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    The Last Word

    Words of Wisdom About Aging

    Seize The Moment/Only One Life

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    “What counts in life is not the mere fact that we have lived; it is what difference we have made to the lives of others that will determine the significance of the life we lead.”

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    — Nelson Mandela, Pioneering South African Anti-Apartheid Activist and the First Black President of South Africa

    “You will always miss 100 percent of the shots you don’t take.” 

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    — Wayne Gretzky, Former Canadian ice hockey player, considered to be one of the all-time greatest players in the National Hockey League

    “How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.”

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    — Anne Frank, a young Jewish child hidden from the Nazis in the Netherlands, whose diary of her time spent hiding was discovered, providing a remarkable view of her life and thoughts during the occupation. She died in a concentration camp in 1945

    “The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity. The fears are paper tigers. You can do anything you decide to do. You can act to change and control your life; and the procedure, the process is its own reward.”

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    — Amelia Earhart, 20th-century American aviation pioneer and women’s rights activist, whose plane disappeared over the Pacific Ocean as she attempted to be the first woman to circumnavigate the globe

    “I believe we’re mainly on our own in our last phase of life and need to create our own personal reason for being.”

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    — Judith Viorst, beloved American writer and humorist, known for her children’s books, humorous poetry, commentary on the various stages of life, and author of the recently published book, Making the Best of What’s Left: When We’re Too Old to Get the Chairs Reupholstered

    “I never understood the idea that you’re supposed to mellow as you get older. Slowing down isn’t something I relate to at all. The goal is to continue in good and bad, all of it. To continue to express myself, particularly. To feel the world. To explore. To be with…

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    — Diane Keaton, Iconic American Oscar-winning actress, director, writer, and producer who died last week at the age of 79