“In honor of Surgeon General Koop's legacy, we should ensure that the p...” — Richard Carmona Quote

“In honor of Surgeon General Koop's legacy, we should ensure that the position of surgeon general is protected from political interference, funded appropriately and nominated from the ranks of career public health professionals who merit consideration, as is done in the other uniformed services.”

“The average person doesn't understand what a stem cell is. There's a lack of health literacy in our nation. So the public can't really get into this dialogue because they don't understand the complexity of stem cells, not the faith-based approach, not the ideological or political, but the science behind stem cells.”

“It is the direction and not the magnitude which is to be taken into consideration.”

“I am not unconscious of the persuasive power exerted by these considerations to drag men along in the current; but I am not at liberty to travel that road.”

“I still try to treat football as a game even if there are now other considerations at stake, especially economic ones.”