Claude Nicollier Quotes

My father was an electrical engineer. He's presently 92 and still could be holding down a job. He had a very analytical way of looking at things, and I enjoyed that very much. I think that was a very large influence.

At 65, most of us still have a lot to give and a lot to contribute.

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.

I've put in 63 years now in the big leagues as a player, coach, manager. And now just being around these young guys, it keeps you going pretty good.

Tom Brokaw was never young.

It seems a perfectly normal thing to be 95.

My dad is a very good sounding board. He's very, very smart. Both of my parents are very, very sharp, much smarter than I, I'm happy to acknowledge.

Aging is a synonym for living.

When it comes to advice, I always consult my father regarding everything, as he has seen the industry inside out, and he is the best person to guide me.

The theme of old age doesn't seem to fascinate Hollywood.

Sure I played, did you think I was born at the age of 70 sitting in a dugout trying to manage guys like you?

I've been writing about growing old for some time, really from the beginning of my career. It's something I'm apparently hung up about and now that I am old, hopefully I speak about it with some authority.

Age is only a number, a cipher for the records. A man can't retire his experience. He must use it. Experience achieves more with less energy and time.

I grew up watching and learning from the ultimate partnership, and that is of my father and late uncle.

There's a lot of wisdom that my dad and my grandparents and my uncle have been able to impart on me, and what I've treasured the most is I've seen examples in my life of people embracing their creativity, not feeling insecure about their artistic inclinations.

In societies where mature workers are respected and where their wisdom is respected, everybody benefits. Workers are more engaged and productive. Their health is better. They live longer.

My dad lived till he was 78, my mum was in her 80s, and I've got two uncles who are in their 90s now.

Now that I'm over sixty I'm veering toward respectability.

Elders are the books of the young.

An old man in a house is a good sign in a house.

I don’t like getting old at all, but then again, who does?

When you get to be 103, modernism is a very wide concept.

Aging is interesting, you know? I really love it.

I find, to my amazement, that I have reached the age of 90!

For me, old age is just something that happens.