Frans van Houten Quotes

The key to longevity is to interact with other people.

Why would I retire? Sit at home and watch TV? No thanks. I'd rather be out playing.

People in their 70s can still have incredible lives. Health is the most important thing.

If my mind and body are still active, why should I retire?

When we understand the connection between how we live and how long we live, it's easier to make different choices. Instead of viewing the time we spend with friends and family as luxuries, we can see that these relationships are among the most powerful determinants of our well-being and survival.

Leaders must invoke an alchemy of great vision.

We want to change lives.

Health is correlated with quality of life. If you get regular physical activity, have social connections, control your cholesterol, keep your blood pressure at a normal level, don't smoke - these things can make an enormous difference not only in how long you live, but how much you enjoy your life in those years.

Freedom is the source of human creativity and development.

Our smartphones can offer innovative opportunities for improving how we react to our environment, and I believe it is increasingly becoming an asset - not a hindrance - to maintaining a healthier relationship with our work, our friends, and the world around us.

All I really have going is football. I don't know what I would do without it.

Reading and exercising are two things in life that are not necessary.

It's very good for one's brain and muscular system to work in harmony. If you keep up your playing it just keeps things ticking over.

The hell with the aging process. It happens to everyone - you just keep your mind active, you keep physically active.

When we imagine a future for both WeWork and WeLive and the other things that we're doing, it really is about unlocking people.

I want the United Kingdom to be the best place in the world in which to grow old. By ensuring that as many as possible have the opportunity to build up a decent private income for later life we will be well on the way to achieving this.

Because of my Nigerian heritage, Jumia's use of technology to deliver innovative online services to consumers and improve the quality of everyday life in Africa is very important to me. I'm thrilled to be a part of this unique enterprise that is shaping the future of digital Africa.

Luxembourg has always been a country that has tried to reinvent its own future.

I have an overactive mind and I find that doing exercise clears it.

I like to keep my mind and physical state alert.

I'm 63 now, and I need to take care of myself so that I can continue to perform at my best.

The most daunting challenges of our times, from climate change to the ageing population, demand an entrepreneurial state unafraid to take a gamble.

Beautiful is difficult. I admire very much the courage of the people who have said, 'Let's do something different. Let's try to see if our environment will be more beautiful and our city will be more beautiful.'

I've always been the one who struggled financially, so now it's so cool that I can make my own money and do whatever I want with it.

I read an article about 60 being the new 30 the other week, and I think it's very true. Our generation has not done what previous generations did and just got old and sat in a corner.