Jeanne Calment
Jeanne Calment
Jeanne Louise Calment was a French supercentenarian who has the longest confirmed human lifespan on record, living to the age of 7009386419680000000♠122 years, 164 days. She lived in Arles, France, for her entire life, outliving both her daughter and grandson by several decades. Calment became especially well known from the age of 113, when the centenary of Vincent van Gogh's visit brought reporters to Arles. Her lifespan has been thoroughly documented by scientific study...
NationalityFrench
ProfessionOther
Date of Birth21 February 1875
CityArles, France
CountryFrance
Jeanne Calment quotes about
[On being the oldest living human being:] God must have forgotten me.
Every age has its happiness and troubles.
I only have one wrinkle and I'm sitting on it.
In life, people sometimes make rotten deals.
I wait for death and journalists.
I took pleasure when I could. I acted clearly and morally and without regret. I'm very lucky.
If you can’t do anything about it, don’t worry about it.
My sight is bad, my hearing is bad, I feel bad, but I don't suffer, I don't complain.
I had to wait 110 years to become famous. I wanted to enjoy it as long as possible.
When I'm laid in my coffin, I want you to put a picture of my grandchild to the right of me and and a picture of my daughter to my left. That way they will be buried with me.
Always keep a smile. I attribute my long life to that. I believe I will die laughing. That's part of my program.
I never wear mascara; I laugh until I cry too often.
I think I will die laughing.
I see badly, I hear badly, and I feel bad, but everything's fine.