When you least expect it, someone may actually listen to what you have to say.

Old age is not a disease - it is strength and survivorship, triumph over all kinds of vicissitudes and disappointments, trials and illnesses.

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

Old age is an excellent time for outrage.

A healthy community is one in which the elderly protect, care for, love and assist the younger ones to provide continuity and hope.

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.

Speak your mind, even if your voice shakes.

Power should not be concentrated in the hands of so few, and powerlessness in the hands of so many.

The best age is the age you are.

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.

A person knows when they’re in darkness, even when they can’t see. -Nightblood

According to scriptures at least I know the Bible states not to make any permanent marks on your body.

Every child is a thought in the mind of God, and our task is to recognize this thought and help it toward completion.

There are some things that have to wait and that can't just happen right now.

If you really want to know what's happening here and now, you've got to use your own eyes and your own judgment.

Being in the woods at night is a beautiful thing.

New York is a wonderful place to shoot. The bystanders are great. They are enthusiastic. They respect the process, and you get the energy of the city.

I made, like, five movies while I was in college. I think they just weren't memorable movies. I've taken breaks as the years have gone on - I burn out every once in a while.

Red Dust was about the late 1980s; it was a time of burgeoning hopes and opening up and people searching for new ways.

Im always intrigued when you are travelling through a place and there is somebody who has lived there and done the same job for years.