Ageing is a natural process that happens to all of us (well, unless you're Jennifer Lopez!). Here, inspiring celebrities share how they've embraced getting older and the wisdom that comes along with it. Whether you're feeling down about a new wrinkle or nervous about a big life shift, read this list to celebrate the fun parts of ageing.
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Oprah Winfrey
“Every year should teach you something valuable; whether you get the lesson is up to you. Every year brings you closer to expressing your whole and healed self.”
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Jackie Joyner-Kersee
“Age is no barrier. It’s a limitation you put on your mind.”
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Martin Luther King Jr.
“Oh, the worst of all tragedies is not to die young, but to live until I am seventy-five and yet not ever truly to have lived.”
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John Lennon
“Count your age by friends, not years. Count your life by smiles, not tears.”
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Cherie Lunghi
“I can honestly say I love getting older. Then again, I never put my glasses on before looking in the mirror.”
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Ringo Starr
"I feel the older I get, the more I'm learning to handle life ... being on this quest for a long time, it's all about finding yourself."
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Keith Richards
"Getting old is a fascinating thing. The older you get, the older you want to get!"
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Kate Winslet
"I'm baffled that anyone might not think women get more beautiful as they get older. Confidence comes with age, and looking beautiful comes from the confidence someone has in themselves."
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Halle Berry
“Ageing is natural, and that's going to happen to all of us.... I just want to always look like myself, even if that's an older version of myself.”
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Jennifer Aniston
“I think our bodies are beautiful, and I think celebrating them and being comfortable in them - no matter what age you are - is important. There shouldn’t be any kind of shame or discomfort around it.”
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Dolly Parton
"I will never retire unless I have to. As long as I'm able to get up in the morning, get that makeup on and my high heels on, and even if I can't wear high heels, I'm going to do like Mae West, I'm going to sit in a wheelchair with my high heels on."
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Heidi Klum
"I don't think of getting older as looking better or worse; it's just different. You change, and that's okay."
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Dido
"Stop and ask yourself, 'When I look back on my life in a few years, what would I regret not having done right now?' I value memorable experiences over anything else."
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Diablo Cody
"Don't underestimate the powers of an open mind. A lot of people are concerned with staying physically young; while that's appealing, I'm more interested in maintaining my curiosity."
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Jennifer Lopez
"When I turned 40, I was like, huh. I accept myself more now. It was much more comforting,"
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Cindy Crawford
"I'm actually happier with my body now… because the body I have now is the body I've worked for.”
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Drew Barrymore
"Gravity and wrinkles are fine with me. They're a small price to pay for the new wisdom inside my head and my heart.”
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Jennifer Garner
"I do think about ageing. I have those moments of panic and vanity, but life keeps getting better, so you can't worry about it too much."
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Celine Dion
"There's no such thing is ageing, but maturing and knowledge. It's beautiful, I call that beauty."
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Penelope Cruz
"Age holds absolutely no fear for me. There is so much enjoyment ahead."
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Goldie Hawn
“It's wonderful to know you're aging, because that means you're still on the planet, right?"
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Reese Witherspoon
"It's a great thing getting older. You are who you are; you say what you mean."
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Madonna
"I hope you are as fun loving and adventurous as me when you're my age!"
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Candice Bergen
"It's a privilege to get old... The reality is that I don't look like I used to look. I just don't care enough, and in a way it's saved me."
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Cameron Diaz
"My belief is that it's a privilege to get older-not everybody gets to get older."
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