Body, Novalis

There is but one temple in the universe and that is the body of man.

- Novalis (1772-1801)

Heart, Book of Proverbs

A joyful heart is the health of the body, but a depressed spirit dries up the bones.

+ Book of Proverbs 17, 22

http://www.usccb.org/bible/proverbs/17

Health, Thich Nhat Hanh

Keeping your body healthy is an expression of gratitude to the whole cosmos - the trees, the clouds, everything.

- Thich Nhat Hanh (1926- )

Health, Turkish Proverb

To the well man, every day is a feast.

- Turkish Proverb

Politics, Lao-tzu

He who loves the world as his body may be entrusted with the empire.

- Laozi (老子, 604 BC-? )

Health, Carol Leifer

I'm not into working out. My philosophy: No pain, no pain.

- Carol Leifer (1956- )

The average, healthy, well-adjusted adult gets up ... (Jean Kerr)

The average, healthy, well-adjusted adult gets up at seven-thirty in the morning feeling just plain terrible.

- Jean Kerr

You have to stay in shape. My grandmother, she started walking five miles a day when she was 60. She's 97 today and we don't know where the hell she is.

- Ellen DeGeneres

Giving birth is like taking your lower lip and forcing it over your head.

- Carol Burnett

USA Today: Less stress, better sleep may help you lose weight

Less stress, better sleep may help you lose weight
By Steven Reinberg HealthDay

If you're looking to lose those extra pounds, you should probably add reducing stress and getting the right amount of sleep to the list, say researchers from Kaiser Permanente's Center for Health Research in Portland.