--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: It's a fucking pharmaceutical conspiracy…" description: "\"“It's a fucking pharmaceutical conspiracy, Eve. We've wiped out just about every known plague, disease, and infection. Oh, we come up with a new one ev..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2ad/j-d-robb-662_eve_it-s-a-fucking-pharmaceutical-conspiracy_1404300.jpg" --- # It's a fucking pharmaceutical conspiracy, Eve. We've wiped… ![“It's a fucking pharmaceutical conspiracy, Eve. We've wiped out just about every known plague, disease, and infection. Oh, we come up with a new one every now and again, to give the researchers something to do. But none of these bright-eyed medical types, none of the medi-computers can figure out…” quote by J.D. Robb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2ad/j-d-robb-662_eve_it-s-a-fucking-pharmaceutical-conspiracy_1404300.jpg) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2ad/j-d-robb-662_eve_it-s-a-fucking-pharmaceutical-conspiracy_1404300.jpg) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2ad/j-d-robb-662_eve_it-s-a-fucking-pharmaceutical-conspiracy_1404300.jpg) > ““It's a fucking pharmaceutical conspiracy, Eve. We've wiped out just about every known plague, disease, and infection. Oh, we come up with a new one every now and again, to give the researchers something to do. But none of these bright-eyed medical types, none of the medi-computers can figure out how to cure the common fucking cold. You know why?" Even couldn't stop the smile. She waited patiently until Mavis finished another bout of explosive sneezing. "Why?" "Because the pharmaceutical companies need to sell drugs. You know what a damn sinus tab costs? You can get anticancer injections cheaper. I swear it.”” [J.D. Robb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-d-robb/) ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. Pharmaceutical profit motives can prioritize drug sales over curing common illnesses, leading to perpetual disease cycles. **In simple terms:** Drug companies profit more than cure common colds. Key Takeaway Demand accountability from pharma. Themes ethics healthcare corporate greed public health Mood critical concerned Type analytical commentary When to use this quote - policy advocacy - consumer education - medical research funding - patient activism Key Concepts profit motive medical research disease management Questions to Reflect On - What reforms could reduce profit-driven neglect? - How can individuals influence pharmaceutical practices? 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Robb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-d-robb/) > [“Any hot plans for the weekend, Peabody?” “My usual, flicking off men like flies, breaking hearts, crushing souls.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-d-robb/any-hot-plans-for-the-weekend-peabody-my-usual-flicking-off-men-like/) [J.D. Robb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-d-robb/) > [“Peabody, you're an investigative slut.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-d-robb/peabody-you-re-an-investigative-slut/) [J.D. Robb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-d-robb/) > [“Cops aren’t heroes, Peabody. We just do the job.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-d-robb/cops-aren-t-heroes-peabody-we-just-do-the-job/) [J.D. Robb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-d-robb/) > [“You're almost as good as Peabody." He stopped at the door, grabbed her up in a steaming kiss. "You can't get that from Peabody."…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-d-robb/you-re-almost-as-good-as-peabody-he-stopped-at-the-door-grabbed-her/) [J.D. Robb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-d-robb/) > [“Pull yourself together, Detective. You're embarrassing yourself, and more imprtant, you're embarrassing me." "They're going to do it outside. In public." "So the fuck…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-d-robb/pull-yourself-together-detective-you-re-embarrassing-yourself-and/) [J.D. Robb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-d-robb/) > [“It was the first day in the life of the new lean and mean Peabody. An hour later, she lay on the grubby floor…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-d-robb/it-was-the-first-day-in-the-life-of-the-new-lean-and-mean-peabody-an/) [J.D. Robb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-d-robb/) > [“Women are the worst. They zero in on some guy. Oh boy, he’s the one, gotta get me that one. So they do. Then…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-d-robb/women-are-the-worst-they-zero-in-on-some-guy-oh-boy-he-s-the-one/) [J.D. Robb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-d-robb/) > [“After they left the office, Peabody shoved her hands in her pockets. "These nicknames are pissing me off." "But you're not I'm-Too-Good-to-Pee-Body. Harris is."…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-d-robb/after-they-left-the-office-peabody-shoved-her-hands-in-her-pockets/) [J.D. Robb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-d-robb/) > [“You know what, Peabody? Justice means a little more to me than a pretty gold star on my record or some fucking captain’s bars.