Subject: Age (Page 10)

There are no old people nowadays; they are either 'wonderful for their age' or dead.

author

A man has more character in his face at forty than at twenty… he has suffered longer.

(1893 – 1980) actress, playwright, screenwriter & sex symbol

Inside every older person is a younger person wondering what the hell happened.

singer & musician

When we’re young, we want to change the world… when we’re old, we want to change the young.

book publisher

Always be nice to those younger than you, because they are the ones who will be writing about you.

(1903 – 1974) English intellectual, literary critic & writer

Old age is when you know all the answers, but nobody asks you the questions.

(1919 – 1990) educator & writer

When I was a kid my parents moved a lot, but I always found them.

(1921 – 2004) stand-up comedian & actor

She may very well pass for forty three… in the dusk with the light behind her.

(1836 – 1911) English dramatist, librettist, poet & illustrator

Women are not forgiven for aging; Robert Redford's lines of distinction are my old-age wrinkles.

(1937 – ) American actress, writer, political activist, & fitness exponent

Middle age is when, whenever you go on holiday, you pack a sweater.

(1922 – ) English comedy writer & television presenter

Birthdays are nice to have, but too many of them will kill a person.

You're never too old to become younger.

(1893 – 1980) actress, playwright, screenwriter & sex symbol

Age is a very high price to pay for maturity.

As I get older I'm going to hear "You look great" a lot less than I'm going to hear "You look sick.”

American stand-up comedian

Golf, like measles, should be caught young.

(1881 – 1975) English writer & humorist

When a man’s best friend is his dog, that dog has a problem.

(1927 – 1989) author, essayist & environmentalist

Nostalgia is heroin for old people.

(1972 – ) Irish comedian & television presenter

When I was little, my grandfather used to make me stand in a closet for five minutes without moving… he said it was elevator practice.

(1955 – ) comedian, actor & writer

I’m getting pretty worried; my girlfriend hasn’t gotten her period… and she’s already 14.

(1978 – ) American writer & stand-up comedian

I believe in loyalty… when a woman reaches an age she likes, she should stick with it.

(1919 – 1995) Hungarian-born American socialite & actress

You don't appreciate a lot of stuff in school until you get older… little things, like being spanked every day by a middle aged woman—stuff you pay good money for in later life.

(1956 – ) American comedian