“Old age is an excellent time for outrage. My goal is to say or do at least one outrageous thing every week.”
"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."
- Maggie Kuhn
Awareness
"Stand before the people you fear and speak your mind – even if your voice shakes."
- Maggie Kuhn
Courage
"Speak your mind, even if your voice shakes."
- Maggie Kuhn
Courage
""Speak your mind, even if your voice shakes.""
- Maggie Kuhn
Courage
"Old age is not a disease, it is strength and survivorship, triumph over all kinds of vicissitudes and disappointments, trials and illnesses."
- Maggie Kuhn
Resilience
"Reject common sense to make the impossible possible."
- Simon
Boldness
"Fear is freedom! Subjugation is liberation! Contradiction is truth! Those are the facts of this world! And you will all surrender to them, you pigs in human clothing!"
- Satsuki Kiryuuin
Boldness
"There’s power in looking silly and not caring that you do."
- Amy Poehler
Boldness
"I believe great people do things before they are ready."
- Amy Poehler
Boldness
"There are so many people out there who will tell you that you can’t. What you’ve got to do is turn about and say ‘Watch me’."
- Bryce Harper
Boldness