Subject: Age (Page 11)

Teenagers: People who express a burning drive to be different by dressing alike.

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

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

Parents often talk about the younger generation as if they didn’t have anything to do with it.

(1922 – 1973) Israeli teacher & child psychologist

I'm a little kid; I'm gone 12, 13, 14 hours… I don't remember anybody coming looking for me… no Amber Alert goes off.

American comedian

Middle Age: That period when a man begins to shed his hair, his teeth, and his illusions.

They tell you that you’ll lose your mind when you grow older; what they don’t tell you is that you won’t miss it much.


When you are eight years old, nothing is any of your business.

(1923 – 1966) stand-up comedian, writer, social critic & satirist

I don’t plan to grow old gracefully; I plan to have face-lifts until my ears meet.

(1953 – ) comedian, dancer & writer

When you are over the hill, you pick up speed.

My mother used to say: the older you get, the better you get… unless you’re a banana.

1922) American actress, comedian & television personality

I won't say I was slow developer, but our teacher was quite pleased to have someone her own age in the class to talk to.

(1919 – 1985) Scottish comedian & actor

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

(1921 – 2004) English actor & author

The best tunes are played on the oldest fiddles.

(1803 – 1882) essayist, poet, & philosopher

Most people my age are dead at the present time.

(1890 – 1975) American baseball manager

A woman’s always younger than a man at equal years.

(1806 – 1861) English poet

Do not worry about avoiding temptation; as you grow older it will avoid you.

(1911 – 1999) comedian, author & columnist

Maybe a silver lining to growing old is being able to watch Usual Suspects for the first time… again.

(1970 –) American stand-up comedian

It is better to waste one’s youth than to do nothing with it at all.

(1858 – 1929) French dramatist, novelist & satirist

Aging seems to be the only available way to live a long life.

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

book publisher

I’m at the stage of life when if a girl says no to me, I’m profoundly grateful to her.

(1935 – ) movie actor, director & comedian