What we know for sure from our work and from others’ is that mice have a life span of 1,000 days, dogs have 5,000 days, and we humans have 29,000 days. Recognizing that the duration is limited, and aging is inevitable, focus the attention on enhancing the quality of the days you have. S. Jay Olshansky Read Quote
I’m not sure the least educated members of the population are missing out on the advances in medical technology as much as they are adopting harmful behavioral habits that shorten their life. S. Jay Olshansky Read Quote
Someone will eventually succeed in this hunt for a longevity pill, and when they do, one of the greatest advances in the history of medicine will have been achieved. S. Jay Olshansky Read Quote
There is a possibility that there is somebody out there alive today over 122, but we’ll probably never know it, because in all likelihood they come from either China or India, and they don’t have reliable birth records. S. Jay Olshansky Read Quote
Once DNA acquires the ability to persist forever, the carriers become disposable. Essentially, our bodies are designed to last long enough to reproduce. S. Jay Olshansky Read Quote
Just because someone looks old doesn’t mean he or she is. The skin of some people who spend a lot of time outdoors seems to age very rapidly. Someone can look 80 or 90 and only be 40 to 50. S. Jay Olshansky Read Quote
While eliminating smallpox and curtailing cholera added decades of life to vast populations, cures for the chronic diseases of old age cannot have the same effect on life expectancy. A cure for cancer would be miraculous and welcome, but it would lead to only a three-year increase in life expectancy at birth. S. Jay Olshansky Read Quote
We know in the field of aging that some people tend to senesce, or grow older, more rapidly than others, and some more slowly. S. Jay Olshansky Read Quote
The fact is that nothing in gerontology even comes close to fulfilling the promise of dramatically extended lifespan, in spite of bold claims to the contrary that by now should sound familiar. S. Jay Olshansky Read Quote
