Subject: Age

I was thinking about how people seem to read the Bible a whole lot more as they get older; then it dawned on me – they're cramming for their final exam.

(1937 – 2008) stand-up comedian, social critic, actor & author

The woman who tells her age is either too young to have anything to lose or too old to have anything to gain.

I feel I can talk with more authority, especially when I say, ‘I don’t know.’

(1921 – 2004) English actor & author

That man so old… he’s older than his birthday.

(1894 – 1975) American comedian

Pushing fifty is exercise enough


Maybe it’s true that life begins at fifty… but everything else starts to wear out, fall out, or spread out.

(1917 – 2012) comedian & actress

I’m 50 years of old.

television character, All In the Family (Carroll O’Connor)

She's all done up like a well-kept grave.

(1880 – 1946) comedian, actor, juggler & writer

There are three ages of man – youth, middle age, and ‘you're looking wonderful.’

(1889 – 1967) American bishop & cardinal of the Catholic Church

Outside of a dog, a book is your best friend, and inside of a dog, it’s too dark to read.

(1890 – 1977) comedian, actor & television host

How old would you be if you didn't know how old you are?

(1906 – 1982) baseball player

What can you say when your husband says: “You can’t expect me to remember your birthday, when you never look any older.”

A very short one.

(1875 – 1997) French, 120 year old woman

No matter how calmly you try to referee, parenting will sometimes produce bizarre behavior… and I’m not talking about the kids.

(1937 – ) comedian & television actor

Middle age is when you go to bed at night and hope you feel better in the morning; old age is when you go to bed at night and hope you wake up in the morning.

(1890 – 1977) comedian, actor & television host

Middle age is when you stop criticizing the older generation and start criticizing the younger one.

(1919 – 1990) educator & writer

After thirty, a body has a mind of its own.

(1945 – ) singer, actress & comedian

Eventually you will reach a point when you stop lying about your age and start bragging about it.

There is still no cure for the common birthday.

(1921 – ) U.S. senator (Ohio) Marine Corps pilot & astronaut

You know you're getting old when everything dries up or leaks.

Larry King is so old, he's actually one of the Jews that killed Christ.

(1978 – ) American writer & stand-up comedian