Katharine Ross Quotes

Being healthy is a complete lifestyle for me. It allows my brain to function at a very high degree so I can comprehend all the new things that are thrown at me. It also allows me to sleep well so that I am rested when I need to perform. Finally, being healthy will hopefully allow me to live a long and fun-filled life.

How long you live is less important than how healthy you are along the way.

My health is the No. 1 concern and my longevity is the No. 1 concern.

All I can say to you, if you look after your health, eat the right stuff, do enough exercise, keep your mind active, you might be around when you're 100 having this conversation with someone.

I definitely don't feel like I'm 71. I feel like I did when I was - between 30 and 40. The body ages. The mind doesn't.

The groundwork of all happiness is health.

I think the most important thing in life is your health. If you haven't got your health, you haven't got anything.

Just in general, staying healthy and active is important.

I think the most important thing is to keep active and to hope that your mind stays active.

Nothing matters more than your health. Healthy living is priceless. What millionaire wouldn't pay dearly for an extra 10 or 20 years of healthy aging?

Fortunately, I have been very healthy all my life and very active all my life and have enjoyed an active lifestyle.

The good news is that even minimal activity can significantly extend life.

I think there are two aspects to ageing: there's the physical side and what's happening inside.

Doctors look after me. But, basically, I look after myself. I don't overeat. I don't develop a big paunch. I do a little bit of exercise. At the same time, I believe that if you don't work, you will decay. The decay process is through not using your faculties - not using your brain, not using your body.

The most important thing for me to teach my children is about health and fitness. It's about taking care of your body and eating foods that are good for you and getting the right exercise that you need... It's just about living a healthy life for longevity and a healthy heart.

The older you get, the better you get. The key is just keeping the body up with the mind. The mind keeps developing when the body is breaking down.

I'll try to be young mentally and physically as long as I can to play as many games as possible, but I know, at one point, it will start to be more difficult.

I believe fitness is all about feeling healthy inside out. I think it's very important to be mentally fit as well.

I'm trying to live until I'm at least 65 or 70, so I might as well try and stay healthy until at least that long.

I have realised the importance of being fit and healthy.

I am in control of how I age, and I am in control of my health.

A long healthy life is no accident. It begins with good genes, but it also depends on good habits.

A healthy mind and body are essential. No excesses. Proper food. The body is like a Rolls-Royce. With care, it could last 200 years. It's a dynamo; the more you use it, the more you recharge it.

We all know we should eat right and we should exercise, but reading is treated as if it's this wonderful adjunct.

If you don't have your health, you don't have anything.