I want to make it as hard as possible. Gun owners would have to be evaluated by how they scored on written and firing tests, and have to pass the tests in order to own a gun. And I would… — Joycelyn Elders Copy Share Image
Gun owners would have to be evaluated by how they scored on written and firing tests, and have to pass the tests in order to own a gun. And I would tax the guns, bullets and the license itself very… — Joycelyn Elders Copy Share Image
Once I had a professor say to me, "You know you have as much education as a lot of white people." I answered, "Doctor,… — Joycelyn Elders Copy Share
[On masturbation:] I think that it is part of human sexuality, and perhaps it should be taught. — Joycelyn Elders Copy Share
I think we should have a very, very heavy tax on handguns and on bullets. — Joycelyn Elders Copy Share
“We have a multiheaded dragon in our midst that for too long has been waging a domestic war on our young, our poor, our… — Joycelyn Elders Copy Share
... black women have always found that in the social order of things we're the least likely to be believed--by anyone. — Joycelyn Elders Copy Share
[We must] deal with all of the contributing factors to gun violence as a whole, because it's like a leaky bucket - if you've… — Joycelyn Elders Copy Share
You can't educate people that are not healthy. But you certainly can't keep them healthy if they're not educated. — Joycelyn Elders Copy Share
As long as I was in Washington I never met anybody that I thought was good enough, who knew enough, or who loved enough… — Joycelyn Elders Copy Share
Health is more than the absence of disease. Health is about jobs and employment, education, the environment, and all of those things that go… — Joycelyn Elders Copy Share
Health is more than absence of disease; it is about economics, education, environment, empowerment, and community. The health and well being of the people… — Joycelyn Elders Copy Share
