Older Adults Quotes:

Why are young adults so self-centered and always seeking instant gratification? Because older adults, often in positions of power, paint them that way.

- Raymond Arroyo

source: "Embracing the Culture of a Younger Generation" by Raymond J. Arroyo, www.huffingtonpost.com. September 9, 2012.

topic: Self, Way, Adults, Older Adults, Self Centered

Pneumococcus is a fairly common cause of pneumonia and [raises the] risk of death in older adults.

- Paul A. Offit

source: Source: www.nytimes.com

topic: Pneumonia, Risk, Causes, Older Adults

We're proud of the work we're doing to make Chicago a great city for people of all ages. Nothing's more important than keeping in mind the needs of older adults - and how valuable a role they play in improving the city, based on their amazing collective talent and wisdom.

- Rahm Emanuel

topic: Play, Cities, People, Older Adults

I haven't taught creative writing all that much (my CW teaching consists of a few summer workshops for elementary school children and an eight-week class for older adults), and I don't really know what my teaching style is yet.

- Mary J. Miller

topic: Summer, Children, Teaching, Older Adults

We have other opposite problems with circadian rhythms that can happen when you - a lot of times with older adults. They start to go to bed at 6:00, 7:00 at night and they wake up at 2:00 in the morning. And they're rhythms actually shift earlier, but sometime it can just kind of miss the mark and shift too much earlier and that's when we need to treat it with bright light.

- Shelby Harris

topic: Morning, Night, Light, Older Adults, Circadian Rhythm