Dan Buettner Quotes

United States, Author
June 18, 1960

Dan Buettner is a National Geographic Fellow and New York Times bestselling author. He is an explorer, educator, author, producer, storyteller and public speaker. He co-produced an Emmy Award-winning documentary and holds three Guinness records for endurance cycling. He is the founder of the Blue Zones and Blue Zones, LLC.

Also known as Explorer, Producer

None of the longest-lived people ran marathons or pumped iron. They live exactly as their grandparents before them - surrounded by family and friends.

Dan Buettner
- People
- Live
- Family
Having a purpose and knowing exactly what your values are will add additional years to your life.

Dan Buettner
- Life
- Purpose
- Values

I think we live in a culture that relentlessly pursues comfort. Ease is related to disease. We shouldn't always be fleeing hardship. Hardship also brings people together. We should welcome it.

Dan Buettner
- People
- Live
- Together
The brutal reality about aging is that it has only an accelerator pedal. We have yet to discover whether a brake exists for people.

Dan Buettner
- People
- Reality
- Aging
I have always followed exactly what interests me and never really worried about the money. And when you think about it, to be able to travel the world... on an expense account and do exactly what interests you, it just doesn't get much better than that.

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- World
- Money
- Travel
Inconvenience yourself: ditch the remote, the garage door opener, the leaf-blower; buy a bike, broom, rake, and snow shovel.

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- Door
- Yourself
- Snow
You have to know why you get up every morning.

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- Up
- Why
- Know