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Quotes About Elderly

almost eighty years old but still sharp and active
~ Ben S. Bernanke
I am in the prime of senility.
~ Benjamin Franklin
Zolpidem and zaleplon are secreted in breast milk and are therefore contraindicated for use by nursing mothers. The dosage of zolpidem and zaleplon should be reduced in elderly persons and persons with hepatic impairment.
~ Benjamin James Sadock
Early coronavirus fatality rates as often cited may appear worse than they actually are for a majority of the public because they do not include the many undiagnosed, asymptomatic cases; and because they do not reflect the dramatically elevated risk for the elderly compared to the rest of the population.
~ Sharyl Attkisson
Do we need Medicare reform? Yes we do.
~ Wayne Rogers
Most elderly are retirees with relatively low incomes. But some may possess assets, and they will be classified as poor. As such, the elderly poverty rate could be overstated.
~ Carrie Lam
After Huguette Clark died in 2011 at age 104, 19 relatives challenged her will, claiming she was mentally ill and had been defrauded by her nurse, attorney and accountant.
~ Bill Dedman
The casino seemed like a good idea at first—right off the highway, filled with drunks and elderly, neither of whom are known for eyesight. But I am feeling crowded and fidgety, aware of the cameras in every corner, the doors that could snap shut.
~ Gillian Flynn
From the pay phone at the library I dialed the number on the Missing poster. An elderly female voice identified it as the Natalie Keene Hotline, but in the background I could hear a dishwasher churning. The woman informed me that so far as she knew, the search was still going in the North Woods. Those who wanted to help should report to the main access road and bring their own water. Record temperatures were expected.
~ Gillian Flynn
I read a story about an old gentlemen who was known for his godly life. Someone asked him one day, "What do you do when you are tempted, old man?" He replied, "I just look up to Heaven and say, 'Lord, your property is in danger.'
~ Greg Laurie
Part of what I loved - and love - about being around older people is the tangible sense of history they embody. I'm interested in military history, for instance, because both my grandfathers fought in World War II. I'm interested in writing because one of those grandfathers wrote books.
~ Jon Meacham
I've seen so many patients, particularly elderly patients, over the years who become debilitated and changed by the process by which I cure them or another doctor cures them. And has it really been worth it?
~ Sherwin B. Nuland
Old people are considered worthless fuddy-duddies and often overlooked, which makes them sink into loneliness. I noticed it as soon as I started to age.
~ June Brown
There is a basic state pension to which we are all entitled at a certain age, but on top of that we encourage everyone who can to save privately so that they have a more comfortable old age.
~ Damian Green
Our society has a mentality that elderly people pass on their wealth to their son or immediate relatives, and I think we all do it. It's a part of nature and is an exaggerated topic.
~ Ram Gopal Varma
I delight in men over seventy. They always offer one the devotion of a lifetime.
~ Oscar Wilde
Now, five years is nothing in a man's life except when he is very young and very old...- Wang Lung
~ Pearl S. Buck, The Good Earth
People don't realize the great happiness there is in living to be very old and together all the time.
~ Gunnar Myrdal
She laid the side of her face against his frail old heart, where the pink shell of her ear could capture whatever song it had left.
~ Barbara Kingsolver
That hand looked a hundred years old. Knuckles and gristle.
~ Barbara Kingsolver
She was eighty-five, and her sleep was as thin as her skin.
~ Stephen King
It always seems to be cool in the houses of old people, have you noticed?
~ Stephen King
los datos de voto de El eslabón más débil indican que se discrimina sistemáticamente a dos tipos de concursantes: las personas mayores y los hispanos.
~ Steven D. Levitt
Parent in a retirement home is more likely to be visited by his grown children if they are expecting a sizable inheritance. But wait, you say: maybe the offspring of wealthy families are simply more caring toward their elderly parents?
~ Steven D. Levitt