S. Jay Olshansky quotes

Find a way to get a full-body massage every day. (S. Jay Olshansky)
A lot of people are living in a dream world - they want to deny that aging occurs or believe it doesnt have to occur. Theyll hold on to this belief until the moment they die. The reality will eventually hit them. View quote
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The field of ageing research is full of characters. We have hucksters claiming that cures for ageing can be bought and sold; prophetic seers, their hands extended for money, warning that immortality is nigh; and would-be Nobelists working methodically in laboratories in search of a pill to slow ageing. View quote
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I'm not sure the least educated members of the population are missing out on the advances in medical technology as much as they are adopting harmful behavioral habits that shorten their life. View quote
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The reason we have cancer and heart disease is the same reason you can't get rid of the wear and tear on your tires on your car: as soon as you use them, you are wearing them away. You can't make eternal tires, and it's the same with the human body. View quote
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Death is a zero sum game for which there is no cure. View quote
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We have grown accustomed to the wonders of clean water, indoor plumbing, laser surgery, genetic engineering, artificial joints, replacement body parts, and the much longer lives that accompany them. Yet we should remember that the vast majority of humans ever born died before the age of 10 from an infectious disease. View quote
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We know in the field of aging that some people tend to senesce, or grow older, more rapidly than others, and some more slowly. View quote
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Ageing is very rare. We only see it in humans and laboratory animals and in zoo animals and in our pets. Basically, organisms that are protected from the external world. Once you create that protection, you live long enough to see ageing. View quote
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Exercise is roughly the only equivalent of a fountain of youth that exists today, and its free to everyone. View quote
S. Jay Olshansky

S. Jay Olshansky

Occupation: American Scientist
Born: February 22, 1954
Quotes count: 10