“The health dollar is very precious. When someone has such a bad condition as brain cancer, we know they're going to die and they're usually going to die within 12 months of diagnosis. They cost a lot of money to keep the patient alive for that period of time. Is it really worth it?” KnowsDiesBrainAliveConditionsMonthsPeriodsCostDollarsPatientCancerLots Of MoneyWorth ItDiagnosisBrain Cancer Author:Charles Teo
“The Bush administration has been doing everything it can to hide the huge number of returning veterans who are severely wounded - 17,000 so far including roughly 20 percent with serious brain and head injuries. Even the estimate of $500 billion ignores the lifetime disability and healthcare costs that taxpayers will have to spend for years to come.” YearsHas BeensNumbersBrainSeriousHugeCostPercentLifetimeIncludingBillionsAdministrationInjuryDisabilityHealthcareWoundedVeteranTaxpayersHuge NumbersHead Injuries Author:Joseph Stiglitz
“I got so good at writing to a budget, my brain was restricting myself. I'd write, "It's a stormy night." Then I'd cross out stormy. I'd write: "It's a calm night." Then I'd cross out night. It's noon. Because you know how much night costs. You know how much rain costs. Nothing comes free in movies.” KnowsWritingNightBrainKnow HowCostRainCrossesCalmBudgetsNoonStormyStormy Nights Author:Albert Brooks
“My mom was a manic depressive schizophrenic who, after a year in prison, went home and shot herself. My sister, Kirsten, an amazing poet, who was raised by this woman, and was dating a guy who broke up with her for the fourth time in three weeks. And one day, she came to his house, got a gun, and blew her brains out all over his headboard. I just went through a divorce, five years in court and cost me $2 million dollars. If anyone, by law, should be forced to take antidepressants it's me... But instead, I choose to be an antidepressant. And you can take me with alcohol.” IfsShouldYearsHomeLawGuyThreeHouseBrainMillionsFiveWeekPoetMomOne DayCostGunShotsDatingCourtDollarsPrisonRaisedMy MomDivorceAlcoholBrokeFive YearsTake MeMy SisterFourthMillion DollarsManicBroke UpSchizophrenicDepressiveAntidepressants Author:Christopher Titus
“I hate the idea of street art. With music, I just needed my brain and my voice, which didn't cost anything.” ArtIdeasHateVoiceBrainStreetsNeededCostI HateStreet Art Author:M.I.A.
“Reintegrating the brain into the rest of the body is absolutely essential to having the kind of long-term health and substantially lower cost [of care] than if you're going to treat them separately.” IfsKindLongBodyCareTermBrainCostEssentialsTreatsLong Term Author:Newt Gingrich
“A combed writing will cost both sweat and the rubbing of the brain. And combed I wish it, not frizzled or curled.” WritingWishBrainCostSweat Author:Owen Feltham