Betty White passed awayon December 31, 2021, just two weeks shy of her 100th birthday.

After living a long life filled with incredible accomplishments, many have often wondered: what’s her secret?

“I’ve always been a cockeyed optimist,” she said.

Betty White smiling

“I got it from my mom.

I’m gonna stick with it.”

“It’s not like she’s just a bubbly, joyful person.

Betty White holding bird

She wakes up every day and chooses to be that way.”

The “Cheers” actor added, “I think she leads a very purposeful life.”

(viaSmithsonian Magazine).

Betty White Love Sign

“Why should I retire from something I love so much?”

She toldThe Huffington Postin a 2013 interview.