Michael J. Fox Quotes

I didn't get into acting to be a public service announcer or an advocate and yet, by virtue of this show and how we handle the subject matter that we've been given, that's kind of how it's evolved in certain ways.

Multiple Sclerosis is obviously close to my heart and I'm determined to make a difference in the lives of people who suffer from the disease by raising the profile of MS, as well as raising funds for advocacy and research.

Through their work with fetal tissue, researchers hope to find ways to harness embryonic stem cells which have the ability to become any type of human cell and could provide new treatments for many illnesses.

Practically every day, there is a story in the newspapers about a new breakthrough drug on Parkinson's.

I wholeheartedly support umbilical stem cell research, but also support embryonic stem cell research.

Working with the media remains an effective and essential way to raise issues, educate the public, and prod policy-makers and corporate leaders to change for the better.

If the government fails to listen to your demands, then you will decide what is best for you.

To cure ALS medically is not economical. The realities are that it's difficult to find funding for research for a medical cure. I believe in developing technology as opposed to medical research. Technology can be economical.

No CEO ever says, 'Damnit, we need to increase research!' I want to encourage them to do that.

I think it's scandalous that we haven't done more to cure cancer.

If my dramatic career doesn't work out, I will go on to research and find cures for Alzheimer's or Parkinson's and other motor neuron diseases. It's a very exciting field of research. But I'd like to continue in drama, so it wouldn't be very smart of me if I blew this amazing opportunity with an inappropriate lifestyle.

I'm not in the business of changing policies. I hope to inform, not form, decisions.

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.

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.

I have to speak for myself. As far as videos go - casting, the artwork, everything - I'm completely hands-on. You have to be if you want your points across.

Investigating rare diseases gives researchers more clues about how the healthy immune system functions.

The Wellcome Trust is a hugely important organisation, and it is vital that its fundraising continues unabated.

Dedicated researchers seek better treatments and cures for diabetes, kidney disease, Alzheimer's and every form of cancer. But these scientists face an array of disincentives. We can do better.

As a Member of the CBC, I will fight tooth and nail to increase funding for programs, such as Ryan White, that were flat funded in the President's budget.

I think that celebrities should never underestimate their power. I mean just to draw attention, because then people get involved on a personal level.

Obviously any group that has to have funding also needs to get attention to their issues.

Yooralla is a people pleaser with a very powerful PR machine.

Alzheimer's is literally killing us, and the only way to fight this 'crime' is through a groundswell of people who continue to raise their voices and funds to ensure it gets the attention it deserves.

As soon as we find a cure, we will utilize any of the donations to go toward providing medication to those who can't afford it. That is my goal.

What makes community organizing especially attractive is the faith it places in the ability of the poor to make decisions for themselves.