Quotes by Elders When people become elders - when they're older; they can be old without being an elder, really. They [can] just be old and not very useful. Alice Walker elders people A young man not yet, an elder man not at all. Francis Bacon elders young men I was brought up to respect my elders, so now I don't have to respect anybody. George Burns elders happy-birthday Everybody welcome-especially elders who smoke. Jacob de Jager elders welcome elderly No witch has ever claimed to own the Elder Wand. Make of that what you will. J. K. Rowling wands elders witch there are now no elders who know more than the young themselves about what the young are experiencing. Margaret Mead elders generations young It is the youngest in the family who tends to the elders to learn about the sacredness of life and the beauty of death. Misty Upham sacredness-of-life sacredness elders When your elders are millennia-old demigods, you’d best take the injunction to respect your elders seriously. Nalo Hopkinson demigods elders Dionysius the Elder, being asked whether he was at leisure, he replied, "God forbid that it should ever befall me!" Plutarch elders leisure should An elder is someone who understands that the world belongs to the dead. Robert Bly elders world The playthings of our elders are called business. Saint Augustine elders Respect the young and chastise your elders. It's about time the world was set aright. Vera Nazarian elders young world Schooling should not be left to the whim or wealth of village elders. I believe that we should fund all schools in the U.S. with our national resources. All these kids are being educated to be Americans, not citizens of Minneapolis or San Francisco. Jonathan Kozol elders wealth village believe When my elders mentioned 'The War,' they invariably meant that of 1914-1918, even after 1939, for the Second World War was merely the continuation of the first, 'an armistice of 20 years,' as Marshal Foch had accurately predicted at the Versailles Peace Conference, with some changes of side. Michael Korda elders war peace world Slow down and think about the lessons of the elders. Maya Soetoro-Ng slow down think elders I have always listened to elders in my life. Govinda my-life always elders life I look at my elders as the leaders. Gilbert Arenas leaders look elders I always believe that the elders in my family are the reason for my success. R. Madhavan elders family success believe Just as kids need to learn to respect their elders, we are a society that increasingly respects our youth. Faith Salie elders respect youth society