Richard Codey Quotes

• For too long we have swept the problems of mental illness under the carpet... and hoped that they would go away.

  Richard Codey

  Afterlife, Long, Bipolar

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• School is where children spend most of their time, and it is where we lay the foundation for healthy habits. That's why New Jersey is the first state to adopt a comprehensive school nutrition policy that bans candy, soda, and other junk food.

  Richard Codey

  Children, School, Healthy Habits

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• Postpartum depression is a very real and very serious problem for many mothers. It can happen to a first time mom or a veteran mother. It can occur a few days... or a few months after childbirth.

  Richard Codey

  Inspiring, Mothers Day, Mom

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• The good news is, we're not bankrupt. The bad news is, we're close.

  Richard Codey

  News, Good News, Bad News

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• Poor eating habits developed at an early age lead to a lifetime of real health consequences.

  Richard Codey

  Real, Age, Eating

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• If a man or a woman puts in an honest day's work, they should to be able to earn a living wage.

  Richard Codey

  Men, Able, Honest

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• It has always been the role of government to help solve problems, including and especially health crises. Obesity is a health epidemic across our country, and we have a responsibility as a government and a society to do all we can to promote good nutrition and healthy eating so we can reverse this alarming trend.

  Richard Codey

  Country, Responsibility, Epidemics

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• Every year the State will be the dog that chases its own tail... engaging in a futile attempt to close a perpetual budget gap.

  Richard Codey

  Dog, Years, Tails

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• I have no intention of being a potted plant, and just getting watered every so often.

  Richard Codey

  Intention, Plant

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• I want to be an advocate for the people who don't have time to read the newspaper... or the money to make a political contribution.

  Richard Codey

  People, Political, Want

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