Our true guide is science. Our job is to speak the truth about public health, even when it's controversial or perceived as political.”

“I wasn't raised in a family that cared about how you look. The fact that I have made my living in acting, where that matters, that really feels antithetical to me as a person.”

“Obviously, if I cared about what people said about my reporting, I wouldn't be a good journalist.”

“I have never cared enough about money to worry about spending it, and have been fortunate to make enough to be spoiled rotten.”