A healthy community is one in which the elderly protect, care for, love and assist the younger ones to provide continuity and hope.

Old age is not a disease - it is strength and survivorship, triumph over all kinds of vicissitudes and disappointments, trials and illnesses.

I enjoy my wrinkles and regard them as badges of distinction - I've worked hard for them!

Old age is an excellent time for outrage.

There are six myths about old age: 1. That it's a disease, a disaster. 2. That we are mindless. 3. That we are sexless. 4. That we are useless. 5. That we are powerless. 6. That we are all alike.

When you least expect it, someone may actually listen to what you have to say.

Speak your mind, even if your voice shakes.

Power should not be concentrated in the hands of so few, and powerlessness in the hands of so many.

The best age is the age you are.

Your body changes, but you don't change at all. And that, of course, causes great confusion.

Being sixty-five ... became a crossroads. We said, we have nothing to lose, so we can raise hell.

Music is poetry in motion.

To some extent I liken slavery to death.

You can't really study people; you can only get to know them.

Fun is a sugar-coated physic.

Muses had a way of killing those whom they inspired.

As I love and approve of myself and others, my life gets better and better.

Every morning, I wake up trying to be the best mom and the best role model for my kids in a healthy diet and active lifestyle.

Time is the enemy of identity

Abundance is a dance with reciprocity - what we can give, what we can share, and what we receive in the process.

We can best help you to prevent war not by repeating your words and following your methods but by finding new words and creating new methods.