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.

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"Stand before the people you fear and speak your mind – even if your voice shakes."

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"Speak your mind, even if your voice shakes."

- Maggie Kuhn

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""Speak your mind, even if your voice shakes.""

- Maggie Kuhn

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"Old age is not a disease, it is strength and survivorship, triumph over all kinds of vicissitudes and disappointments, trials and illnesses."

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"She warned him not to be deceived by appearances, for beauty is found within."

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"Beauty and ugliness are merely subjective labels. What matters is who we are inside."

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"When we see beyond appearances, we discover the true essence of a person."

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