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<p>Martha SorrenJuly 3, 2025 at 11:10 AM</p>
<p>75 Quotes About Aging Gracefully and Powerfully originally appeared on Parade.</p>
<p>Aging is a natural progression of life, but it can sometimes be difficult to adapt to all the changes that come with growing older. However, if you need a little inspiration to find the joy in it, these quotes about aging gracefully and powerfully can help with your mindset. As a bonus, it turns out that having a good, positive attitude about getting older can actually scientifically affect how long you live.According to the American Heart Association, a study published in 2022 found that those who had "the highest satisfaction" about aging, were 43% less likely to die in the next four years. They also were found to have a lower risk of diabetes, stroke, cancer and heart disease, and were less likely to feel lonely or depressed. "There's a connection between mindsets and health behaviors. One leads to the other," the study's senior investigator Eric Kim said.Knowing that an optimistic outlook on aging may help with your overall health, it's never too late to start shifting your mindset towards the positive—and this list can help get you started. From funny zingers to inspirational adages and famous sayings, here are 75 quotes about aging to encourage you to embrace yourself at any age.Related: 16 Things People With a Really Positive Outlook on Life Often Say, According to a Psychologist</p>
<p>75 Best Quotes About Aging</p>
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<p>1. "Aging is not 'lost youth' but a new stage of opportunity and strength." — Betty Friedan2. "The afternoon knows what the morning never suspected." — Robert Frost3. "The beauty of a woman with passing years only grows." — Sam Levenson4. "What I learned is that aging is really about living." — Cameron Diaz5. "I think that laughter and smiling are one of the best antidotes to aging that you could possibly have." — Demi MooreRelated: Halle Berry, 58, Opens Up About Her Favorite Part of Aging</p>
<p>6. "I look in the mirror and I see that I look like my mother, and that warms me." — Angelina Jolie7. "Old age is like everything else. To make a success of it, you've got to start young." — Theodore Roosevelt8. "I like to say the word life-ing instead of aging." – Pamela Anderson9. "Age holds absolutely no fear for me. There is so much enjoyment ahead." — Penélope Cruz10. "Gravity and wrinkles are fine with me. They're a small price to pay for the new wisdom inside my head and my heart." — Drew BarrymoreRelated: 7 Best Dresses for Women Over 60, According to Professional Stylists</p>
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<p>11. "If you're always changing, if you're always curious, how can you be old? You're someone new today." — Salma Hayek12. "I feel very grateful that I get to turn another year older because not everybody does. Not everybody gets to grow old." — Cameron Diaz13. "Growing older gracefully means having a keen curiosity about learning things about the world that you didn't know yesterday, no matter how many yesterdays you've had." — Padma Lakshmi14. "Listen, I wish I could tell you it gets better, but it doesn't get better. You get better." — Joan Rivers</p>
<p>15. "Thank God I'm getting old. That means I'm still here." — Eva Mendes16. "Aging is such a privilege." — Katie Couric17. "Every age I've been grateful … Get up in the morning: Thank you, Lord. Thank you for this day. Thank you for the light coming through that window." — Maya Angelou18. "What I figured out is there is joy in every age." — Diane Lane19. "You're never too old to become younger." — Mae West20. "All I can say is, don't worry [about aging]. It's cool." — Helen Mirren</p>
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<p>Funny Quotes About Aging</p>
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<p>21. "I wake up every morning at nine and grab for the morning paper. Then I look at the obituary page. If my name is not on it, I get up" — Harry Hershfield22. "Did I have an easier time getting in shape and a better bathing-suit body in my 20s? Sure, but if I weigh all that against the wisdom I have now... there's no comparison. I'm loving it and I'm wearing it like a badge of honor." — Kristen Bell23. "By the time you are 80 years old you've learned everything. You only have to remember it." — George Burns24. "I was brought up to respect my elders, so now I don't have to respect anybody." — George Burns25. "Age is just a number. It's totally irrelevant unless, of course, you happen to be a bottle of wine." — Joan Collins26. "Your sexy—it never dies until you're in the box." — Taraji P. Henson</p>
<p>27. "I know we are obsessed with youth. I would not go back if you paid me. Sure, my skin was tighter ... but, I am so much more comfortable in my skin [now]." — Tracee Ellis Ross28. "Old age is like a plane flying through a storm. Once you're aboard, there's nothing you can do." — Golda Meir29. "Growing old isn't so bad when you consider the alternative." — Maurice Chevalier</p>
<p>30. "Getting old is a fascinating thing. The older you get, the older you want to get!" — Keith Richards</p>
<p>31. "You can only be young once. But you can always be immature." — Dave Barry</p>
<p>32. "My mother always used to say, 'The older you get, the better you get, unless you're a banana.'" — Betty White as Rose in The Golden Girls</p>
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<p>Inspirational Quotes About Aging</p>
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<p>33. "You have to embrace getting older. Life is precious, and when you've lost a lot of people, you realize each day is a gift." — Meryl Streep</p>
<p>34. "In my older face, I see my life. Every wrinkle, every smile line, every age spot ... your wrinkles reflect the roads you have taken; they form the map of your life." — Diane Von Furstenberg</p>
<p>35. "Confidence comes with age, and looking beautiful comes from the confidence someone has in themselves." — Kate Winslet</p>
