Longevity Quotes - Page 12

• The great increase in longevity has produced a surge in the desire to accumulate assets for retirement. It has outpaced the ability of the private sector to produce assets, so we need a larger government debt.

  William Vickrey

  Retirement, Government, Desire

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• I looked at longevity in show business when I was about 13, and the people who seemed to have longevity were the ones who'd spent quite a bit of time learning about what they were doing before they made it.

  Paul Merton

  People, Made, Shows

  "Paul Merton: 'Am I allowed to call myself working-class now?'". Interview With Decca Aitkenhead, www.theguardian.com. May 16, 2011.

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• I'm not going to give up doing interesting things. I'm going to do it as long as I possibly can and hopefully have longevity in this business.

  Jessica Biel

  Giving Up, Long, Interesting

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• Your longevity and health are more determined by your ZIP code than they are by your genetic code.

  Tom Frieden

  Zips, Determined, Code

  "CDC Telebriefing: Potentially Preventable Deaths from the Five Leading Causes of Death". www.cdc.gov. May 01, 2014.

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• I dont know what the secret to longevity as an actress is. Its more than talent and beauty. Maybe its the audience seeing itself in you.

  Joan Blondell

  Secret, Actresses, Talent

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• Longevity, like intelligence and good looks and health and strength of character, is largely a matter of genetic heritage. Choose your parents with care.

  Edward Abbey

  Character, Parent, Looks

  Edward Abbey (2015). “A Voice Crying in the Wilderness”, p.25, RosettaBooks

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• Please stop assuming that longevity and perfect health is always the correct option. No. Sometimes fun costs ya. It just does, you know? And that's OK, you're willing to make that purchase. Sammy Davis, Jr. was 64 when he died. Give me 64 Sammy-years, I'll be happy.

  Bill Maher

  Fun, Years, Perfect

  "Bill Maher: Be More Cynical". Comedy, 2000.

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• People like Johnny Depp are an exception. He is the current model of what an actor should be. His body of work speaks volumes. He was so under-rated for so long, but he will have longevity - and it is such a gratifying thrill to see he is finally getting the recognition he deserves.

  Dustin Hoffman

  Long, People, Thrill

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• High-quality food is better for your health.

  Michael Pollan

  Quality, Diets, High Quality

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• Longevity can't be the only test of love.

  Bette Greene

  Tests, Tests Of Love

  Bette Bette Greene (2011). “Morning Is a Long Time Coming”, p.294, Open Road Media

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• For me, it's about optimizing health. It's about lifestyle and longevity. Then you think about what vegetarian diets can do for the mass population, in terms of lower consumption of resources. When you look at the numbers, it's pretty staggering.

  Scott Jurek

  Thinking, Vegetarian Diet, Numbers

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• The hardest thing in my industry is longevity, getting your next job. It's hard to get the first job, but it's so much harder to get the sixth or seventh as a woman.

  Anna Faris

  Jobs, Next, Firsts

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• When you write a song, a song has longevity

  Smokey Robinson

  Song, Writing

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• I always try to write a song, I never just want to write a record. Originally I was not writing songs for myself. ....And I can say this, most of the people who have recorded my songs are songwriters themselves. ... Even if I don't release it myself, somebody else might hear it and want to record it. When you write a song, it gives it that potential. When you write a song, a song has longevity. ... So I wanted to sing inspirational music, and that's exactly how I approached it-only the words have been changed to declare my relationship with God. Songwriting is my gift from God.

  Smokey Robinson

  Song, Writing, People

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• The public, as a whole, finds reassurance in longevity, and, after the necessary interlude of reaction, is disposed to recognize extreme old age as a sign of excellence. The long-liver has triumphed over at least one of man's initial handicaps: the brevity of life.

  Vita Sackville-West

  Men, Long, Excellence

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• I don't think that I'll always necessarily be, I guess, famous. I think, hopefully I'll just have longevity at what I love. So, I kind of think it's about taking the right steps and the right roles, and doing the best you can... and praying.

  Selena Gomez

  Thinking, Steps, Roles

  Interview with Miranda Clarke, cinemanerdz.com. July 4, 2011.

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• To achieve longevity you will have cycles. No one gets there in one straight shot.

  Rob Lowe

  Achieve, Shots, Cycles

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• Perhaps patriarchy's greatest psychological weapon is simply its universality and longevity. ... Patriarchy has a still more tenacious or powerful hold through its successful habit of passing itself off as nature.

  Kate Millett

  Powerful, Successful, Weapons

  Sexual Politics ch. 2 (1970)

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• There's a pressure on actors to get somewhere before it's over. But everyone wants longevity, don't they? It's a career. Why be that flash-in-the-pan, taking every job out of worry it'll soon be over?

  Ruth Negga

  Jobs, Careers, Worry

  "Ruth Negga: 'I'm not in any rush to get anywhere'". Interview with Tom Lamont, www.theguardian.com. November 3, 2012.

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• I definitely feel a difference about my place in the industry. I feel like I have some longevity now.

  Martina McBride

  Differences, Feels, Industry

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• the ultimate in longevity is the Christmas fruitcake. It is a cake made during the holidays with fruits that make it heavier than the stove it is cooked in.

  Erma Bombeck

  Holiday, Cake, Fruit

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• All systems require myths for their longevity.

  Nikki Giovanni

  Myth

  Nikki Giovanni (1988). “Sacred cows-- and other edibles”, William Morrow & Co

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• Health, longevity, beauty, are other names for personal purity; and temperance is the regimen for all.

  Amos Bronson Alcott

  Names, Purity, Moderation

  Amos Bronson Alcott (1877). “Table-talk”

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• Leaders goal: Avoid building around only ONE person's ministry gifting. Longevity is in a team, not an individual!

  Brian Houston

  Team, Goal, Leader

  FaceBook post by Brian Houston from Nov 22, 2011

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• I always stay in the urban comedy genre because it just never gets old. It's one of those things that people watch, again and again. This is that kind of movie. It gives you longevity.

  Terry Crews

  People, Giving, Watches

  Source: collider.com

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