“How well people fare as they age is…affected by education, intellectual engagement, social networking, and planning – all things we can control as we envision our future.”
- Laura L. Carstensen, A Long Bright Future

“How can we use science and technology to optimize human functioning so that we can live in good health for nine or ten decades? This will require an entirely new perspective[...]”
- Laura L. Carstensen, A Long Bright Future

“With a little creativity, we could craft work lives that are more satisfying and far less conflicted than the ones we have today. Rather than hold on tightly to the way things are, or just nibble around the edges of change, let’s redesign work. For once, time is on our side.” – Laura L. Carstensen, A Long Bright Future