Stem Quotes - page 2

Life is painful. It has thorns, like the stem of a rose. Culture and art are the roses that bloom on the stem. The flower is yourself, your humanity. Art is the liberation of the humanity inside yourself. (Daisaku Ikeda)
In a prime-time address, President Bush said he backed limited federal funding for stem cell research. That's right, the President said, this is a quote, the research could help cure brain diseases like Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and whatever it is I have. View quote
Conan O'Brien
Cord blood stem cell units have been shown to be a suitable alternative to adult bone marrow for the treatment of many diseases, including sickle cell anemia. View quote
Nathan Deal
In fact, many nations currently refuse to support embryonic stem cell research of any kind. View quote
Nathan Deal
I'm a judge. It seemed to me that it was critical to try to take action to stem the criticism and help people understand that in the constitutional framework, it's terribly important not to have a system of retaliation against decisions people don't like. View quote
Sandra Day O'Connor
Sadly, embryonic stem cell research is completely legal in this country and has been going on at universities and research facilities for years. View quote
Mike Pence
Confidence and empowerment are cousins in my opinion. Empowerment comes from within and typically it's stemmed and fostered by self-assurance. To feel empowered is to feel free and that's when people do their best work. You can't fake confidence or empowerment. View quote
Amy Jo Martin
What we really need to be understanding is that all of these things matter and they all stem from the fact that certain people live with power and authority and they want to maintain it. View quote
Anita Hill
Humanity could only have survived and flourished if it held social and personal values that transcended the urges of the individual, embodying selfish desires - and these stem from the sense of a transcendent good. View quote
Arthur Peacocke
Conservatives and companies condoned Rush Limbaugh's 2006 attacks on Michael J. Fox for campaigning about stem cell research. View quote
Christine Pelosi
Embryonic stem cell research wears no political stripes - it is embraced by conservatives, liberals, Democrats, Republicans, and Independents. (Diana DeGette)
Without a doubt, stem cell research will lead to the dramatic improvement in the human condition and will benefit millions of people. View quote
Eli Broad
Adult stem cells are also problematic, as they are difficult to identify, purify and grow, and simply may not exist for certain diseased tissues that need to be replaced. View quote
Eliot Engel
Scientists have stated that embryonic stem cells provide the best opportunity for devising unique treatments of these serious diseases since, unlike adult stem cells, they may be induced to develop into any type of cell. View quote
Eliot Engel
I wholeheartedly support umbilical stem cell research, but also support embryonic stem cell research. View quote
Eliot Engel
There are many alternatives to embryonic stem cell research, alternatives with great potential. We need to support these and oppose creating life for the sole purpose of destroying it. View quote
Ernest Istook
I'm involved in Project ALS which is trying to get money for stem cell research. That's one I've been pretty involved with because if you can cure that, you can cure so many other diseases. View quote
Gina Gershon
The main cause of my difficulties stemmed from the tragedy of my daughter's unsound birth and my inability to face my feelings. View quote
Gene Tierney
The refusal to acknowledge the scientific value of embryonic stem cell research is one more tragic misstep. View quote
Lois Capps
The U.S. has the finest research scientists in the world, but we are falling far behind other countries, like South Korea and Singapore, that are moving forward with embryonic stem cell research. View quote
Louise Slaughter
We have a responsibility to promote stem cell research which could lead to treatments and cures for diseases affecting millions of Americans. (Louise Slaughter)
There are no bona fide treatments available for embryonic stem cells. There is nothing in the laboratory, and there is certainly nothing in the clinics available to patients. View quote
Michael Burgess
We have a lot to gain through furthering stem cell research, but medical breakthroughs should be fundamentally about saving, not destroying, human life. Therefore, I support stem cell research that does not destroy the embryo. View quote
Michael Steele
When the AIDS epidemic broke, because I happened to be a science nerd and knew a lot about viruses and a lot about that virus at the time, I felt a moral obligation to go out and try to stem the fear and get out and explain to people what the disease was and how it worked. View quote
Morgan Fairchild
There is a major turning point in life when you have to decide: shall I grow old gracefully or shall I try everything to stem the tide? For me, that point came in 2001, when I stopped dyeing my hair. View quote
Nik Kershaw