Your body changes, but you don't change at all. And that, of course, causes great confusion.

Being sixty-five ... became a crossroads. We said, we have nothing to lose, so we can raise hell.

I enjoy my wrinkles and regard them as badges of distinction - I've worked hard for them!

Speak your mind, even if your voice shakes.

There are six myths about old age: 1. That it's a disease, a disaster. 2. That we are mindless. 3. That we are sexless. 4. That we are useless. 5. That we are powerless. 6. That we are all alike.

The ultimate indignity is to be given a bedpan by a stranger who calls you by your first name.

Men and women approaching retirement age should be recycled for public service work, and their companies should foot the bill. We can no longer afford to scrap-pile people.