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"One of them is already having some menopausal symptoms. I'm working on that. I'm giving them all little lines under the eyes, trying to sort of make them age gracefully."

"One of them is already having some menopausal symptoms. I'm working on that. I'm giving them all little lines under the eyes, trying to sort of make them age gracefully."

Alison Bechdel, American Cartoonist

Age, Eyes, Giving, Trying

37

"I am rediscovering the whole sexual dimension of life at the age of 86, really. And that also means discovering the feminine. So the whole of this dimension, which I had been seeking for a very long time, is now sort of opening itself up to me."

"I am rediscovering the whole sexual dimension of life at the age of 86, really. And that also means discovering the feminine. So the whole of this dimension, which I had been seeking for a very long time, is now sort of opening itself up to me."

Bede Griffiths, British Clergyman

Age, Life, Time, Now

37

"I ask myself why I do it. Maybe it's to prove I'm still around. It takes a lot out of my body. I'm not an NBA player anymore. At my age, very few people can handle it."

"I ask myself why I do it. Maybe it's to prove I'm still around. It takes a lot out of my body. I'm not an NBA player anymore. At my age, very few people can handle it."

Jerry Stiller, American Comedian

Age, People, Body

37

"Remember in 1973 the same science chatter said that the coming Ice Age is going to occur, we're going to lose millions of people. And the politicians knew how to solve it, they just didn't have the courage to solve it; they were going to put coal dust on the Arctic."

"Remember in 1973 the same science chatter said that the coming Ice Age is going to occur, we're going to lose millions of people. And the politicians knew how to solve it, they just didn't have the courage to solve it; they were going to put coal dust on the Arctic."

Don Young, American Politician

Age, Science, People, Courage

37

"For students today, only 10 percent of children from working-class families graduate from college by the age of 24 as compared to 58 percent of upper-middle-class and wealthy families."

"For students today, only 10 percent of children from working-class families graduate from college by the age of 24 as compared to 58 percent of upper-middle-class and wealthy families."

Patrick J. Kennedy, American Politician

Age, Children, College, Students

37

"I sign every autograph I can for kids because I remember myself at that age. I think it's ridiculous that some guys won't sign for a kid."

"I sign every autograph I can for kids because I remember myself at that age. I think it's ridiculous that some guys won't sign for a kid."

Jim Thome, American Athlete

37

"Age is not important unless you're a cheese."

"Age is not important unless you're a cheese."

Helen Hayes, American Actress

37

"An age is called Dark not because the light fails to shine, but because people refuse to see it."

"An age is called Dark not because the light fails to shine, but because people refuse to see it."

James A. Michener, American Novelist

Age, People, Light

37

"I'm glad I started so young, because you are really able to endure so much at that age."

"I'm glad I started so young, because you are really able to endure so much at that age."

Debbie Gibson, American Musician

37

"In this respect early youth is exactly like old age; it is a time of waiting for a big trip to an unknown destination. The chief difference is that youth waits for the morning limited and age waits for the night train."

"In this respect early youth is exactly like old age; it is a time of waiting for a big trip to an unknown destination. The chief difference is that youth waits for the morning limited and age waits for the night train."

Bruce Catton, American Historian

Age, Time, Difference, Night

37

"Very curious, at the age of about 13 years, Oswald began to study Marxism and he kept on in his writing, affirming that he was a Marxist. Probably he did want to show himself as a great, supreme Marxist."

"Very curious, at the age of about 13 years, Oswald began to study Marxism and he kept on in his writing, affirming that he was a Marxist. Probably he did want to show himself as a great, supreme Marxist."

John Sherman Cooper, American Politician

Age, Marxism, Study, Want

37

"Middle age is when your old classmates are so grey and wrinkled and bald they don't recognize you."

"Middle age is when your old classmates are so grey and wrinkled and bald they don't recognize you."

Bennett Cerf, American Journalist

Age, Middleage, Old

37

"People my age don't always know where their music comes from."

"People my age don't always know where their music comes from."

Isaac Hanson, American Musician

Age, Music, People

37

"Another little known fact about Amazing Tennis - the computer opponents are modeled after real people. In an odd turn of events, I joined a division 3 college tennis team at age 38."

"Another little known fact about Amazing Tennis - the computer opponents are modeled after real people. In an odd turn of events, I joined a division 3 college tennis team at age 38."

David Crane, American Screenwriter

Age, People, College, Computer

37

"It is folly for an eminent man to think of escaping censure, and a weakness to be affected with it. All the illustrious persons of antiquity, and indeed of every age in the world, have passed through this fiery persecution."

"It is folly for an eminent man to think of escaping censure, and a weakness to be affected with it. All the illustrious persons of antiquity, and indeed of every age in the world, have passed through this fiery persecution."

