Jeanne Calment

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.

Quotes

 * 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
Allard, 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