Jeanne Calment
French supercentenarian, person with the longest confirmed lifespan
Jeanne Louise Calment (21 February 1875 – 4 August 1997) was a French supercentenarian who has the longest confirmed human lifespan on record, living to the age of 122 years and 164 days. She lived in Arles, France, for her entire life.
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Quotes
edit- I had to wait 110 years to become famous... I intend to enjoy it as long as possible.
- In: Craig R. Whitney, "In France, A Citizen Turns 120," The New York Times February 22, 1995.
- I see badly, I hear badly, and I feel bad, but everything's fine.
- In: Craig R. Whitney, "In France, A Citizen Turns 120," The New York Times February 22, 1995.
- I took pleasure when I could... I acted clearly and morally and without regret. I'm very lucky.
- in: Time, March 6, 1995, p. 85
- I wait for death... and journalists.
- Attributed in: Charlotte A. Spencer. Genes, Aging and Immortality. Pearson Prentice Hall, 2005. p. 6; In response to growing interest by media
- I have got only one wrinkle, and I am sitting on it.
- Attributed in: Charlotte A. Spencer. Genes, Aging and Immortality. Pearson Prentice Hall, 2005. p. 6
Jeanne Calment: From Van Gogh's Time to Ours : 122 Extraordinary Years, 1998
editAllard, Michel; Lebre, Victor; Robine, Jean-Marie; Calment, Jeanne (1998). Jeanne Calment: From Van Gogh's Time to Ours : 122 Extraordinary Years. New York: W.H. Freeman
- I had a hell of a lot of will power! A hell of a will power, you understand? And it was very useful to me.
- p. 29
- Every age has its happiness and troubles.
- p. 48: response to the question whether the birth of her daughter was the happiest time of her life
- I have a rather masculine nature. I'm not afraid of anything.
- p. 67
