Breast Cancer Inspirational Quotes

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  You never know how strong you are, until being strong is your only choice.

  Bob Marley

  Inspirational, Motivational, Strength

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• Breast cancer alone kills some 458,000 people each year, according to the World Health Organization, mainly in low- and middle-income countries. It has got to be a priority to ensure that more women can access gene testing and lifesaving preventive treatment, whatever their means and background, wherever they live.

  Angelina Jolie

  Country, Cancer, Mean

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• My cancer scare changed my life. I'm grateful for every new, healthy day I have. It has helped me prioritize my life.

  Olivia Newton-John

  Inspirational, Encouraging, Gratitude

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

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• Time is shortening. But every day that I challenge this cancer and survive is a victory for me.

  Ingrid Bergman

  Inspirational, Encouraging, Cancer

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

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• Breast cancer deaths in America have been declining for more than a decade. Much of that success is due to early detection and better treatments for women. I strongly encourage women to get a mammogram.

  Larry Craig

  Cancer, America, Mammograms

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• The most important thing in illness is never to lose heart.

  Vladimir Lenin

  Inspirational, Get Well, Cancer

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• We have two options, medically and emotionally: give up or fight like hell.

  Lance Armstrong

  Inspirational, Giving Up, Cancer

  "Why I'm not angry at Lance Armstrong" by Sally Jenkins, www.washingtonpost.com. December 15, 2012.

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• With over 3 million women battling breast cancer today, everywhere you turn there is a mother, daughter, sister, or friend who has been affected by breast cancer.

  Betsey Johnson

  Daughter, Mother, Cancer

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• The only thing we have to fear is fear itself-and possibly teh bogey man.

  Pat Paulsen

  Fear, Breast Cancer, Men

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• We never hid anything from the kids. I feel whole again, I really do. I've told them, 'Mommy's boo-boo is much better now.'

  Wanda Sykes

  Cancer, Kids, Feels

  "Wanda Sykes: I Feel Whole Again" by Julie Jordan, people.com. October 27, 2011.

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• Don't sit around playing Mr. Tough Guy. Don't say 'It's going to go away'... It's just important - just go get checked out. It's not like you're going to lose your manhood.

  Peter Criss

  Cancer, Guy, Important

  "Original KISS drummer celebrates surviving breast cancer". Interview with Madison Park, edition.cnn.com. October 15, 2009.

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• I've always thought of myself as being a warrior. When you actually have a battle, it's better than when you don't know who to fight.

  Carly Simon

  Cancer, Fighting, Warrior

  "Carly Simon Battles Back From Breast Cancer" by George Rush, Joanna Molloy, Marcus Baram et al., www.nydailynews.com. May 5, 1998.

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• During chemo, you're more tired than you've ever been. It's like a cloud passing over the sun, and suddenly you're out. But you also find that you're stronger than you've ever been. You're clear. Your mortality is at optimal distance, not up so close that it obscures everything else, but close enough to give you depth perception. Previously, it has taken you weeks, months, or years to discover the meaning of an experience. Now it's instantaneous.

  Melissa Bank

  Inspirational, Distance, Cancer

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• I plan on ... encouraging so many women who are out there, who are still in the thick of it, who have yet to fight this fight, that you can do it, you can get through this one step at a time.

  Amy Robach

  Cancer, Fighting, Steps

  Amy Robach (2015). “Better: How I Let Go of Control, Held On to Hope, and Found Joy in My Darkest Hour”, p.194, Ballantine Books

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• I think after overcoming breast cancer, you sort of become fearless and somehow going up to your boss to talk about a possible promotion doesn't seem like such a daunting task anymore.

  Hoda Kotb

  Cancer, Thinking, Boss

  "5 Minutes with Hoda Kotb". Interview by Gabrielle Frank, www.cosmopolitan.com. October 12, 2010.

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• I laughed more in the hospital than I ever have in my life, making fun of all the weird things that were happening to me.

  Christina Applegate

  Fun, Cancer, Weird Things

  "Christina Applegate's Life After Breast Cancer" by Monica Corcoran, www.womenshealthmag.com. September 19, 2013.

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• The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.

  Franklin D. Roosevelt

  Inspirational, Leadership, Bullying

  First Inaugural Address, 4 Mar. 1933 See Francis Bacon 7; Montaigne 4; Thoreau 16; Wellington 3

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• Breast cancer is not just a disease that strikes at women. It strikes at the very heart of who we are as women: how others perceive us, how we perceive ourselves, how we live, work and raise our families-or whether we do these things at all.

  Debbie Wasserman Schultz

  Cancer, Heart, Who We Are

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• Every woman needs to know the facts. And the fact is, when it comes to breast cancer, every woman is at risk.

  Debbie Wasserman Schultz

  Cancer, Risk, Needs

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• Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference.

  Winston Churchill

  Inspirational, Positive, Being Strong

  "Attitude : The Power of Positivity". Book by Dr Kenneth Morton, p.56, 2011.

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• QUOTES BOUQUET: You Have To Fight Through Some Bad Days To Earn The Best Days Of Your Life

  Adnan

  Cancer, Bad Day, Fighting

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• Winning isn't the end of the world

  David Pleat

  Letting Go, Being Single, Breast Cancer

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• Having had cancer, one important thing to know is you're still the same person at the end. You're stripped down to near zero. But most people come out the other end feeling more like themselves than ever before.

  Kylie Minogue

  Zero, Cancer, People

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• The only thing we have to fear is fear itself. So the only thing to really be afraid of is if you don't go get your mammograms.

  Cynthia Nixon

  Cancer, Mammograms, Ifs

  "Cynthia Nixon Beats Breast Cancer, Becomes Advocate" by Olivia Sterns, Jen Periera, Thea Trachtenberg and Laura Zaccaro, abcnews.go.com. April 15, 2008.

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• One important thing to know is you're still the same person during it. I'm more eager than ever to do what I did. I want to do everything.

  Kylie Minogue

  Cancer, Important, Want

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