David Mixner quotes
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“Sick people, particularly those with serious conditions, greatly prefer the company of their friends and family to residence in a hospital or nursing home.”
-- David MixnerSource : "Millions of Lives Will Be Changed By Home Health Care Cuts" by David Mixner, www.huffingtonpost.com. October 28, 2010.
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“Change comes with both fear and some pain. Those two ingredients create mistrust, misunderstanding and misinformation. Such is the process of democracy.”
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“At 60, the mind was sharp but the body complained. The legs were willing to make all the right moves but the muscles gave out too early.”
-- David MixnerSource : "At Home With Myself in a World of AIDS" by David Mixner, www.huffingtonpost.com. December 1, 2011.
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“Treating HIV/AIDS is a lifelong commitment that demands strict adherence to drug protocols, consistent care, and a trusting relationship with health care providers.”
-- David MixnerSource : "Why We Can’t Forget about HIV/AIDS in Health-Care Reform" by David Mixner, www.huffingtonpost.com. November 22, 2009.
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“Those of us who lived through the worst of the HIV/AIDS epidemic from the early 1980s through the mid-1990s have a very special spot in our heart for home-based health care.”
-- David MixnerSource : "Millions of Lives Will Be Changed By Home Health Care Cuts" by David Mixner, www.huffingtonpost.com. October 28, 2010.
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“The number of people with HIV receiving Medicare benefits has grown over time, reflecting growth in the size of the of the HIV positive population in the U.S. but also an increased lifespan for people with HIV due to antiretroviral medicines and other treatment advances.”
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“I'd come to the country to do my Thoreau bit, so I needed an office that looked out onto the woods for inspiration. I converted one of the bedrooms into my workspace and through its windows watched the wildlife appear each morning with the sunrise. Many were the days I would sit in wonder, coffee in hand, for hours.”
-- David MixnerSource : "At Home With Myself in a World of AIDS" by David Mixner, www.huffingtonpost.com. December 1, 2011.
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“As a spiritual person, nature for me has always been a healing place. Going back all the way to my childhood on the farm, the fields and forests were places of adventure and self-discovery. Animals were companions and friends, and the world moved at a slower, more rational pace than the bustling cities where I'd resided my adult life.”
-- David MixnerSource : "At Home With Myself in a World of AIDS" by David Mixner, www.huffingtonpost.com. December 1, 2011.
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“While the behavior of the Russian government, Putin and Putin punks are abhorrent, nothing will be changed by boycotting the Sochi Winter Games. In fact, those who are appalled by the treatment of LGBT Russian citizens will lose an incredible opportunity for the world to show their disgust.”
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“My family lived off the land and summer evening meals featured baked stuffed tomatoes, potato salad, corn on the cob, fresh shelled peas and homemade ice cream with strawberries from our garden. With no air conditioning in those days, the cool porch was the center of our universe after the scorching days.”
-- David MixnerSource : "Turkey Hollow Almanac: Summer Memories" by David Mixner, www.huffingtonpost.com. June 2, 2008.
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“Evan Wolfson is a dear friend of mine. Almost more than any other, Evan is responsible for bringing the issue of marriage equality to the forefront of our struggle for civil rights. He is a courageous pioneer who has been relentless in this battle for marriage equality.”
-- David MixnerSource : "Interview with Evan Wolfson: Marriage Equality and the Presidential Election" by David Mixner, www.huffingtonpost.com. August 17, 2007.
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