David H Murdock Quotes

#1. No pills, not even aspirin, and certainly no supplements ever enter my mouth - everything I need comes from my fish and vegetarian diet, which incorporates many different kinds of fruit and vegetables every week.

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#2. We sell only fresh fruit and vegetables. I sell no saturated fats or anything like that.

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#3. We have developed a culture in which we eat with our taste buds, not our brains.

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#4. It is never too late to change the way you eat - once you do, your body will thank you with a longer and healthier life.

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#5. Obesity is racing through America, everywhere. It's high time someone spent some money to do something about it.

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#6. Since acquiring major interests in Dole Food Company 28 years ago, educating the public on proper diet has constituted the agenda of the Dole Nutrition Institute.

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#7. Success isn't something you achieve by accident, but rather by design.

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#8. Exercise your brain and body, keep engaged with work and friends, and feed your brain with a healthy, plant-based diet - as well as knowledge.

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#9. Maybe some people will not agree, but I like to eat sardines in the morning for breakfast. I think some people will have a hard time eating sardines in olive oil or pickled sardines for breakfast. I guess that is why I am still single.

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#10. If someone paid me a million dollars to drink a glass of milk, I wouldn't do it; maybe that's because I don't need the money.

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#11. At 88 years old - with every intention of living decades longer - I'm still running a company, writing articles, launching new ventures, and fully enjoying life.

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#12. My plant-based diet plus fish is to credit for my low blood pressure, high energy, and robust immunity.

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#13. I believe that proper eating will help all sorts of diseases. I can't say it will cure, but I can say it will materially help.

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#14. I think anyone who wants to live past 100 can do it.

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#15. I once in a while cheat and have a little ice cream, and then I kind of blame myself.

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#16. I drink coffee in the morning and a few cups throughout the day. Among coffee's health benefits are lower risk of Parkinson's, Type 2 diabetes, heart disease and dementia.

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#17. My day begins a little before 6 A.M. I never set an alarm clock.

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#18. I never have anything go wrong. Never have a backache. Never have a headache. Never have anything else.

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#19. North Carolina was where you could have Thanksgiving and feel like it was Thanksgiving.

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#20. Blueberries, strawberries, raspberries and other varieties have anthocyanins that can help reverse some loss of balance and memory associated with aging.

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#21. Even though I am Chairman of Dole Food Company, I do most of my own grocery shopping.

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#22. There's all kind of things going on in the world that I don't like but I can't change. But at least I can say, 'Change the way you eat!'

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#23. I'll match wits with anybody. I don't care if they have the top degree in the world.

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#24. I never think about age at all. I just think about what I eat.

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#25. When I open my mouth, the room rings.

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#26. I try to eat as near perfect as possible, but once in a while I eat for my taste buds. For example, I occasionally like to treat myself to a small cup of chocolate frozen yogurt - plus toppings.

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#27. Exercising and eating properly will build your physical and mental strength to endure the stressful situation.

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#28. Many of the people I work with that are half my age complain that they feel tired all the time. I tell them: 'Look at what you're eating, how much you are exercising, and how much sleep you are getting.'

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#29. We take better care of the maintenance of our cars than we take care of the maintenance of our bodies.

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#30. I've never been sick a day in my life. I'm healthy, and I think I can make other people healthy, too.

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#31. Personally, I like to juice up several different kinds of fruit and vegetables - which may include various combinations of bananas, red bell peppers, apples, carrots, celery, broccoli, spinach, parsley, tomatoes, cucumbers, etc.

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#32. Taking the company private was not the easiest thing I've done in my life.

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#33. By eating many fruits and vegetables in place of fast food and junk food, people could avoid obesity.

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#34. My own recipe for longevity includes considerable amounts of fruits and vegetables. An additional major responsibility for the maintenance of our bodies is regular exercise; at least 4 to 5 times a week.

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#35. I never had a boss in my whole life. I've totally destroyed anybody's ability to tell me what to do.

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#36. I expend a lot of energy in my 50-60 minutes of cardio and strength training every day.

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#37. I'm used to doing big undertakings with my own money.

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