Quotes About Ageing

At some point, you're no longer growing up, you're aging. But no one can pinpoint that moment exactly.

I don't think about growing old," she said. "I know you don't. That's one of the things I admire about you, Alice. You have some kind of boundless faith in the future. You never give up." "I suppose I'm an optimist.

The moment is brief, barely enough for a flutter of the pulse but long enough for her illusory self to catch up with the reality of the woman gazing back from the shopwindow. It is a little devastating. This is what ageing is, she thinks as she follows Isabelle into the store, these random unkind moments that catch you when you least expect them.

Nanotechnology experts are developing a bionic immune system composed of millions of nano-robots, which would inhabit our bodies, open blocked blood vessels, fight viruses and bacteria, eliminate cancerous cells and even reverse ageing processes.

Death doesn't like the old. Their acrid smell, their tough skin, their gaze worn out from used-up dreams, their beaten-dog spines… Death hates that! Whatever else you can say about Death, it likes them young. Death is a dirty old man.

If you don't want to grow old, then slow down the slowing down process.

She had the parchment skin and changeless features peculiar to old maids whom no one ever knew in their younger years.

Constance Lane tried to frown, but there wasn't enough slack skin across her brow.

The over-60s have to be seen less as receivers - of welfare, of help - or targeted consumers, and more as participants, both in our economy and our society.

When the Australian Government looked at how to meet the challenges, and the opportunities, presented by our ageing population, it saw that an all-encompassing approach was a prerequisite.

I haven't got ambitions. Actually, I'm determined not to die until I get very old. I want to be a great-great-great-grandmother.

Somehow, I've been blessed to be able to have the young spirit inside - not feel like every year I get a year older. I feel like every year I get a year younger. I don't wake up in the morning with aches and pains.

With an ear open to your musical dialectic, one can be young and become old, can work and rest, be content and sad: in short, one can live.

I think it's reasonable to suppose that one could oscillate between being biologically 20 and biologically 25 indefinitely.

Every one desires to live long, but no one would be old.

Janey accuses me of chasing jailbait. She bursts into angry tears, asking if it's because she's getting older. It's true. She's aging more noticeably every day—while I am standing still. I prefer the stillness here. I am tired of Earth. These people. I am tired of being caught in the tangle of their lives.

If you want to stay young-looking, pick your parents very carefully.

la vieja gruñona y encorvada por el deterioro de los años, que generalmente se escondía detrás de las ramas secas

Sono tempi difficili. Difficili e pericolosi. Viviamo in un'epoca di cambiamenti. Sarebbe un peccato invecchiare nella convinzione di non aver fatto nulla affinché questi cambiamenti fossero per il meglio.

As we get older, we become more political in terms of survival. We realize a certain amount of cunning is necessary and that you just end up a victim when you are totally honest in an environment where those around you arent. It's a matter of remaining true to yourself while continuing to move forward.

We need a new and positive narrative that defies the negativity and transforms our ageing populations from a problem into an asset.

I think ageing demographics is a bigger issue in China than people think. And the problems it creates should be become evident as early as 2016.

Ageing is so many different things, and cells being able to self-renew is part of the picture but not all of it.

Everyone is going through this ageing process. Whether in their minds or they are discussing it with their friends, they all want to look good and they don't know what to do.