Longevity Quotes

• The quality, not the longevity, of one's life is what is important.

  Martin Luther King, Jr.

  Life, Time, Important

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• If you ask what is the single most important key to longevity, I would have to say it is avoiding worry, stress and tension. And if you didn't ask me, I'd still have to say it.

  George Burns

  Funny, Stress, Humor

  George Burns (1989). “How to live to be 100--or more: the ultimate diet, sex, and exercise book”, Plume

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• In ancient China, the Taoists taught that a constant inner smile, a smile to oneself, insured health, happiness and longevity. Why? Smiling to yourself is like basking in love: you become your own best friend. Living with an inner smile is to live in harmony with yourself.

  Mantak Chia

  Love, Inspirational, Best Friend

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• The various features and aspects of human life, such as longevity, good health, success, happiness, and so forth, which we consider desirable, are all dependent on kindness and a good heart.

  Dalai Lama

  Spiritual, Kindness, Heart

  Dalai Lama (2005). “The World of Tibetan Buddhism: An Overview of Its Philosophy and Practice”, p.65, Simon and Schuster

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• To sustain longevity, you have to evolve.

  Aries Spears

  Evolve

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• In a moving world readaptation is the price of longevity.

  George Santayana

  Change, Moving, World

  George Santayana (2011). “The Life of Reason: Introduction and Reason in Common Sense”, p.172, MIT Press

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• The secret of longevity... Is to keep breathing!

  Sophie Tucker

  Retirement, Humorous, Breathing

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• A man ninety years old was asked to what he attributed his longevity. I reckon, he said, with a twinkle in his eye, it because most nights I went to bed and slept when I should have sat up and worried.

  Dorothea Kent

  Funny, Eye, Men

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• Gratitude is a mindful awareness of the benefits of life. It's the greatest of virtues. Studies have linked the emotion with a variety of positive effects. Grateful people tend to be more empathetic and forgiving of others. People who keep a gratitude journal are more likely to have a positive outlook on life. Grateful individuals demonstrate less envy, materialism, and self-centeredness. Gratitude improves self-esteem and enhances relationships, quality of sleep, and longevity.

  Max Lucado

  Gratitude, Grateful, Sleep

  Source: www.biblegateway.com

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• The longevity of every relationship is decided by the willingness to forgive

  Mike Murdock

  Forgiving, Decided, Willingness

  FaceBook post by Dr. Mike Murdock from Nov 16, 2013

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• Gardening is a labour full of tranquility and satisfaction; natural and instructive, and as such contributes to the most serious contemplation, experience, health and longevity.

  John Evelyn

  Education, Learning, Knowledge

  John Evelyn (1729). “Silva: or, a discourse of forest-trees, and the propagation of timber in His Majesty's dominions”

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• Longevity conquers scandal every time.

  Shelby Foote

  Time, Scandal, Conquer

  Shelby Foote (1992). “Jordan County: A Landscape in Narrative”, Vintage

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• Most of the different types of cells in our body die and are replaced every few weeks or months. However, neurons, the primary cell of the nervous system, do not multiply (for the most part) after we are born. That means that the majority of the neurons in your brain today are as old as you are. This longevity of the neurons partially accounts for why we feel pretty much the same on the inside at the age of 10 as we do at age 30 or 77.

  Jill Bolte Taylor

  Mean, Cells, Brain

  Jill Bolte Taylor (2008). “My Stroke of Insight: A Brain Scientist's Personal Journey”, p.21, Penguin

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• The key to longevity is to learn every aspect of music that you can.

  Prince

  Music, Keys, Aspect

  "Prince pops up on 'the view'" by Mawuse Ziegbe, www.mtv.com. December 9, 2010.

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• Longevity is the key to success.

  Ed Seykota

  Keys, Key To Success

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• Youth is a quality, not a matter of circumstances.

  Frank Lloyd Wright

  Time, Quality, Matter

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• There is no such thing as great work without longevity.

  Johnny Hunt

  Leadership, Great Work

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• Longevity is having a chronic disease - and taking care of it.

  Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.

  Leadership, Sports, Care

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• THE 2,000-YEAR-OLD MAN'S SECRETS OF LONGEVITY 1. Don't run for a bus - there'll always be another. 2. Never, ever touch fried food. 3. Stay out of a Ferrari or any other small Italian car. 4. Eat fruit - a nectarine - even a rotten plum is good.

  Mel Brooks

  Running, Italian, Men

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• There's no longevity, living off of negativity.

  Big Pun

  Expression, Negativity

  Song: Capital Punishment, Album: Capital Punishment, 1998

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• Positive people have more friends which is a key factor of happiness and longevity.

  Robert D. Putnam

  Keys, People, Being Positive

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• I think it's important to take a break, you know, from the public eye for a while, and give people a chance to miss you. I want longevity. I don't want to get out there and run myself ragged and spread myself thin.

  Aaliyah

  Missing You, Running, Eye

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• Wisdom is the quality that keeps you from getting into situations where you need it.

  Doug Larson

  Wisdom, Knowledge, Decision

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• Ask who wants to live to be a hundred, and the answer is the person who is ninety-nine.

  Betty Comden

  Ninety Nine, Answers, Want

  Betty Comden (1995). “Off Stage”

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• Learn your craft well. Take care of your own business. Success (popularity) is fleeting for most, but longevity lies in a quality craft with integrity. Oh, and don't take yourself too seriously.

  Oleta Adams

  Integrity, Lying, Business Success

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