Unhealthy Quotes - Page 2

• All the arts in America are a gigantic racket run by unscrupulous men for unhealthy women.

  Thomas Beecham

  Running, Art, Men

  In 'Observer' 5 May 1946

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• Over the holidays, and even during filming, I realized that I actually like my body, even if it's not perfect according to the book. I just feel sexy. For the first time, I don't want to get rid of the curves. I just want to tone it up. My body is comfortable, and it's not unhealthy, so I'm going to rock with it.

  Rihanna

  Sexy, Book, Holiday

  "Rihanna: Living Out Loud". Interview with Jonathan Van Meter, www.vogue.com. March 16, 2011.

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• Exactly Straight women who surround themselves only with gay men or white people who refuse any other race into their circles are unhealthy and it has more to do with one's individual fear and individual closets.

  Judith Light

  Gay, Men, Race

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• Thinking is the most unhealthy thing in the world, and people die of it just as they die of any other disease. Fortunately, in England at any rate, thought is not catching.

  Oscar Wilde

  Thinking, People, Insulting

  Oscar Wilde, Alvin Redman (1959). “The Wit and Humor of Oscar Wilde”, p.209, Courier Corporation

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• There are two equal and opposite errors into which our race can fall about the devils. One is to disbelieve in their existence. The other is to believe, and to feel an excessive and unhealthy interest in them. They themselves are equally pleased by both errors and hail a materialist or a magician with the same delight.

  C. S. Lewis

  Believe, Fall, Errors

  C. S. Lewis (2009). “The Screwtape Letters: Letters from a Senior to a Junior Devil”, p.8, HarperCollins UK

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• This galloping concentration in broadcast ownership is unhealthy.

  Byron Dorgan

  Ownership, Galloping, Concentration

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• I love my body because it's what I've been given. Being too thin is just as unhealthy as being obese.

  Ricki-Lee Coulter

  Body, Given, Obese

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• My gift to you will be to take away your freedom of choice for a while. Freedom can be very unhealthy and unproductive. Instead, you'll have freedom from choice.

  Amanda Filipacchi

  Choices, Freedom Of Choice, Your Freedom

  Amanda Filipacchi (2014). “Vapor: A Novel”, p.64, Open Road Media

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• I prefer a church which is bruised, hurting and dirty because it has been out on the streets, rather than a church which is unhealthy from being confined and from clinging to its own security.

  Pope Francis

  Hurt, Dirty, Church

  Pope Francis (2015). “The Spirit of St Francis: Inspiring Words on Faith, Love and Creation”, p.132, SPCK

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• There was almost a universal acceptance of unhealthy conditions. Sulfur dioxide in smokestack emissions were the price, or smell, of prosperity.

  Denis Hayes

  Acceptance, Smell, Sulfur

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• Worry is an unhealthy and destructive mental habit.

  Norman Vincent Peale

  Inspiring, Worry, Inspire

  Dr. Norman Vincent Peale (2003). “The Power of Positive Thinking: 10 Traits for Maximum Results”, p.135, Simon and Schuster

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• Americans like to believe we can overcome all obstacles and always triumph in the end, but that's not real life and a steady diet of stories like that will give you a pretty unhealthy view of reality.

  Bartlett Sher

  Real, Believe, Views

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• I'm a little older and fatter now, and I'm not exercising as much. My lifestyle these days involves a lot of beer and pasta. But there's something satisfying in letting your body go to hell. So maybe I won't get offered the same kind of role as before. So what? I'm happy to play the guy in his mid-30s who may be a little unhealthy. "Fat and arrogant" is what I'm bringing to the script.

  Luke Wilson

  Exercise, Beer, Play

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• It's pretty unhealthy to obsess over what people think about you.

  Taylor Swift

  Thinking, People

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• We must not forget that health is only a means to an end. If health were the end, we would be like animals; animals rarely become unhealthy.

  Swami Vivekananda

  Health, Mean, Animal

  Swami Vivekananda (2016). “Raja Yoga: Conquering the Internal Nature”, p.18, Advaita Ashrama

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• I cannot disagree with you that having something like 500 economists is extremely unhealthy. As you say, it is not conducive to independent, objective research. You and I know there has been censorship of the material published. Equally important, the location of the economists in the Federal Reserve has had a significant influence on the kind of research they do, biasing that research toward noncontroversial technical papers on method as opposed to substantive papers on policy and results

  Milton Friedman

  Independent, Political, Important

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• If you keep on eating unhealthy food than no matter how many weight loss tips you follow, you are likely to retain weight and become obese. If only you start eating healthy food, you will be pleasantly surprised how easy it is to lose weight.

  Subodh Gupta

  Fitness, Loss, Healthy

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• A healthy mind always likes to adore others, elevate them. An unhealthy mind likes to pull everything down.

  Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

  Healthy, Mind, Likes

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• Managing perfect body weight is not a complicated rocket science. Our body is made up of food which we eat during our day to day life. If we are overweight or obese at the moment then one thing is certain that the food which we eat is unhealthy.

  Subodh Gupta

  Body Weight, Perfect, Rockets

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• Mindfulness allows us to watch our thoughts, see how one thought leads to the next, decide if we're heading down an unhealthy path, and, if so, let go and change directions.

  Sharon Salzberg

  Letting Go, Mindfulness, Watches

  Sharon Salzberg (2010). “Real Happiness - Enhanced Ebook Edition: The Power of Meditation: A 28-Day Program”, p.111, Workman Publishing

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• Once you’re sensitized to the negative effects of unhealthy choices, it gets easier to turn down what used to seem impossible to resist.

  Mark Sisson

  Choices, Negative, Impossible

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• When you're obsessive, like me, searching for something unattainable can become unhealthy ... it's like falling through the air and grabbing at the clouds.

  Jonny Wilkinson

  Fall, Clouds, Air

  "Jonny Wilkinson made all England feel wonderful: we will never forget" by Robert Kitson, www.theguardian.com. December 12, 2011.

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• From a business perspective, the question related to cities and sustainability is clear and compelling: can you have a healthy company in an unhealthy city? Arguably, no. Companies need healthy cities to provide reliable infrastructure, an educated and vital workforce, a vibrant economy, and a safe and secure environment to survive and thrive. Business executives have a lot to learn from cities, and a lot to contribute, and this book shows the way, chronicling the successes and the lessons learned about what it takes to make a city healthy, in every sense of the word.

  Joel Makower

  Book, Cities, Perspective

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• The Church is the place where the incompetent, the unfinished, and even the unhealthy are welcome. I believe Jesus agrees.

  Mike Yaconelli

  Jesus, Believe, Church

  Mike Yaconelli (2009). “Messy Spirituality”, p.26, Harper Collins

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