In Sweden for example people with PhDs have lower mortality than those with a masters degree. And people with a masters degree or a professional degree are not poor.

Health inequalities and the social determinants of health are not a footnote to the determinants of health. They are the main issue.

Empowerment of individuals and communities is absolutely central. Getting the community involved in organising their own destiny has got to be a key part of it.

We have to put reduction of health inequalities at the centre of our public health strategy and that will require action on the social determinants of health.

The lower you are in the hierarchy the worse your health, the higher you are, the better your health.

Saying we can't afford to invest in early child development means we're storing up bigger costs in the future.

Your position in the hierarchy influences your behaviour.

Once you get off the ladder you'll never get back on.

Health and health inequalities tell us a great deal about the good or bad effects of social policies.

General improvements in health/decline in mortality do not affect all classes equally. As mortality rates fall, social inequalities commonly widen.

Our elected politicians do what they judge is the right thing to do. And if we disagree then I'll show them the evidence of why I disagree.

Occupy your thoughts with purpose and you will be so busy pursuing a meaningful future there will be no time for doubt, chaos and disappointment.

We don't forgive people because they deserve it. We forgive them because they need it—because we need it.

When I realized that my body had been damaged from adverse environmental exposures, I decided to use it for medical research and to develop the recovery techniques.

Desperate prayers may be an indication of spiritual health rather than a sign of spiritual deficiency.

Radio is such a perfect medium for the transmission of poetry, primarily because there just is the voice, there's no visual distraction.

Russian Parliament today is a bunch of puppets that just fall in with the instructions from Kremlin.

When people come together, they become much more productive.

An organization must always remember that its objective is not getting people to listen to speeches by experts, but getting them to speak for themselves.

If you help create the profits, you should be able to share in them, not just the executives at the top.

The accent is always critical for me because it informs a lot of the character.