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    The Last Word

    Words of Wisdom About Aging

    Physical and Emotional Health and Well Being

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    “There’s never been a better time to be an older person.”

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    — Esme Fuller-Thomson, Director of the University of Toronto’s Institute for Life Course and Aging

    “Experience is as beautiful as youth.”

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    — Erica Jong, American novelist, satirist, and poet, known for her provocative book on female sexuality, Fear of Flying.

    “I have never known any distress that an hour’s reading did not relieve.”

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    — Montesquieu, one of the great political philosophers of the Enlightenment who is considered the inventor of the modern concept of the separation of powers, highly influential on the framers of the US Constitution

    “Friendship is a wildly underrated medication.”

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    — Anna Deavere Smith, Award-winning American actress, playwright, author, and professor

    “Many of us have been running all our lives. Practice stopping.”

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    — Thich Nhat Hanh, known as “The Father of Mindfulness,” Renowned Buddhist Monk, Peace Activist, and Author who profoundly influenced the Western practice of Buddhism. He died this past week at the age of 95

    “So you may not be as fast on your feet, and the image in your mirror may be a little disappointing, but if you are still functioning and not in pain, gratitude should be the name of the game.”

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    — Betty White, Beloved Television And Film Actress Who Died This Week Just Short of Her 100th Birthday