"Funding the sure things instead of the big, risky idease is like slowly walking up the stairs instead of taking the elevator."

- Susan Lindquist, Ph.D.
Broken Pipeline

"Americans spent an estimated $11 billion on bottled water in 2006. That would fund the National Institute for Environmental Health Sciences for 17 years!

- Beverage Marketing Corp; National Institute for Environmental Health Sciences, FY08 Budget Request

"Americans spent nearly $163 billion on non-fuel items in convenience stores in 2006. That would fund the National Institutes of Health for more than five years!

- National Association of Convenience Stores, April 2007; President's FY08 Budget Request, Department of Health and Human Services"