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We treat old people so badly. There is nothing easy about 80.

And now, I feel at 85, I really feel that I'm just ready to start.

I'm still learning, you know. At 80, I feel there is a lot I don't know.

You're not dead at 85. You're a long way from it. Go out and enjoy. You've earned it.

I think that age as a number is not nearly as important as health. You can be in poor health and be pretty miserable at 40 or 50. If you're in good health, you can enjoy things into your 80s.

I don't feel any different than I did when I was 40. But I realize mathematically, I'm equidistant between that and 80. I'll keep doing this for a while, but I'm not going to be one of these people who hang on just for the sake of being on the air.

When I reached 80, my world turned upside down physically. I've had a lot of physical problems.