The Next Fifty Years Quotes

“We struggle with a seditious inner voice that says, "You're wasting time. Get up and do something with your life.”
― Pamela D. Blair, The Next Fifty Years: A Guide for Women at Midlife and Beyond: A Guidebook for Women at Mid-life and Beyond

“in the past, respect for the wisdom of the elders was a central tenet of human societies ... whose elders served as keepers of the cultures' knowledge. But today, in technological countries such as ours, respect has faded into bare tolerance, as we demand that older people act, look, and talk young.”
― Pamela D. Blair, The Next Fifty Years: A Guide for Women at Midlife and Beyond: A Guidebook for Women at Mid-life and Beyond