“When you come to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on.”

“Nobody grows old merely by living a number of years. We grow old by deserting our ideals. Years may wrinkle the skin, but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul.”

“We are all born ignorant, but one must work hard to remain stupid.”

“Youth and beauty are not accomplishments.”

“Here are some questions I am constantly noodling over: Do you splurge or do you hoard? Do you live every day as if it’s your last or do you save your money on the chance you’ll live twenty more years? Is life too short, or is it going to be…

“One of the benefits of being old is that you remember when it was worse…way, way, way worse.” Gloria Steinem, being interviewed on The Takeaway radio show, November 9, 2016