"My mother died of lung cancer, because as a young girl, she wanted to smoke just like her twin brother could. My Uncle Buddy, my mother's twin, who's one of the few surviving black World War II prisoners of war, is at home right now, on oxygen, struggling for each breath because of the years of smoking. My family is not here with me today, at least not in person, because of preventable diseases.
While I can't -- or I cannot change my family's past, I can be a voice in the movement to improve our nation's health care and our nation's health for the future."
— President Obama's Remarks By The President In Announcement Of US Surgeon General / The White House, Monday, July 13, 2009.
"When doctors who have historically opposed smoking, stand with Philip Morris, you know it has got to be a bad deal for someone. If Philip Morris is supporting a tax on the tobacco industry, you also know it must be a good deal for them and the brands they sell. And it is."
— Ron Tully, Vice President of National Tobacco, on Texas' new tax on raw tobacco products.
"When doctors who have historically opposed smoking, stand with Philip Morris, you know it has got to be a bad deal for someone. If Philip Morris is supporting a tax on the tobacco industry, you also know it must be a good deal for them and the brands they sell. And it is."
— Ron Tully, Vice President of National Tobacco, on Texas' new tax on raw tobacco products.
From a moral sense, I don't understand people who manufacture products which kill people.
— Sen. Bernie Sanders (VT-I)
— Sen. Bernie Sanders (VT-I)
On Memorial Day, when we reflect on the sacrifices our fallen heroes made so that we can live free, it seems that World No Tobacco Day comes at a perfect time. . . . Freedom from tobacco addiction is not a sacrifice; it's a way to live our lives to honor those who gave us our freedom.
— Capt. David Arday, a physician and U.S. Public Health Service officer and chairman of the Dept. of Defense Alcohol and Tobacco Advisory Committee.
— Capt. David Arday, a physician and U.S. Public Health Service officer and chairman of the Dept. of Defense Alcohol and Tobacco Advisory Committee.
Marlboro Classics is all about the American outdoors, the desert and the wide open spaces. We cannot run away from the brand's history as we continue to improve and make the brand relevant to current trends.
— Federico Ruffo, Marlboro Classics Asia business director
— Federico Ruffo, Marlboro Classics Asia business director
[I'd] tell them exactly what I told my kids and continue to tell my kids: I don't think they should smoke.
— Philip Morris International CEO Louis C. Camilleri
— Philip Morris International CEO Louis C. Camilleri
The danger of smoking is relative, not as significant as the danger of drinking (alcohol). Also, those who smoke have also relative benefit, for example, their thinking is clear when smoking.
— Hasyim Muzadi, a amoker who chairs the Nahdlatul Ulama, the country’s largest Islamic organization. He has challenged an edict by the country’s highest Islamic authority, The Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI),
— Hasyim Muzadi, a amoker who chairs the Nahdlatul Ulama, the country’s largest Islamic organization. He has challenged an edict by the country’s highest Islamic authority, The Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI),
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