Respect for the Elderly Quotes

Our society must make it right and possible for old people not to fear the young or be deserted by them, for the test of a civilization is the way that it cares for its helpless members.

How good we all are, in theory, to the old; and how in fact we wish them to wander off like old dogs, die without bothering us, and bury themselves.

Sure, I'm for helping the elderly. I'm going to be old myself someday.

In the high-income English-speaking world, the elderly get treated very well indeed.

Old Muttonhead

He seemed like such a nice old gentleman—I gave him my autograph as a souvenir.

It is a mortal sin to discard the elderly.

I love talking with elderly people.

Growing older is not upsetting; being perceived as old is.

I wouldn't say they're neglected, but everybody is going to grow old and we should be looking after the older generation more than we do at the moment.

Now that I am sixty, I see why the idea of elder wisdom has passed from currency.

Old age is never honored among us, but only indulged, as childhood is; and old men lose one of the most precious rights of man,--that of being judged by their peers.

There's ageism in everything. I don't give a hoot. It isn't what other people think; it's what you think. But it's hard to come to terms with getting older. I admire people like Vivienne Westwood.

Sometimes being old is used as an insult, which is bizarre because, if you're lucky, that's literally going to happen to you. It's a strange thing to gloat about: being born recently.

People talk to old people like they're children.'Oh you're very old aren't you?' Yeah I'm old. I'm not stupid.

In America, the old are neglected.

Today, elderly people are discarded when, in reality, they are the seat of wisdom of the society...the right to life means allowing people to live and not killing, allowing them to grow, to eat, to be educated, to be healed, and to be permitted to die with dignity.

America's Older Americans add great value to our Nation.

Too old at 72? Careful. Ageism is out. We'll have the law on you!

If someone says to you, 'Go to an old-folks' home,' that's kind of ridiculous, because a lot of old people are doing terrific things for society.

Protecting the dignity and the security our seniors have earned is a commitment that spans generations and party lines.

We treat old people so badly. There is nothing easy about 80.

As soon as I was tall enough, my dad used to let me drive him 60 miles or 70 miles to work. That was pretty fun. My dad was really old. At the time, he was 82 years old. He said, 'Can you drive?' and I said 'Yes.' I guess I didn't find it to be that crazy.

'Ageism,' or whatever you want to call it, is a very English phenomenon. You don't get it too much in many other cultures. And no one says it about authors or poets or filmmakers. 'Oh, they're too old to make films or write books.'

I like old people falling over, that's what makes me laugh.