Many people feel that if they’re lonely, that means that they’re not likable or that they’re broken in some way. Vivek Murthy Read Quote
When people tell you that you’re less-than and that you don’t matter and that you’re inferior, you internalize some of that. Vivek Murthy Read Quote
It turns out that our ability to connect with other people is driven by our ability to connect deeply with ourselves. And that can be just a few minutes sitting on your porch feeling the breeze against your face. That can be a few moments spent in meditation or in prayer or remembering three things you’re grateful for. Vivek Murthy Read Quote
Surgeon generals are appointed by presidents, but our work isn’t about politics. Our highest duty to to the public. Our true guide is science. Our job is to speak the truth about public health, even when it’s controversial or perceived as political. Vivek Murthy Read Quote
With any sort of major change we need to make in our lives, it’s much easier to do it with other people. We succeed and thrive best when we work together and support each other. When we struggle alone, that’s when the struggle can seem impossible. Vivek Murthy Read Quote
I do not intend to use the Surgeon General’s Office as a bully pulpit for gun control. Vivek Murthy Read Quote
Unlike many other illnesses, what I find profoundly empowering about addressing loneliness is that the ultimate solution to loneliness lies in each of us. We can be the medicine that each other needs. We can be the solution other people crave. We are all doctors and we are all healers. Vivek Murthy Read Quote
I want to work with faith-based leaders to address the negative attitudes that are still too often associated with mental illness, attitudes that hold people back from getting the help that they need. Vivek Murthy Read Quote
A prevention-based society is one in which every institution, whether they’re a hospital or a clinic, or a school, an employer or a faith-based organization, recognizes and embraces the role that it can play in improving health. Vivek Murthy Read Quote
