Health

No one can put a price on health. Read these famed Blacks' advice on the importance of good health.

A lot of times growing up you don't want to eat your green beans, and your spinach, and all the other healthy things that you should eat. So, I would encourage young people to do that. And get outside! What is hurting young people today is that video games are killing us because we don't get outside like we used to.
Earvin Magic Johnson

First of all, I'm happy that I'm healthy.
Tina Turner, Tina Turner Interview

I made a commitment to completely cut out drinking and anything that might hamper me from getting my mind and body together. And the floodgates of goodness have opened upon me - spiritually and financially.
Denzel Washington

I tell you, it's funny because the only time I think about HIV is when I have to take my medicine twice a day.
Earvin Magic Johnson, Earvin Magic Johnson Interview

I think it's important to take a break, you know, from the public eye for a while, and give people a chance to miss you. I want longevity. I don't want to get out there and run myself ragged and spread myself thin.
Aaliyah

If I'd known I was going to live this long, I'd have taken better care of myself.
Eubie Blake

If you neglect to recharge a battery, it dies. And if you run full speed ahead without stopping for water, you lose momentum to finish the race.
Oprah Winfrey, O Magazine

Most people who are healthy, and I'm healthy, can't even live my life. Trust me. I get up 530-6 every morning. I'm in the gym. I run a couple miles. I lift weights, and then I'm at work until 8-9 o'clock at night.
Earvin Magic Johnson, Earvin Magic Johnson Interview

We create stress for ourselves because you feel like you have to do it. You have to. I don't feel that anymore.
Oprah Winfrey