Quotes About Longevity

I've been thinking about disowning some of my genes lately. I have a few healthy, happy, long-living optimists in my family tree - most of them fans of Christian Science founder Mary Baker Eddy, a major champion of positive thinking. But I've got plenty of ancestors who played out more tortured hands.

The olive tree is a tree full of health. It is a symbol of eternity. Of all things, it has peace attached to it.

The only thing I do for posterity is plant trees.

I have this tremendous energy. I just loved and love life. I love it today. I never want to die.

It's such a tremendous honor to redefine what is possible and inspire people. I just want to do that as long as possible.

I think it is good when something can stay interesting for a long time. It's not just a trend for one month.

Trends carry on forever, until they stop. I want to be around after things come to a standstill. As a result, I tend to be pretty conservative.

Sometimes it feels like it hurts when you make a big purchase, so I really believe that the more expensive things should be gems that you keep in your closet, not trends.

The thing is to be able to outlast the trends.

Only buy clothes that you plan to keep forever. It's important to see trends for what they are: a game.

Somehow I've been able to keep standing and stay in my little corner and do my little stuff and I'm not particularly affected by trends or I'm not dying to make a 3D movie or anything like that. I'm just sort of happy to still be around.

I don't personally follow trends; I don't even like the idea of trends. I think it's kind of absurd that you have to change every six months, so I always try and buy things that hopefully I'll like forever, and resonate with me.

The story of Rod Stewart, the story of Carlos Santana is so inspiring to young musicians because it shows in this trendy business how long a career can last. It shows how you can soar back, regardless of age.

I would not invest in any shoe that is too trendy.

He who loves, lives longer.

The life of an action star is very short. I want to be an actor like Robert De Niro , like Dustin Hoffman or Clint Eastwood who in their 70s or 80s can still act.

Every footballer wants to play forever. And if you are going to keep on playing - to enjoy it to the full - you want to win games, and as a result, trophies.

I want to die at a hundred years old with an American flag on my back and the star of Texas on my helmet, after screaming down an Alpine descent on a bicycle at 75 miles per hour.

I've had a long career and I want to continue to have a long career. The way to do that is not to go away.

I've heard it said that winning an Oscar means you live five years longer. If that's true I want to thank the academy because my husband is younger than me.

I haven't taken any new projects in the past years - I told myself, if I cannot live long enough to finish it, I don't want it.

I'm fortunate: I can play as long as I want to play. There's no coach or trainer who is going to say to me that I'm dropped or sacked, it's time to move on. I can play as long as I want to play.

If you stop eating donutes you will live 3 years longer.It's just 3 more years that you want a donut. < . ) < .

People talk philosophically, Oh, I don't want to live past 100.' You know, I'd like to hear them say that when they're 99.