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-d-robb/you-know-what-peabody-justice-means-a-little-more-to-me-than-a-pretty/) [J.D. Robb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-d-robb/) ## More by J.D. Robb > [“The man could stop her heart, then send it into full gallop. Just a look at him. They’d been married more than two years,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-d-robb/the-man-could-stop-her-heart-then-send-it-into-full-gallop-just-a/) [J.D. Robb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-d-robb/) > [“When his mouth was on hers, when he could feel her about to shatter yet again, he plunged into her, knocking her over the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-d-robb/when-his-mouth-was-on-hers-when-he-could-feel-her-about-to-shatter/) [J.D. Robb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-d-robb/) > [“So he found her. Most people would have said she was relaxed. But then, Roarke thought, most people didn’t really know and certainly didn’t…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-d-robb/so-he-found-her-most-people-would-have-said-she-was-relaxed-but-then/) [J.D. Robb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-d-robb/) > [“Why is that? Why do we love each other?” “Because we are what we are, and we’re both okay with it.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-d-robb/why-is-that-why-do-we-love-each-other-because-we-are-what-we-are-and/) [J.D. Robb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-d-robb/) > [“People, she thought, could be unbelievably stupid.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-d-robb/people-she-thought-could-be-unbelievably-stupid/) [J.D. Robb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-d-robb/) > [“Eve: “If you ended up naked and dead with another woman, I'd do the Rumba on your corpse.” Roarke: “You can't do the Rumba.”…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-d-robb/eve-if-you-ended-up-naked-and-dead-with-another-woman-i-d-do-the/) [J.D. Robb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-d-robb/) > [“Santa exists in the hearts of all true believers.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-d-robb/santa-exists-in-the-hearts-of-all-true-believers/) [J.D. Robb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-d-robb/) > [“You'll stay in the surveillance vehicle and assist McNab. Any arguments from you, Detective?" she said, looking at McNab. "No. No, sir, Lieutenant." He…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-d-robb/you-ll-stay-in-the-surveillance-vehicle-and-assist-mcnab-any/) [J.D. Robb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-d-robb/) > [“Eve woke, violently aroused. It was Roarke’s hands on her. She knew their texture, their rhythm. Her heart tripped against her ribs, then bounded…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-d-robb/eve-woke-violently-aroused-it-was-roarke-s-hands-on-her-she-knew/) [J.D. Robb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-d-robb/) > [“She took his mouth, gave it a nice little bite as she ground against him. "There you are," she murmured. "Well, you've left me…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-d-robb/she-took-his-mouth-gave-it-a-nice-little-bite-as-she-ground-against/) [J.D. Robb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-d-robb/) > [“He watched, somewhat fascinated as she swished a slice of bacon through the pool of syrup. His steely-minded cop had the appetite of a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-d-robb/he-watched-somewhat-fascinated-as-she-swished-a-slice-of-bacon/) [J.D. Robb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-d-robb/) > [“Eve: "Keep your mind off sex" Roake: "Why? It's so happy there.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-d-robb/eve-keep-your-mind-off-sex-roake-why-it-s-so-happy-there/) [J.D. Robb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-d-robb/) > [“How can I love you and not be afraid? You’re my life, Eve, my heart. You’re asking, you’re wondering if I ever worry, if…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-d-robb/how-can-i-love-you-and-not-be-afraid-you-re-my-life-eve-my-heart-you/) [J.D. Robb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-d-robb/) > [“I will give you more pain than you can imagine. Your brains will leak out of your ears, and your bowels out of your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-d-robb/i-will-give-you-more-pain-than-you-can-imagine-your-brains-will-leak/) [J.D. 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Adam and Eve biting the apple. It's not there.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eduardo-galeano/what-is-the-most-popular-scene-in-the-bible-adam-and-eve-biting-the/) [Eduardo Galeano](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eduardo-galeano/) > [“It would be so much easier if I didnt have to make either choice. Picking neither and going back to the way I was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/keary-taylor/it-would-be-so-much-easier-if-i-didnt-have-to-make-either-choice/) [Keary Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/keary-taylor/) > [In France, Christmas is a family holiday. You stay home. New Year's Eve is when you go out.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alain-ducasse/in-france-christmas-is-a-family-holiday-you-stay-home-new-year-s-eve/) [Alain Ducasse](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alain-ducasse/) > [“Avian was home and made me feel secure and right. Everything felt okay when I was with Avian. 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