Handwashing Quotes

I know what it's like to wash my clothes in a Chevron station.

I do not shake hands from a sanitary standpoint.

If you grasp the bathroom door handle to exit without using a paper towel, you're right back where you started, with who-knows-whose germs on your hands.

Did you know you're supposed to soap and scrub for as long as it takes to sing 'Happy Birthday' twice?

I don't get sick much because in the U.S. I always eat with my fingers, you know, to get used to the bacteria.

Every nurse ought to be careful to wash her hands very frequently during the day. If her face, too, so much the better.

I am constantly amazed when I talk to young people to learn how much they know about sex and how little about soap.

People have to clearly see the connection between their family's health and their sanitation habits.

I try to teach my son about sanitation, especially when handling foods like chicken that could be dangerous. I remind him to wash his hands all the time. When my son cooks with me, he stands on a step stool so he can reach the stove. I teach him about safety and fire.

Limiting Covid's impact requires us to think differently about confronting respiratory pathogens in the winter.

If I walked into the kitchen without washing my hands as a kid, I'd hear a loud 'A-hem!' from my mother or grandmother. Now I count on other people to do the same.

The less we think or know about hygiene, the less we are predisposed to sickness.

I wash my hands constantly in the kitchen, so they're always dry.

The fact is we can't prevent people from getting the COVID-19 virus.

I know intellectually that if I shake somebody's hand that I'm not going to get sick and die.

With 30,000 deaths and 200,000 hospitalizations from the seasonal flu, those numbers are certainly higher than what we've seen of the swine flu. Protecting yourself from both viruses is very important.

In 2009, I traveled to South Sudan with my organization PSI. While there, I visited a local school and met with a group of children who had formed a water club. The group learned about how to treat their drinking water and use proper hygiene practices, such as washing their hands before eating or after going to the bathroom.

I maintain social distancing and try to take all the precautions, sanitise again and again after a few minutes.