“I haven't seen so much tippy-toeing around since the last time I went to the ballet. When members of the arts community were askedthis week about one of their biggest benefactors, Philip Morris, and its requests that they lobby the New York City Council on the company's behalf, the pas de deux of self- justification was so painstakingly choreographed that it constituted a performance all by itself.” ArtSelfLastsCommunityCitiesCompanyWeekHavensNew YorkMembersPerformancesCorruptionHypocrisyNew York CityBalletJustificationLast TimeBehalfCouncilRequestPhilipBenefactorsMorrisSelf JustificationCity CouncilPhilip Morris Author:Anna Quindlen
“Make no mistake about it: Legalization is not about, you know, Cheech & Chong smoking marijuana or, you know, a Grateful Dead concert; it's about creating the next Marlboro of our time, the next Philip Morris and R.J. Reynolds, the Big Tobacco all over again.” KnowsBigsNextMistakeCreatingGratefulOur TimeSmokingConcertsMarijuanaTobaccoPhilipMorrisPhilip Morris Author:Kevin Sabet
“After years of denial and deception, the Philip Morris company has admitted that cigarette smoking causes lung cancer and other diseases. This formal acknowledgment comes far too late but still we must all welcome it. It can be the beginning of clearing the air.” YearsStillsCausesCompanyAirDiseaseLateCancerWelcomeDenialDeceptionSmokingToo LateCigaretteFormalLungsClearingPhilipQuit SmokingAcknowledgmentMorrisLung CancerPhilip Morris Book:Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: William J. Clinton, 1999 Source: Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: William J. Clinton, 1999
“In 1995, I founded The Molecular Sciences Institute with a gift from the Philip Morris Company where I hoped that we could create an environment where young people could pursue science in an atmosphere of harmonious purpose and high intellectual challenge.” PeopleYoungPurposeChallengesCompanyEnvironmentIntellectualPursueAtmosphereHarmoniousInstitutePhilipMorrisPhilip Morris Author:Sydney Brenner