Quotes About Elderly

We have to end Medicare as we know it. We have to fix it.

It was once said that the moral test of government is how that government treats those who are in the dawn of life, the children; those who are in the twilight of life, the elderly; and those who are in the shadows of life, the sick, the needy and the handicapped.

Little old ladies of both sexes. Why do I let them bother me?

I have an aunt named Ida. She's the widow of my late Uncle Basil, nearly 100 years old, and very religious, and has managed to live her extremely long and virtuous life out of the pitiless public spotlight.

Dementia is such a terrifying thing for all of us, and we are particularly bad at coping with old people in this country.

I know some people whose father has basically spent their whole inheritance on scammers. He's old; he wants to feel important, like he's doing business, so he goes to his bank and pays out - it's terrifying.

We promised new benefits to seniors like preventive screening and diabetes testing. We kept that promise.

Work, the old people say, keeps a man young. But perhaps that is something old folk say just because they know they must go on working.

I supposed there was something about me that made all elderly folk assume my time was at their disposal.

If there is happiness at age three, it will last until you reach eighty.

occasions of release which were not punishment. Release of the elderly, which was a time of celebration for a life well and fully lived; and release of a newchild, which always brought a sense of what-could-we-have-done.

Elderberry," the old woman told her.

There were only two occasions of release which were not punishment. Release of the elderly, which was a time of celebration for a life well and fully lived; and release of a newchild, which always brought a sense of what-could-we-have-done. This was especially troubling for the Nurturers, like Father, who felt they had failed somehow. But it happened very rarely.

The Old of the community did not ever leave their special place, the House of the Old, where they were so well cared for and respected.

There were only two occasions of release which were not punishment. Release of the elderly, which was a time of celebration for a life well and fully lived; and release of a newchild, which always brought a sense of what-could-we-have-done.

Ghost Stories: Visits from the Deceased" December 2, 2008), the University of Goteborg found that over 80 percent of elderly people experienced hallucinations of their partner within a month after their passing. Almost

You know what? I'm not going to describe anybody else as elderly. Let's just say that if you take my age and double it, I would still have been the youngest person in the room, by a lot.

Chance words spoken in kindness often help amazingly; and that's what old people are here for -- else their experience is of little use.

Elfrida's vision of an old folks' home was a little fuzzy, on account of her never having been in one.

Respect the aged! It was a thick voice—a muddy voice that would have made you shudder—a voice like something soft breaking in two.

She chuckled to herself and wiped her eyes with her crooked old finger. Sometimes when she told stories about the past her eyes would get teary from all the memories she had, but they weren't tears. She wasn't crying. They were just the memories, leaking out.

Hey you, long face,' shouted an elderly gent who must have been at least seventy years old, but who was dancing through the flooded, rainy streets, waving a rolled umbrella like a sword. 'Don't you sing those Tragedy Songs round here.

An old man – utterly alone – he had staked his all on a throw – and lost.

HAG, n. An elderly lady whom you do not happen to like; sometimes called, also, a hen, or cat.