{"id":4464,"date":"2015-04-10T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-04-10T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.senioradvisor.com\/blog\/?p=4464"},"modified":"2017-09-19T12:12:46","modified_gmt":"2017-09-19T17:12:46","slug":"real-senior-quotes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/d30braiqprupoq.cloudfront.net\/blog\/2015\/04\/real-senior-quotes\/","title":{"rendered":"Real Senior Quotes"},"content":{"rendered":"

Real Senior Quotes<\/h1>\n

For this year\u2019s crop of high school seniors, it\u2019s almost graduation time. Signing yearbooks and seeing who thought up the funniest and smartest senior quotes is a tradition. But why should high school seniors have all the fun? There are plenty of well-known seniors with a lifetime\u2019s worth of wisdom to share in quotable form. Here are some of our favorite \u201creal” senior quotes.<\/p>\n

Academy Award-winning actress Susan Sarandon<\/strong>, age 68, on beauty and aging: \u201cI look forward to being older, when what you look like becomes less and less an issue and what you are is the point.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Susan<\/p>\n

66-year old film actor Samuel L. Jackson<\/strong>, who played Mace Windu in the Star Wars prequels, on asking for what you want: \u201cI never asked for anything except a purple light saber. George [Lucas] said, “Well, light sabers are either red or green.” I said, “Yeah, but I would like a purple one.”<\/p>\n

\"Samuel<\/p>\n

Media tycoon and philanthropist Oprah Winfrey<\/strong>, age 61, on the power of gratitude: \u00a0“If you concentrate on what you have, you will always end up having more. If you focus on what you don’t have, you will never, ever have enough.”<\/p>\n

\"Oprah<\/p>\n

Country music legend and legal-marijuana entrepreneur Willie Nelson<\/strong>, age 81, on mind-altering substances and truth: \u201cAs adults we try to relax from the never-ending quest for reason and order by drinking a little whiskey or smoking whatever works for us, but the wisdom isn’t in the whiskey or the smoke. The wisdom is in the moments when the madness slips away and we remember the basics.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Willie<\/p>\n

Horror, science fiction, and fantasy author Stephen King<\/strong>, age 67, on changing priorities: \u00a0\u201cThe force of my invention has slowed down a lot over the years and that’s as it should be. I’m not a kid of 25 anymore and I’m not a young middle-aged man of 35 anymore. I have grandchildren and I have a lot of things to do besides writing, and that in and of itself is a wonderful thing, but writing is still a big, important part of my life and of every day.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Stephen<\/p>\n

Television actress Betty White<\/strong>, age 93, on retirement: \u201cRetirement is not in my vocabulary. They aren\u2019t going to get rid of me that way.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Betty<\/p>\n

Legendary investor Warren Buffett<\/strong>, age 84, on what matters: \u201cToo often, a vast collection of possessions ends up possessing its owner. The asset I most value, aside from health, is interesting, diverse, and long-standing friends.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Warren<\/p>\n

Feminist author and activist Gloria Steinem<\/strong>, age 81, on the give and take of wisdom: \u201cWe need to remember across generations that there is as much to learn as there is to teach.”<\/p>\n

\"Gloria<\/p>\n

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Paul Simon<\/strong>, age 73, on life and art: \u201cIt’s actually very difficult to make something both simple and good.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Paul<\/p>\n

Singer, actress, and style icon Cher<\/strong>, age 68, on the truth: \u201cHonesty makes me feel powerful in a difficult world.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Cher<\/p>\n

Nobel Prize-winning author Toni Morrison<\/strong>, age 84, on life: \u00a0\u201cAt some point in life the world’s beauty becomes enough. You don’t need to photograph, paint, or even remember it. It is enough.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Toni<\/p>\n

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