Meaning of the quote

Jeanne Calment, a famous French celebrity, didn't enjoy the ordinary, everyday parts of life. She wanted more excitement and adventure instead of the same boring routine. Calment preferred a life that was interesting and different, rather than the typical, uneventful way most people live.

About Jeanne Calment

Jeanne Calment was a remarkable French woman who lived an astoundingly long life, becoming the oldest verified person in history at 122 years and 164 days. Her longevity captivated the media and sparked medical studies into her health and lifestyle. Calment outlived both her daughter and grandson, cementing her status as an extraordinary supercentenarian.

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More quotes from Jeanne Calment

Wit doesn’t make girls pretty.

Jeanne Calment

French supercentenarian, person with the longest confirmed lifespan

I’ve been forgotten by our Good Lord.

Jeanne Calment

French supercentenarian, person with the longest confirmed lifespan

I think I will die laughing.

Jeanne Calment

French supercentenarian, person with the longest confirmed lifespan

I took pleasure when I could. I acted clearly and morally and without regret. I’m very lucky.

Jeanne Calment

French supercentenarian, person with the longest confirmed lifespan

Death doesn’t frighten me; now I can think peacefully of ending a long life.

Jeanne Calment

French supercentenarian, person with the longest confirmed lifespan

He who hugs too much, hugs badly!

Jeanne Calment

French supercentenarian, person with the longest confirmed lifespan

I never wear mascara; I laugh until I cry too often.

Jeanne Calment

French supercentenarian, person with the longest confirmed lifespan

Always keep your smile. That’s how I explain my long life.

Jeanne Calment

French supercentenarian, person with the longest confirmed lifespan

I have legs of iron, but to tell you the truth, they’re starting to rust and buckle a bit.

Jeanne Calment

French supercentenarian, person with the longest confirmed lifespan

Every age has its happiness and troubles.

Jeanne Calment

French supercentenarian, person with the longest confirmed lifespan

There are so many good authors; there’s no shortage of them.

Jeanne Calment

French supercentenarian, person with the longest confirmed lifespan

All babies are beautiful.

Jeanne Calment

French supercentenarian, person with the longest confirmed lifespan

I wait for death and journalists.

Jeanne Calment

French supercentenarian, person with the longest confirmed lifespan

I’m interested in everthing but passionate about nothing.

Jeanne Calment

French supercentenarian, person with the longest confirmed lifespan

I’m not afraid of anything.

Jeanne Calment

French supercentenarian, person with the longest confirmed lifespan

I see badly, I hear badly, and I feel bad, but everything’s fine.

Jeanne Calment

French supercentenarian, person with the longest confirmed lifespan

In life, people sometimes make rotten deals.

Jeanne Calment

French supercentenarian, person with the longest confirmed lifespan

I’d like to go to the Moon.

Jeanne Calment

French supercentenarian, person with the longest confirmed lifespan

I didn’t like mundane life.

Jeanne Calment

French supercentenarian, person with the longest confirmed lifespan

I’ve only got one wrinkle, and I’m sitting on it.

Jeanne Calment

French supercentenarian, person with the longest confirmed lifespan

Excuse me if I’m clinging on to life, but my parents wove me from tight thread.

Jeanne Calment

French supercentenarian, person with the longest confirmed lifespan

Not having children is one less worry. Children are a worry!

Jeanne Calment

French supercentenarian, person with the longest confirmed lifespan