“We’re here because Alzheimer’s is everywhere.  It’s in your home. It’s down the street.  It’s across the country and around the globe.  This is reflected in the growing numbers of stories in the news media as more individuals and families are affected by the disease.” – Terry Moran

 “I want to salute the passion – and compassion – of all the people in this room, tonight.  But for all your dedication, my friends, you and I cannot win the fight against Alzheimer’s by ourselves.  We need the federal government in this fight with us.  This is about science and

“One thing this experience has taught me is that when it comes to Alzheimer’s, we must never have politics.  I would like to remind our leaders that religious faith and science are not mutually exclusive.  We all want the same thing, which is why we’re here tonight.  Because

“What I didn’t realize is that the film would resonate with such a wide range of viewers of all ages.  It seems that most of us are now dealing with parents, grandparents, spouses and friends who are confronted with this ravaging disease.  Their emotional reaction speaks to how all-too-common Alzheimer’s has become.” – Sarah Polley

“My very first thought was of my children.  I talked to them about the disease overall, but I left out the details that they don’t need to hear yet.  This is why my heart aches.  If a cure is not found soon, my children will “lose” me eventually to this awful disease.  To not know your

“I am so very grateful to the minds of the researchers in their unrelenting pursuit of answers.  I thank the bodies of humanity who are with us in this fight . . . And the spirit of everyone in this room for joining our efforts four years ago with the launch of this Gala and for continuing to support our cause.” – Princess Yasmin Aga Khan

“Yasmin, you have been such an inspiration to me. You have devoted your heart... your spirit... and the past 25 years of your life and counting... toward working to find a cure for Alzheimer's.  We both lost our mothers – our best friends – to this devastating disease. And I

“If we find a treatment that could delay the onset of Alzheimer’s disease and slow its progression within five years, this could reduce the number of people with the disease by nearly 30 percent.  The time for action is now.” – Congressman Ed Markey

“We have to fundamentally rethink the entire process of creating a roadmap to finding a cure because we need to accelerate the regulatory process as much as we invest in the research process to ensure that the knowledge we do create gets to the human being

as early and as decisively as possible to minimize the pain and to minimize the loss to America’s families.” – Newt Gingrich

“Finding all the Alzheimer's genes will enable both early prediction and early intervention.  Genes are our greatest guide for drug discovery.  What this means for Alzheimer's and related diseases is that in the coming decades instead of waiting for the onset,

we will someday be able to determine in advance who to treat and how to forestall the disease's effects.” – Dr. Rudy Tanzi