15 Quotes by John Kirkwood

We are aware that blacks are being disproportionately affected by lung cancer. There are differing opinions as to why this is the case, but the bottom line is that we need to continue to educate the public -- especially this community -- about the health effects of smoking.

At the most senior level the relations are non-existent. At lower levels, contacts are spotty. We have evidence that Bosnian Serb liaison officers are packing their bags and departing from some locations.

The bulk of our business is with the military and that has been growing.

It's kind of like the guy with a sign on the entrance ramp to the freeway. Would you be more inclined to give him a few bucks if he says he needs it for food or for beer? At least the guy asking for beer is being honest about it.

It's appalling that the tobacco industry is not held responsible for the deadly products it continues to market and sell to young people. Clearly, the industry is trying to get young people hooked on smoking and nothing is being done to limit this targeted marketing. Cigarettes, even in assorted candy flavors, cause lung cancer and lung disease and should be banned for the sake of our children.

In the 1990s Maine had one of the highest youth smoking rates in the country among teenagers - and between 1997 and 2005 it declined almost 60 percent.