James Hillman

The elder who is eliminating what time has done to the face, what life has done to the face, is making a statement for others to see: This is the way to be a good old person - it is to defeat this body that is doing things to you. Because you haven't changed. Your body's changing.

American Psychologist

Jenna Morasca

As human beings we value the experience that comes with age. We are reminded over and over again with statements like 'older and wiser' and 'respect your elders,' promoting age as something to be cherished and respected.

American Model

Terry Pratchett

I am certain no one sets out to be cruel, but our treatment of the elderly ill seems to have no philosophy to it. As a society, we should establish whether we have a policy of life at any cost.

English Author

Alice Walker

As an elder of the Americas and of the rest of the planet, it is my responsibility to care for and protect, to the best of my ability, the young.

American Author

Pope John Paul II

You are our dearly beloved brothers, and in a certain way, it could be said that you are our elder brothers.

Polish Saint

Faith Salie

Just as kids need to learn to respect their elders, we are a society that increasingly respects our youth.

American Journalist

Erik Erikson

Healthy children will not fear life if their elders have integrity enough not to fear death.

Angus Deaton

In the high-income English-speaking world, the elderly get treated very well indeed.

British Economist

June Brown

The elderly in Britain aren't really given enough respect.

English Actress

Govinda

I have always listened to elders in my life.

Indian Actor

Used to address someone respectfully due to their age or experience in a group.

Respectful Address

Indicates someone is older than you, but not necessarily old in general.

Relative Age

Often used to describe the birth order among siblings in a family.

Family Hierarchy

Used mainly to compare ages, implying someone is older by some degree.

Comparative Age

Can subtly imply a higher status or experience due to age.

Subtle Authority

In religious contexts, implies a position of authority and guidance.

Church Leadership

Elders in religion are often respected for their wisdom and spirituality.

Spiritual Respect

Refers specifically to a tree or shrub, not to be confused with the adjective or noun for humans.

Tree Identification

The elder tree is often associated with folklore and traditional medicine.

Cultural Significance

 characters that we've measured across years. The bully always tends to be the bully unless there's some kind of social upset, and he decides he better be a softy or else he's not going to gain favor at all. And then you have the gentle giants that are always going to be gentle. The young males really need mentoring from the elders,

The family structure of...

 and has since helped save 167 people in similar circumstances. From ancient soldiers on the battlefield to modern day warriors on the gridiron, exertional heat stroke, or sunstroke, has long been a serious concern. And unlike classical heat stroke, which affects vulnerable people such as infants and the elderly during heat waves,

What happens when you...

 and I looked down and saw my brother's shoes were missing. I said, 'Why are you so stupid, can't you keep your things together for goodness' sake?'" The way an elder sister might speak to a younger brother. Unfortunately, it was the last thing she ever said to him, because she never saw him again.

The transformative power...

 point of extinction by colonialism people say that the heart of a cultures in its language in Mohegan when you and I are an equation in a sentence you always comes first it's a language in which it's impossible to think of yourself before others during my lifetime my elders have been working

Language is the building...

 old women telling me the stories of when they were five years old and literally ripped away from their parents, like this lady here. It was extraordinary for me to then be able to embrace and to kiss Aboriginal elders as they came into the parliament building, and one woman said to me,

Are China and the US...

 can alter the shape of these future pyramids? A population pyramid can be useful not only as a predictor of a country's future but as a record of its past. Russia's population pyramid still bears the scars of World War II, which explains both the fewer numbers of elderly men

Population pyramids:...

 She was asking me to be humble -- not to question but to trust God and my elders. But to me, she was missing the bigger picture -- that we're all just human beings. That we should be guided by that most basic fact, and approach one another with generosity and compassion.

I grew up in the...

 Mothers have even been found to adopt orphaned babies, letting them suckle and protecting them after their mothers have died. Some herds have adopted outsiders too, like a human family might do. Like humans, young elephants spend many years learning from their elders.

Elephants Being...

 experiments from which we may learn we may be able to learn things of practical use to us in deciding how to raise our kids how to treat our older people and other things that we care a lot about the lives of the elderly constitute a

Jared Diamond: Lessons...

 for the first time with elders and they start saying mingi is blessing not curse and i was challenging elders i said you are my fathers i respect you we have rich tradition culture body adornment dancing ritualistic