John Kirkwood Quotes (10 Quotes)

We're disappointed in the lack of action on the part of the federal government. Nothing's happening. I don't know how I can put it any other way. The federal government has been sitting there and watching the world go by.

With regard to particulates, dust and soot in the air, that has been linked to an increase in lung disease and lung cancer.

Patients with this disease face a desperate situation for which we really lack any promising approaches,

The bulk of our business is with the military and that has been growing.

It's kind of like the guy with a sign on the entrance ramp to the freeway. Would you be more inclined to give him a few bucks if he says he needs it for food or for beer At least the guy asking for beer is being honest about it.

We are aware that blacks are being disproportionately affected by lung cancer. There are differing opinions as to why this is the case, but the bottom line is that we need to continue to educate the public -- especially this community -- about the health effects of smoking.

It's appalling that the tobacco industry is not held responsible for the deadly products it continues to market and sell to young people. Clearly, the industry is trying to get young people hooked on smoking and nothing is being done to limit this targeted marketing. Cigarettes, even in assorted candy flavors, cause lung cancer and lung disease and should be banned for the sake of our children.

Parents and teachers play a critical role in caring for children with asthma. Our goal is to provide resources to ensure that everybody in a child's life has the information they need to manage their asthma on a daily basis.

I think we can attribute that to cleaner cars and enforcement of the Clean Air Act, and improved control technology that has reduced hydrocarbons.

In the 1990s Maine had one of the highest youth smoking rates in the country among teenagers - and between 1997 and 2005 it declined almost 60 percent.