Joseph Addison, English Writer

Age, Censure, Folly, Man

37

"When I was a little kid I used to play with guys twice my age, so, I was the last one picked, so if I picked I knew that I had to get the ball to the scorer if I wanted to stay on the court, so that was pretty much my job."

"When I was a little kid I used to play with guys twice my age, so, I was the last one picked, so if I picked I knew that I had to get the ball to the scorer if I wanted to stay on the court, so that was pretty much my job."

Jason Kidd, American Athlete

Age, Court, Job, Play

37

"At my age, I don't buy but a half a loaf of bread, you know?"

"At my age, I don't buy but a half a loaf of bread, you know?"

Merle Haggard, American Musician

37

"Better pass boldly into that other world, in the full glory of some passion, than fade and wither dismally with age."

"Better pass boldly into that other world, in the full glory of some passion, than fade and wither dismally with age."

James Joyce, Irish Novelist

Age, Glory, Passion, World

37

"Age, like distance lends a double charm."

"Age, like distance lends a double charm."

Oliver Herford, American Author

37

"When I was younger, my whole sense of self-worth was based on whether or not I was working, which was awful. And I had a baby at 20 years old, so it wasn't just about me. At around the age of 30 there was a stretch where I wasn't working - certainly not on anything I liked, anyway - and I started to do other things."

"When I was younger, my whole sense of self-worth was based on whether or not I was working, which was awful. And I had a baby at 20 years old, so it wasn't just about me. At around the age of 30 there was a stretch where I wasn't working - certainly not on anything I liked, anyway - and I started to do other things."

Kiefer Sutherland, Canadian Actor

Age, Baby, Old, Self

37

"American Idol transcends age, gender, ethnicity, everything."

"American Idol transcends age, gender, ethnicity, everything."

Carrie Underwood, American Musician

37

"I feel this is very important for us to have serene buildings because our civilization is chaotic as it is, you see; our whole machine age has brought about a chaos that has to be somehow counterbalanced, I think."

"I feel this is very important for us to have serene buildings because our civilization is chaotic as it is, you see; our whole machine age has brought about a chaos that has to be somehow counterbalanced, I think."

Minoru Yamasaki, American Architect

Age, Civilization, Chaos, Machine

37

"Being successful at a very young age gave me the confidence and the capability to try out other things."

"Being successful at a very young age gave me the confidence and the capability to try out other things."

Joshua Lederberg, American Scientist

Age, Successful, Being, Confidence

37

"I don't think I prefer writing for one age group above another. I am just as pleased with a story which I feel works well for very small children as I do with a story for young adults."

"I don't think I prefer writing for one age group above another. I am just as pleased with a story which I feel works well for very small children as I do with a story for young adults."

Margaret Mahy, New Zealander Author

Age, Children, Writing, Newzealander

37

"The ideas of an age are most abundant where they are not crowded by original ideas."

"The ideas of an age are most abundant where they are not crowded by original ideas."

Franz Grillparzer, Austrian Poet

37

"You know, there's chronological age, there's biological age, and there's psychological age. Chronological age, there's nothing you can do about, which is I'm 52. You set that number aside."

"You know, there's chronological age, there's biological age, and there's psychological age. Chronological age, there's nothing you can do about, which is I'm 52. You set that number aside."

Cheryl Tiegs, American Model

37

"If I could have gone on describing to you the beauties of this region, who knows but I might have made a fine addition to the literature of our age?"

"If I could have gone on describing to you the beauties of this region, who knows but I might have made a fine addition to the literature of our age?"

Robert Gould Shaw, American Soldier

Age, Literature

37

"It is estimated that raising the retirement age to 70 would cut the shortfall by about 36%. But this proposal has some drawbacks. Women and men who have worked jobs that require manual labor all of their lives may not physically be able to do work until they are 70 years old."

"It is estimated that raising the retirement age to 70 would cut the shortfall by about 36%. But this proposal has some drawbacks. Women and men who have worked jobs that require manual labor all of their lives may not physically be able to do work until they are 70 years old."

Steve Israel, American Politician

Age, Men, Women, Work

37

"I don't know how one actually would define obscenity. I'm sure the definition is different according to the age one is living in."

"I don't know how one actually would define obscenity. I'm sure the definition is different according to the age one is living in."

Jane Alexander, American Actress

36

"A hundred things are done today in the divine name of Youth, that if they showed their true colors would be seen by rights to belong rather to old age."

"A hundred things are done today in the divine name of Youth, that if they showed their true colors would be seen by rights to belong rather to old age."

Wyndham Lewis, English Author

Age, Colors, Rights, Name

36

"I'm at the age where I've got to prove that I'm just as good as I never was."

"I'm at the age where I've got to prove that I'm just as good as I never was."

