"I made a commitment to completely cut out drinking and anything that might hamper me from getting my mind and body together. And the floodgates of goodness have opened upon me - spiritually and financially."

Denzel Washington

"I stand before you a totally healthy person."

Melissa Etheridge

"I've made a promise to myself to be a 100% healthy person if nothing else."

Picabo Street

"To keep the body in good health is a duty... otherwise we shall not be able to keep our mind strong and clear."

Budha

"Healthy citizens are the greatest asset any country can have."

Winston Churchill

"Even if we give parents all the information they need and we improve school meals and build brand new supermarkets on every corner, none of that matters if when families step into a restaurant, they can't make a healthy choice."

Michelle Obama

"And let's be clear: It's not enough just to limit ads for foods that aren't healthy. It's also going to be critical to increase marketing for foods that are healthy."

Michelle Obama

"Being overweight and obesity are major risk factors for many chronic diseases for South Dakotans of all ages. When people are overweight or obese, they have more health problems and more serious health problems, in addition to higher health care costs."

Mike Rounds

"As I mentioned previously, the tools that allow for optimum health are diet and exercise."

Bill Toomey

"Each of us should take personal responsibility for our diet, and our children's diet, and the government's role should be to make certain it provides the best information possible to help people stay healthy."

James Talent

"I don't go long without eating. I never starve myself: I grab a healthy snack."

Vanessa Hudgens

"If you've got a big gut and you start doing sit-ups, you are going to get bigger because you build up the muscle. You've got to get rid of that fat! How do you get rid of fat? By changing your diet."

Jack LaLanne