Where you live in the United States shouldn't determine how long and how healthy you live - but it does, far more than it should.

The level of outbreak is beyond anything we’ve seen - or even imagined.

I could not possibly overstate the need for an urgent response.

Your longevity and health are more determined by your ZIP code than they are by your genetic code.

It is certainly possible that someone who has had contact with this patient could develop Ebola, but there is no doubt in my mind that we will stop it here.

Unfortunately, it is possible in the coming days that we will see additional cases of Ebola.

The United States has made remarkable progress in reducing both teen pregnancy and racial and ethnic differences, but the reality is, too many American teens are still having babies.

Too many U.S. adults have a heart age years older than their real age, increasing their risk of heart disease and stroke. Everybody deserves to be young - or at least not old - at heart.

I loved clinical practice, but in public health, you can impact more than one person at a time. The whole society is your patient.

Our progress against malaria is impressive. But vigilance remains a critical ingredient to protect the health of all people.

The way we work in public health is, we make the best recommendations and decisions based on the best available data.

Sacred dreams are dreamt day by day.

I am what I am.

Every day is a challenge, a challenge of happinesswhether you can still wear a smile at the end of a depressing day or you will totally miss it.

My main message is to the parents of Trayvon Martin. You know, if I had a son, he'd look like Trayvon.

If you want to stay young-looking, pick your parents very carefully.

I don't go to mythical places with strange men.

Select companions who are striving for enlightenment. They all have their imperfections, certainly, but at least their attention is moving in the right direction.

Character is the plot in many ways

Do not entertain hopes for realization, but practice all your life.

Those who can least bear a jest upon themselves, will be most diverted with one passed on others.