Rex Harrison, British Actor

36

"There's no such thing as old age, there is only sorrow."

"There's no such thing as old age, there is only sorrow."

Fay Weldon, English Novelist

Age, Old, Sorrow

36

"In choosing a hypothesis there is no virtue in being timid. I clearly would have been burned at the stake in another age."

"In choosing a hypothesis there is no virtue in being timid. I clearly would have been burned at the stake in another age."

Thomas Gold, Austrian Scientist

Age, Virtue, Being

36

"To be free in an age like ours, one must be in a position of authority. That in itself would be enough to make me ambitious."

"To be free in an age like ours, one must be in a position of authority. That in itself would be enough to make me ambitious."

Hannah Arendt, German Historian

36

"There are a lot of female artists my age around at the moment, but they're all American and blonde and blue-eyed and smiley. I'm totally the opposite of that. I want to show a bit more attitude and I have an opinion."

"There are a lot of female artists my age around at the moment, but they're all American and blonde and blue-eyed and smiley. I'm totally the opposite of that. I want to show a bit more attitude and I have an opinion."

Samantha Mumba, Irish Musician

Age, Attitude, American, Artists

36

"I would say that my peak was making my first million at the ripe age of 29, after the first album."

"I would say that my peak was making my first million at the ripe age of 29, after the first album."

Anita Baker, American Musician

36

"The tendency of old age to the body, say the physiologists, is to form bone. It is as rare as it is pleasant to meet with an old man whose opinions are not ossified."

"The tendency of old age to the body, say the physiologists, is to form bone. It is as rare as it is pleasant to meet with an old man whose opinions are not ossified."

Bob Wells, American Athlete

Age, Body, Man, Old

36

"I want to sell to people my own age, because that's the way I write songs."

"I want to sell to people my own age, because that's the way I write songs."

John Mellencamp, American Musician

Age, People, Songs, Want

36

"For me, having a child is a really great responsibility because you've got something there that is depending on you for information and love until a certain age when it goes to school."

"For me, having a child is a really great responsibility because you've got something there that is depending on you for information and love until a certain age when it goes to school."

Kate Bush, British Musician

Age, Love, Information, Responsibility

36

"Age is very important in the entertainment industry."

"Age is very important in the entertainment industry."

Rajendra Prasad, Indian Statesman

Age, Entertainment

36

"I spent a lot of time not in school, so I didn't have deep relationships with kids my own age."

"I spent a lot of time not in school, so I didn't have deep relationships with kids my own age."

Jodie Foster, American Actress

Age, Time, Deep, Kids

36

"Because of Mozart, it's all over after the age of seven."

"Because of Mozart, it's all over after the age of seven."

Wendy Wasserstein, American Playwright

36

"In the war, most young men were inducted into the armed forces at the age of 17. A group of students was permitted to attend university before taking part in wartime research projects."

"In the war, most young men were inducted into the armed forces at the age of 17. A group of students was permitted to attend university before taking part in wartime research projects."

John Pople, English Scientist

Age, Men, War, Projects

36

"We do not get to this age to be written off. Older people can act as a support system, which is what happens more in Mediterranean countries. People become much wiser as they get older and we should value that."

"We do not get to this age to be written off. Older people can act as a support system, which is what happens more in Mediterranean countries. People become much wiser as they get older and we should value that."

Susan Hampshire, English Actress

Age, People, Act, Countries

36

"The great thing about arriving at this age is that I don't even care about my career anymore."

"The great thing about arriving at this age is that I don't even care about my career anymore."

Ron Perlman, American Actor

Age, Care, Career

36

"Youth is when you're allowed to stay up late on New Year's Eve. Middle age is when you're forced to."

"Youth is when you're allowed to stay up late on New Year's Eve. Middle age is when you're forced to."

Bill Vaughan, American Journalist

Age, Middleage, Newyear, Youth

36

"A graceful and honorable old age is the childhood of immortality."

"A graceful and honorable old age is the childhood of immortality."

Pindar, Greek Poet

Age, Childhood, Immortality, Old

36

"Old age is the most unexpected of all the things that can happen to a man."

"Old age is the most unexpected of all the things that can happen to a man."

James Thurber, American Comedian

36

"You can construct the character of a man and his age not only from what he does and says, but from what he fails to say and do."

"You can construct the character of a man and his age not only from what he does and says, but from what he fails to say and do."

Norman Douglas, British Writer

Age, Character, Man

36

"It is a blessed thing that in every age some one has had the individuality enough and courage enough to stand by his own convictions."

"It is a blessed thing that in every age some one has had the individuality enough and courage enough to stand by his own convictions."

Robert Green Ingersoll, American Lawyer

Age, Courage, Individuality

36

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