Elders

Famous quotes containing the word elders:

    ... abortion opponents love little babies as long as they are in somebody else’s uterus.
    —Joycelyn Elders (b. 1933)

    [In response to this question from an interviewer: “U. S. News and World Report described you this way: ‘She’s intolerant, preachy, judgmental and overbearing. She’s bright, articulate, passionate and kind.’ Is that an accurate description?”:]
    It’s ... pretty good [ellipsis in original].
    —Joycelyn Elders (b. 1933)

    He who does not listen to the words of his elders will surely suffer soon.
    Chinese proverb.