In every society, the wisdom and experiences of the elderly hold a special place. Old age is often associated with a wealth of knowledge, garnered through a lifetime of experiences, triumphs, and challenges. Throughout history, the perspectives of older individuals have been revered for their depth, insight, and time-tested wisdom. From the sagely advice of grandparents to the revered words of historical figures, the words of the elderly resonate across generations, offering guidance, comfort, and profound reflections on life’s journey.
Old Woman Quotes celebrates the unique perspective and invaluable contributions of women as they age. From the poignant reflections on aging gracefully to the pearls of wisdom gathered through a lifetime of lessons, these quotes capture the essence of the elderly woman’s experience. Whether it’s words of encouragement, reflections on love and loss, or musings on the passage of time, the quotes assembled here serve as a testament to the enduring strength, resilience, and wisdom of women in their later years. Explore these insightful words below and discover the timeless wisdom that only comes with age.
I’ve always said that at the end of the day, on a legal issue, I think a wise old woman and a wise old man are going to reach the same conclusion. Sandra Day O’Connor
Time and trouble will tame an advanced young woman, but an advanced old woman is uncontrollable by any earthly force. Dorothy L. Sayers
If I can challenge old ideas about aging, I will feel more and more invigorated. I want to represent this new way. I want to be a new version of the 70-year-old woman. Vital, strong, very physical, very agile. I think that the older I get, the more yoga I’m going to do. Jamie Lee Curtis
Wherever I go, there’s always a child, an old woman, that comes to me and wants to meet me. Not because I am famous but because they suffered with my family. Elian Gonzalez
If I see a now-28-year-old woman coming up to me, she’s probably thinking of ‘Juno’ because she watched it with her parents when she was 18 years old. J. K. Simmons
Why am I not just some old woman ranting in a room? I think because what I say connects with people’s truths. Katie Hopkins
When I see myself as an old woman, I just think about being happy. And hopefully, I’ll still be fly. Rihanna
Not an old woman that buys a paper of pins, without yielding a part of the price to the banks as interest! John Buchanan Robinson
I don’t know the secret of Mrs. Brown, but what I do know is that there are things that Mrs. Brown says and does that Brendan O’Carroll couldn’t get away with. I think maybe it’s a leniency that they’re with an old woman. It’s the old woman thing. I think secretly we all just want to be Joan Rivers. Brendan O’Carroll
I’m just a tough old woman. Marjory Stoneman Douglas
When I first started, as long as you were a bit brown, you could play any kind of ethnic anything. Now it’s much more localised and specific. I feel like a wise old woman looking back on the evolution of how much more sophisticated audiences are. Thandie Newton
I played an old woman in a wheelchair at 18. Margo Martindale
I hadn’t published a book of poetry in over a decade because I’ve been very ill. As I got better and started to write, I said, ‘Wow, even as an old woman, I could have a selected book of poems.’ Ntozake Shange
I learned a woman is never an old woman. Joni Mitchell
Yeah I’m thirty-six, but on the show I’m thirty-two. Nobody wants to watch a thirty-six year old woman, so they decided to make me thirty-two. Much more appealing somehow. Ellen DeGeneres
If I were to do a sequel, it would be with Sophie as a very old woman and The BFG the same, a bit like that ‘Let the Right One’ in film. Mark Rylance
Confucius would give his seat to an old woman. Communist cadres, on the other hand, took the best seats and called it a cultural revolution. Gerald Vizenor
When I am an old woman, I will stop trying to look beautiful. I will quit wearing makeup and buying uncomfortable clothes because they look good. Maybe I will take up nudism. Rachel Corrie
When I was young, I lived like an old woman, and when I got old, I had to live like a young person. Diane von Furstenberg
Why in the world would anyone want to photograph an old woman like me? Lillie Langtry
As a child, I perceived my mother as an old woman. Herta Muller
My sister is three years older and super foxy, and I always looked like a 50 year old woman. Paula Pell
I’m no longer the young woman I was playing before, and I’m in a profession where that continuum that is me is irrelevant to most people – they’re meeting me for the first time, seeing me for the first time, and they’re seeing an old woman, so that’s what I’ve got to start being. Harriet Walter
If someone’s intimidated by me, that’s something they have to deal with. When I walk down the streets of New York and an old woman grabs her purse when I pass by, I’m not going to give it a whole lot of energy because I’m not in the wrong. I’m a millionaire, and I’m not thinking about grabbing an old woman’s purse. Ving Rhames
I am a friend of life, at 80 life tells me to behave like a woman and not like an old woman. Chavela Vargas
I have lost and put on big batches of weight in my life many, many times. But what concerns me is the idea of being an obese old woman, because I don’t like the idea of being physically incapable in someone else’s hands. Alison Moyet
If you ever find happiness by hunting for it, you will find it, as the old woman did her lost spectacles, safe on her own nose all the time. Josh Billings
There was once this viral photo of the Pope doing his Pope-mobile parade, and everyone had their phones up. But there was this one old woman looking over the fence so beautifully at him. She was totally in the moment. For me, then, I think there shouldn’t be any phones at a Pope-mobile situation – or at a Beyonce concert. Chrissy Teigen
It’s still acceptable for male presenters to appear elderly but not their female counterparts. You will never find an old woman and a young man presenting combo. Mary Nightingale
