What scares you about getting older?

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Not being able to fend for myself and being a burden to others.

The Q&A, The Guardian, 26 July 2025 source ↗

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George H. W. Bush 41st President of the United States, 1989–1993
I don't want to be called a senior citizen, I feel like a spring colt. I don't want to be called a has-been, because there's things I want to do in life. But, I've been there and I'd say, "Don't let the bastards get you down." And they don't anymore, I don't talk to them anymore, so they don't get me down. I've got my family, and I've got so many blessings that I don't think I've earned, that I'm a very happy man.
Recorded Academy of Achievement interview, Williamsburg, Virginia, 2 June 1995 source ↗
Tony Christie
Forgetting the wonderful memories I have got from throughout my life. Three years ago, I was diagnosed with dementia.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 27 January 2024 source ↗

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