Maggie Kuhn Quotes

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

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

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#3. There must be a goal at every stage of life! There must be a goal!

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

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#5. 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.

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

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#7. The ultimate indignity is to be given a bedpan by a stranger who calls you by your first name.

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#8. The best age is the age you are.

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#9. Being sixty-five ... became a crossroads. We said, we have nothing to lose, so we can raise hell.

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

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#11. Leave safety behind. Put your body on the line. Stand before the people you fear and speak your mind - even if your voice shakes. When you least expect it, someone may actually listen to what you have to say. Well-aimed slingshots can topple giants.

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#12. You can't be human alone.

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#13. Speak your mind even if your voice shakes.

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#14. Learning and sex until rigor mortis.

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#15. By the year 2020, the year of perfect vision, the old will outnumber the young.

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#16. Speak your mind, even though your voice shakes.

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#17. My goal is to do something outrageous every day.

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#18. People who have had power, when they become powerless, are really tragic ... We just allow ourselves to be conditioned by a society so we become as important as we're supposed to be.

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#19. Men and women approaching retirement age should be recycled for public service work, and their companies should foot the bill. We can no longer afford to scrap-pile people.

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