Maggie Kuhn quotes
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“Old age is not a disease - it is strength and survivorship, triumph over all kinds of vicissitudes and disappointments, trials and illnesses.”
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“When you least expect it, someone may actually listen to what you have to say.”
-- Maggie KuhnSource : Maggie Kuhn, Christina Long, Laura Quinn (1991). “No stone unturned: the life and times of Maggie Kuhn”
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“Speak your mind, even if your voice shakes.”
-- Maggie KuhnSource : Maggie Kuhn, Christina Long, Laura Quinn (1991). “No stone unturned: the life and times of Maggie Kuhn”
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“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.”
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“The ultimate indignity is to be given a bedpan by a stranger who calls you by your first name.”
-- Maggie KuhnSource : Observer 20 August (1978)
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“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.”
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“You can't be human alone.”
-- Maggie KuhnSource : Maggie Kuhn, Margaret E. Kuhn (1972). “Get out there and do something about injustice”, Friendship Pr
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“I enjoy my wrinkles and regard them as badges of distinction - I've worked hard for them!”
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“A healthy community is one in which the elderly protect, care for, love and assist the younger ones to provide continuity and hope.”
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“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 KuhnSource : Maggie Kuhn, Christina Long, Laura Quinn (1991). “No stone unturned: the life and times of Maggie Kuhn”
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“Power should not be concentrated in the hands of so few, and powerlessness in the hands of so many.”
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“There must be a goal at every stage of life! There must be a goal!”
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“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.”
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“Your body changes, but you don't change at all. And that, of course, causes great confusion.”
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“Being sixty-five ... became a crossroads. We said, we have nothing to lose, so we can raise hell.”
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