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    The Last Word

    Words of Wisdom About Aging

    Seize The Moment/Only One Life

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    “I’ve come to realize the pleasures of being a nothing-to-lose, take-no-shit older woman; of looking at what once seemed to be outer limits but turned out to be just road signs.”

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    — Gloria Steinem, acclaimed journalist, trailblazing feminist, and one of the most important leaders of the women’s rights movement in the late 20th and early 21st centuries

    “Raise hell – big time. I want y’all to get out there and raise hell about damned near everything. My word, there’s a world out there that needs fixing. Get out there and get after it.”

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    — Molly Ivins, an American newspaper columnist, author, and political commentator, known for her humorous and insightful writing

    “I never will believe that our youngest days are our happiest. What a miserable augury for the progress of the race and the destination of the individual, if the more matured and enlightened state is the less happy one!”

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    — George Eliot, Pen Name of Mary Ann Evans, an English novelist, poet, and journalist of the Victorian era

    “Hope for the best. Expect the worst. Life is a play. We’re unrehearsed.”

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    — Mel Brooks, American actor, comedian, filmmaker, and director. He recently celebrated his 100th birthday.

    “Don’t let yesterday take up too much of today.”

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    — Will Rogers, an American vaudeville performer, actor, and humorous social commentator

    “The greatest joy of old age is you don’t give a toss.”

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    — Prue Leith, From her YouTube conversation with Jacynth Bassett, Founder of Ageism Is Never In Style. Prue Leith is a South African-British chef, broadcaster, and writer, known for her work as a judge on The Great British Bake Off and author of the recent book, Being Old…and learning to love it!