L. Neil Smith Quotes

I think that society has to be careful not to shift all of its resources to the elderly versus the young.

Let's take care of mothers and infants first, and then let's see what's left over for everybody over 50. I'm over 50. If I get sick, I would rather have money spent on children before it's spent on me.

I got a gerontology certificate a million years ago along with my law degree, so I've been interested in older people for many years. Some people grow up with a lot of kids around, but I just grew up with a lot of old people.

I'm sure that is a reason why young people occasionally bash up old people - because the ages don't mix any more.

I want our party to step up its efforts to reflect and champion the concerns of everybody who has reached the second half of their lives.

We as Republicans understand that we have got to protect these... entitlement programs - these entitlement programs for our seniors today. And we have to sit down and have a discussion. We need more ideas on the table.

As pressure grows to ease the financial burden on social security, pressure will also grow to eliminate the elderly and infirm to 'free up' more money for the 'fit' and those who contribute more than they take from society.

Isn't it a shame that future generations can't be here to see all the wonderful things we're doing with their money?

A commonplace of political rhetoric has it that the quality of a civilization may be measured by how it cares for its elderly. Just as surely, the future of a society may be forecast by how it cares for its young.

We must unequivocally reject any cuts to Social Security or Medicare benefits.

People are getting older - that is a good thing - but there isn't enough funding in the system. And there's a whole number of injustices.

Well-fed people can enhance their dignity, their health and their learning capacity. Putting resources into social programs is not expenditure. It is investment.

He thought that the world would make more rapid progress without the burden of old people.

When we cannot find enough extra money for policing, yet we are having huge sums to other countries in aid, it is time to start a serious conversation.

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.

We are living in a country that has taken the short view on everything. We have sold our future.

If the government can afford luxury travel for its cabinet officials, then surely we can find the resources to invest in quality education, jobs skills training, and properly fund the State Department and foreign aid programs.

The arrogant view that young people don't count because they don't vote has thankfully been smashed for ever.

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

A 75-year-old man doesn't need maternity leave or maternity care. A young person doesn't need geriatric care.

Unfortunately, governments do not have a philanthropic approach towards future governments.

I'm 28 years old. In my country, that's considered very young. It's almost like the youth don't matter to the up-and-ups.

The coronavirus is having a devastating impact on our senior community and their families.

Just because people are older, they don't have the right to tell you what's right and wrong.

Our youth-oriented society does not have a clearly defined place for the older woman.