Diana Rigg Quotes

I have a wonderful respect for old people.

When you're young, it's hard to lead people that are older than you.

You seek help from the elders. A society with elders is healthy. It's not always that way in the West.

Authority doesn't work without prestige, or prestige without distance.

I felt a tremendous sadness for men who can't deal with a woman of their own age.

It is a different world than when I was growing up, and you started to just kind of maintain at thirty-five and just hope you can hope it together. People are a lot more vital than I am and doing all kinds of things and leading really important movements.

The nice thing with the Arabs is that with age comes respect.

I prefer younger men. In some ways, they are much more open to a woman being stronger and independent then some of the men my age.

Since when have we Americans been expected to bow submissively to authority and speak with awe and reverence to those who represent us?

In my day you didn't speak until spoken to.

Always be nice to those younger than you, because they are the ones who will be writing about you.

I grew up to always respect authority and respect those in charge.

I've always found, when I was younger, that the older guys - the guys who weren't of my generation but were 20, 30 years older than me - were the cool guys.

I don't mind being older. I'm proud of my age. I've achieved a lot. It's the same thing with Mick and the Stones. They should be revered and respected. Isn't it strange that now we're living longer we have so much less respect for old age? Perhaps it's a less valuable commodity?

I got the name Lil Baby because I always hung around older dudes.

I found a lot of guys my age and older were absolutely terrified of me. Younger men weren't.

Trust the young. Young people have a lot to contribute, but generation after generation, those who reach power protect that power rather than teach others how to attain it. I resolved that if I ever became successful, I would trust the young.

I suppose when they reach a certain age some men are afraid to grow up. It seems the older the men get, the younger their new wives get.

The fun thing about getting older is finding younger people to mentor.

My mother was 45 when she had me, so when I was in high school my parents were the same age as my friends' grandparents.

Nobody is strong-minded around a President…

When his noblemen are in his presence, they never look him in the face, but sit cowering, as we upon our knees, so they upon their buttocks with their elbows upon their knees and their hands before their faces, not looking up until the king command them. And when they are coming toward the king, as far as they do see him they do show such reverence, sitting on the ground with their faces covered as before. Likewise, when they depart from him, they turn not their backs toward him, but go creeping backward with like reverence.

It's the way we are - our people show their respect to their leaders by keeping quiet. It is considered rude to speak your mind.

If you work hard and perform well, it doesn't matter whether you're 20 or 40. People are going to follow, and you can go in there and run the show.

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