28 Quotes That Will Inspire The Idea Of Positive Aging

28 Quotes About Positive Aging

I love quotes. But I am not thrilled about getting old. But we all know what the alternative is to getting old. I prefer to hold off on the alternative as long as possible. But did I search out some of the best quotes on positive aging.

And indeed, the best thing we can do is stay positive. Keep doing the things we love. Keep learning and setting goals. Keep that young feeling alive.

I hope you enjoy my list of favorite positive quotes on aging.

1. "You're sexy when you're young. You've got it going on, and then you have your kids, and you give your whole life to your kids, and then they're kind of gone, and like, what do you do? You've got to fight to stay inspired, and you've got to fight to learn new things and stay young in your heart."

Lea Thompson

2. "As long as you're learning you're not old."

Rosalyn Sussman Yalow

3. "He who is of a calm and happy nature, will hardly feel the pressure of age."

Plato

4. "Aging is just another word for living."

Cindy Joseph

5. "Do not grow old, no matter how long you live. Never cease to stand like curious children before the great mystery into which we were born."

Albert Einstein

6. "Aging isn't about getting old it's about LIVING… Learning that you can age well, will actually help you to age better… let's start celebrating and living an engaged life, and stop punishing ourselves for not looking a certain way, and instead holding ourselves accountable for actually taking care of ourselves inside first, knowing the results on the exterior will be a shining side effect." ~ Cameron Diaz

7. "I have absolutely no objection to growing older. I am a stroke survivor so I am extremely grateful to be aging – I have nothing but gratitude for the passing years. I am aging – lucky, lucky me!" Sharon Stone

8. "Age is no barrier. It's a limitation you put on your mind."

Jackie Joyner-Kersee

9. "There is a fountain of youth; it is your mind, your talents, the creativity you bring to your life and the lives of people you love. When you learn to tap this source, you will truly have defeated age."

Sophia Loren

10. "Age is simply the number of years, the world has been enjoying you!"

11. "The greatest thing in life is to keep your mind young."

Henry Ford

12. "Wrinkles should merely indicate where smiles have been."

Mark Twain

13. "Age is not how old you are, but how many years of fun you've had."

Matt Maldre

14. "Grow old along with me! The best is yet to be."

Robert Browning

15. "You're not getting old, you're getting better." Seniors Rock!

Nanette L. Avery

16. "Anyone who keeps learning stays young."

Henry Ford

17. "The key to successful aging is...to pay as little attention to it as possible."

Judith Regan

18. "Youth is the gift of nature, but age is a work of art."

Stanislaw Jerzy Lee

19. "Aging is just another word for living."

Cindy Joseph

20. "I believe we can keep ourselves young by surrounding ourselves with things that make us feel young."

David DeNotaris

21. "Age may wrinkle the face, but lack of enthusiasm wrinkles the soul."

Danish proverb

22. "Aging does not necessarily mean letting go of your dreams just because you think you are no longer able to reach them."

Susie Harper

23. "As woman, we tend not to like to think about aging. We falsely believe that as we age our beauty is going to diminish, yet nothing could be further from the truth." Jane Moore

24. "If you're not getting older, you're dead." Tom Petty

25. "I'm pretty sure that eating chocolate keeps wrinkles away because I have never seen a 10 year old with a Hershey bar and crow's feet."

Amy Neftzger

26. "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."

Samuel Ullman

27. "True terror is to wake up one morning and discover that your high school class is running the country."

Kurt Vonnegut

28. "We are always the same age inside."

Gertrude Stein