<p>36. "Getting older is the best part of life." — Cameron Diaz</p>
<p>37. "I think as you get older, you really get to the point where you just don't care anymore what people think. There's a certain freedom that comes with that, [which] you really don't have when you're young." — Jada Pinkett Smith</p>
<p>38. "How do we continue to challenge ourselves, to interest ourselves, learn new things, be more helpful to other people ... That should be what aging is about." — Julianne Moore</p>
<p>39. "You don't have to spend so much time being consumed with aging and examining every new wrinkle. You can spend that time being interested in people and things." — Jennifer Garner</p>
<p>40. "Getting older isn't the end. I know I have so much to look forward to." — Pamela Anderson</p>
<p>41. "I don't feel as shy or nervous or self-conscious. I have more confidence that I can handle what life brings me … It's like I've found my voice." — Michelle Williams</p>
<p>42. "When you have an understanding that time is precious, you have a tendency not to waste energy on the small stuff." — Susan Sarandon</p>
<p>43. "I just think that things get easier as you get older and wiser and more experienced. You get more confident about who you are as you get older. I find that really comforting." — Rachel Weisz</p>
<p>44. "Along with getting older comes a certain kind of wisdom." — Helen Mirren</p>
<p>45. "There's no shame in being older and getting older. There's a sense of pride I think that comes with it." — Brooke Shields</p>
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<p>Famous Quotes About Aging</p>
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<p>46. "Getting old is like climbing a mountain; you get a little out of breath, but the view is much better." — Ingrid Bergman</p>
<p>47. "I've got to admit it's getting better, a little better all the time." — The Beatles</p>
<p>48. "I feel the older I get, the more I'm learning to handle life." — Ringo Starr</p>
<p>49. "Only of one thing I am sure: When I dream, I am always ageless." — Elizabeth Jane Coatsworth</p>
<p>50. "Today is the oldest you've ever been, and the youngest you'll ever be again." — Eleanor Roosevelt</p>
<p>51. "A man is not old until regrets take the place of dreams." — John Barrymore</p>
<p>52. "As you grow older, you will discover that you have two hands, one for helping yourself, the other for helping others." — Sam Levenson</p>
<p>53. "Those who love deeply never grow old. They may die of old age, but they die young." Arthur Wing Pinero</p>
<p>54. "The body, sluggish, aged, cold—the embers left from earlier fires, the light in the eye grown dim, shall duly flame again." — Walt Whitman</p>
<p>55. "Anyone who keeps the ability to see beauty never grows old." — Franz Kafka</p>
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<p>Positive Quotes About Aging Gracefully</p>
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<p>56. "I like who I am now. Other people may not. I'm comfortable. I feel freer now. I don't want growing older to matter to me." — Meryl Streep</p>
<p>57. "The older I get, the better I get." — Drew Barrymore</p>
<p>58. "The exhausting effort to control time by altering the effects of age doesn't bring happiness." — Diane Keaton</p>
<p>59. "I don't think of getting older as looking better or worse; it's just different. You change, and that's OK. Life is about change." — Heidi Klum</p>
<p>60. "With age comes a lot of wisdom." — Jada Pinkett Smith</p>
<p>61. "I want to age. I want to live to be 100. I don't expect to look at 100 like I look today. I want to wear every single bit of those 100 years and feel great about them." — Jennifer Garner</p>
<p>62. "There's no such thing [as] aging, but maturing and knowledge. It's beautiful, I call that beauty." — Celine Dion</p>
<p>63. "I believe your age is totally how you feel. I've seen women of 35 who are old and people of 75 who are young. As long as I look after myself physically, mentally and emotionally, I'll stay young." — Joan Collins</p>
<p>64. "I think there is this incredible freedom that comes with [aging] ... I've stopped worrying so much about what people think of me." — Gwyneth Paltrow</p>
<p>65. "I have gratitude. I know myself better. I feel more capable than ever." — Cameron Diaz</p>
<p>66. "I think people do get more beautiful as they get older." — Carrie Ann Inaba</p>
<p>67. "I know who I want to spend time with and who I don't. And that is one of the great things about getting older—it just clears out so much space." — Reese Witherspoon</p>
<p>68. "It's important to grow old gracefully, and that's what I plan to do. I am here to stay ... I think my best days are still to come." — Sigourney Weaver</p>
<p>69. "Age isn't so much chronology. You can be very old at 84, which is my age, but you can also be very young." — Jane Fonda</p>
<p>70. "The older you get, the more you realize life isn't about your looks. Everyone ages, and it's OK." — Ellen Pompeo</p>
<p>71. "Now I really appreciate my maturity as a woman, my depth of spirit and soul and my understanding of who I am and what's important to me." — Elle Macpherson</p>
<p>72. "I'm actually really enjoying getting older." — Winona Ryder</p>
<p>73. "The more mature I become, the more I understand and the deeper my joy grows." — Beyoncé</p>
<p>74. "I know myself better than I ever have. I don't worry about what the perception is ... as you get older, you can step into that and not be worrying about it." — Melissa McCarthy</p>
<p>75. "Now women are realizing that we are at our best as we get older. We are attractive and we are more interesting and we are more self-assured than we were 10 years before." — Jennifer Lopez</p>
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<p>75 Quotes About Aging Gracefully and Powerfully first appeared on Parade on Jul 2, 2025</p>
<p>This story was originally reported by Parade on Jul 2, 2025, where it first appeared.</p>
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