Jane Elliott Quotes

Age is irrelevant.

Does age matter? Time doesn't matter.

Being seventy is not a sin.

As human beings we value the experience that comes with age. We are reminded over and over again with statements like 'older and wiser' and 'respect your elders,' promoting age as something to be cherished and respected.

To be old is to be part of a huge and ordinary multitude... the reason why old age was venerated in the past was because it was extraordinary.

When I talk about my husband, I feel as if people roll their eyes. It's like when you're 16 and order a martini, and the waiter says, 'Do you think I'm stupid?'. They can't grasp that I'm old enough to be married.

Young men think old men are fools; but old men know young men are fools.

I'm so old, I don't buy green bananas any more.

Old age is an insult. It's like being smacked.

At my age, you sort of fart your way into a role.

My material is as new as anything on the dinner table. What difference does it make if I'm 70 or if I'm 20? The audience knows they aren't getting any old stories from me.

If you live long enough, the venerability factor creeps in; you get accused of things you never did and praised for virtues you never had.

The young have strength; the old, knowledge

We do not attend to the advice of the sage and experienced because we think they are old, forgetting that they once were young and placed in the same situations as ourselves.

When you are old enough to... play powerful parts, who cares if you are 45, 55 or 65?

Age doesn't mean anything. Age doesn't mean I can't work as hard. Age doesn't mean I can't do as well as everyone else. It's just a factor. It's just there.

If you're an old cat around young girls, you got to have somethin' to bring to the table.

Of course I've had a problem with people taking me seriously because of my age. People are always going do that because you're less experienced; you haven't lived as much.

One thing that Alaskans clearly appreciate is seniority.

Age is irrelevant. Experience is relevant.

The great thing about getting older and doing TV and theatre is that the roles get more interesting, and you're not cast because, 'Oh, she's always looked extraordinary.'

At one point in my life, I thought getting old was a bad thing. Then I realized that the prestige, the respect, and the honor that people hold you at for being able to do anything for 20 years is well worth it.

Age is not an accomplishment, and youth is not a sin.

If to be old is not to be wise, then it is simply to be obsolete.

Reality is, you have to work harder the older you get.