Quotes about Longevity

I'm not a classically beautiful person, but hopefully it increases my longevity as an actress that my career isn't dependent on my great, great good looks.

People who keep a gratitude journal are more likely to have a positive outlook on life. Grateful individuals demonstrate less envy, materialism, and self-centeredness. Gratitude improves self-esteem and enhances relationships, quality of sleep, and longevity. If it came in pill form, gratitude would be deemed the miracle cure. It's no wonder, then, that God's anxiety therapy includes a large, delightful dollop of gratitude.

The Spartan king Agesilaus was still fighting in armor when he was eighty-two. Picasso was painting past ninety, and Henry Miller was chasing women (I'm sure Picasso was too) at eighty-nine. Once we turn pro, we're like sharks who have tasted blood, or renunciants who have glimpsed the face of God. For us, there is no finish line. No bell ends the bout. Life is the pursuit. Life is the hunt. When our hearts burst... then we'll go out, and no sooner.

The Christian's journey through life isn't a sprint but a marathon.

I and haven't been unemployed for 20 years. I'm an exception to the rule.

'Jolene' has been very popular all of these years, even overseas.

God in His grace will allow us a certain number of friendships that stick for the long haul of life. These friendships are a treasured blessing.

I have never felt more confident in myself, more clear on who I am as a woman. But I am constantly thinking about my own health and making sure that I'm eating right and getting exercise and watching the aches and pains. I want to be this really fly 80-90-year old.

To be somebody, you must last.

This shows how a man who practices exercise and self-control can preserve some of his original vigor even when he grows old.

Working from nine till five every day at something that gives you no pleasure just so that, after thirty years, you can retire.

There is one difference between a long life & a great dinner; in the dinner, the sweet things come last.