Smokers Quotes

We've learned from Ireland [where a similar smoking ban was implemented in March 2004] that the best way to begin these changes is to have a strong public presence. From next Sunday, we will be popping into bars and clubs and making sure that managers are coping. But we won't be slapping fines on anyone without giving them an adequate warning, and we're not really interested in following smokers home. We're planning a very 'softly softly' approach, because you can't change a nation's culture overnight. We just want to ensure the public know exactly what's expected. - John Rafferty

We've known for some time that smokers are under oxidative stress, because the smoke itself is an oxidant that creates free radicals and cell mutations. The immune response of the body also tends to cause inflammation, and this inflammation is one reason that smoking relates not only to lung cancer but other serious health problems such as diabetes, hypertension and heart disease. - Maret Traber

We'll do both sides... We just want to poke fun at how controversial it is. The room will be smoke-free and every 45 minutes we'll take smoke breaks on the patio to accommodate smokers. - Michael Bruno

We were a fairly smoky bar, and we may lose 10-20 percent of our business. However, there is the possibility that non-smokers may come out more. - David O'Brien

We still have several thousand children a day who start smoking every single day in this country and half of them will go on to be chronic smokers. - Richard Carmona

We estimate there are four million less smokers than would have been without two decades of anti-smoking campaigns. - Prakit Vathesatogkit

We are hoping that this campaign will give smokers an excellent reason to quit smoking - to protect their families, friends and colleagues. - Caroline Flint

Virtually no one starts smoking as an adult. Ninety percent of all the smokers began as teenagers or younger. - Matthew Myers

Today more than ever, smokers have a number of resources available to improve their ability to quit. - Jeffrey Koplan