Maggie Kuhn Quotes & Sayings

Speak your mind even if your voice shakes. — Maggie Kuhn

The best age is the age you are. — Maggie Kuhn

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. — Maggie Kuhn

My goal is to do something outrageous every day. — Maggie Kuhn

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. — Maggie Kuhn

Power should not be concentrated in the hands of so few, and powerlessness in the hands of so many. — Maggie Kuhn

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

I enjoy my wrinkles and regard them as badges of distinction - I've worked hard for them! — Maggie Kuhn

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. — Maggie Kuhn

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

Speak your mind, even though your voice shakes. — Maggie Kuhn

You can't be human alone. — Maggie Kuhn

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

The ultimate indignity is to be given a bedpan by a stranger who calls you by your first name. — Maggie Kuhn

Learning and sex until rigor mortis. — Maggie Kuhn

There must be a goal at every stage of life! There must be a goal! — Maggie Kuhn

By the year 2020, the year of perfect vision, the old will outnumber the young. — Maggie Kuhn

When you least expect it, someone may actually listen to what you have to say. — Maggie Kuhn

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. — Maggie Kuhn