Penelope Keith Quotes

There was no respect for youth when I was young, and now that I am old, there is no respect for age, I missed it coming and going.

I don't like the way young people write and talk about the old. I don't like their attitude, which, if they weren't young and therefore bright and vibrant, would be called outdated.

Young men have a passion for regarding their elders as senile.

I'm not a big fan of young people.

I think old people should just be old and go away.

I feel sometimes and in some ways like Linda Romanoli and Monica Velour; I feel marginalized because I'm in my fifties. If you went online and you look at some of the blogs, which one can do on a lonely night, it's pretty startling what people will say about you just because you're in your fifties.

Nothing so dates a man as to decry the younger generation.

I have a wonderful respect for old people.

Don't hustle old people.

Old people should be heard but not seen. Young people should be seen, not heard.

If I had my way, all actors over 55 would be issued a 3-lb. wet salmon with which to slap the face of every young, beautiful, successful upstart.

I don't think about 'age groups.'

Most young people have tremendous respect for older people's views.

In America the young are always ready to give to those who are older than themselves the full benefits of their inexperience.

I don't have faith in young people any more. I don't waste time trying to communicate with them.

The denunciation of the young is a necessary part of the hygiene of older people, and greatly assists in the circulation of their blood.

As long as cantankerous old people have existed, they have complained that kids nowadays don't seem to know anything.

Any woman will tell you after the menopause, nobody whistle at her, well - that's just the beginning. As you get older people don't want you at their parties, we all are prejudiced about old people.

It's like when something good is happening with young people, then the old, grey people in power will be like: 'No! It cannot be like this!'

I want the young guys to say, 'How old is this guy that's blocking me every play?'

If you're 30, 40 years old, you're not getting listened to by minors.

This is not class warfare, this is generational warfare. This administration and old wealthy people have declared war on young people. That is the real war that is going on here. And that is the war we've got to talk about.

Le Pen is old; I'm young.

I hate to generalize, but in general, both men and women suffer from ageism. Men much less because men gain power as they get older. Women lose power as they get older. Men are seen as gaining experience and being distinguished. Sons look forward to replacing their fathers.

When I turned 50, I truly felt I was too old to work in Silicon Valley. No one said anything to my face, but when you can be the mother of some of the people you're interviewing with, that says it all.