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Betty Friedan Quotes about Age

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Just as darkness is sometimes defined as the absence of light, so age is defined as the absence of youth.

Just as darkness is sometimes defined as the absence of light, so age is defined as the absence of youth.

Betty Friedan
Light, Darkness, Age
Betty Friedan (2006). “Fountain of Age”, p.104, Simon and Schuster

I have discovered that there is a crucial difference between society's image of old people and 'us' as we know and feel ourselves to be.

Betty Friedan
Differences, People, Age
Betty Friedan (2006). “Fountain of Age”, p.31, Simon and Schuster

Development can indeed continue beyond childhood and youth, beyond the seventies. It can continue until the very end of life, given purposes that challenge and use our human abilities. . . . In sum, our development does not necessarily end at any age. We can continue to develop into our eighties, even to our nineties.

Betty Friedan
Childhood, Challenges, Age

I'm my age and I feel glorious.

Betty Friedan
Age, Middle Ages, Feels

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