I don't have a fear of aging or a fear of death. S. Jay Olshansky agingdeathfear Change image and share on social
The only control we have over the duration of our life is to shorten it, and we do that all the time. S. Jay Olshansky controldurationlife Change image and share on social
How long you live is less important than how healthy you are along the way. S. Jay Olshansky healthyimportantlive Change image and share on social
We're not trying to make us live forever; we're not trying to even make us live significantly longer. What we're trying to do is extend the period of healthy life. S. Jay Olshansky extendforeverhealthy Change image and share on social
We know in the field of aging that some people tend to senesce, or grow older, more rapidly than others, and some more slowly. S. Jay Olshansky agingfieldgrow Change image and share on social
The vast majority of studies say anti-aging supplements don't work. S. Jay Olshansky agingantimajority Change image and share on social
People pushing the idea that everyone can live to be 100 are perpetuating a myth that goes all the way back to the Bible. S. Jay Olshansky backbibleidea Change image and share on social
I have little doubt that gerontologists will eventually find a way to avoid, or more likely, delay, the unpleasantries of extended life. S. Jay Olshansky avoiddelaydoubt Change image and share on social
If you do an autopsy on an 85-year-old who died of a stroke, you will find five other things that person was about to die from. S. Jay Olshansky autopsydiefind Change image and share on social
Humans will die like all living things do, but we have the added burden of knowing that we will. S. Jay Olshansky addburdendie Change image and share on social