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Age Quotes

"While I had often said that I wanted to die in bed, what I really meant was that in my old age I wanted to be stepped on by an elephant while making love."

"While I had often said that I wanted to die in bed, what I really meant was that in my old age I wanted to be stepped on by an elephant while making love."

Roger Zelazny, American Writer

Age, Love, Bed, Old

25

"The German Emperor is ageing me; he is like a battleship with steam up and screws going, but with no rudder, and he will run into something some day and cause a catastrophe."

"The German Emperor is ageing me; he is like a battleship with steam up and screws going, but with no rudder, and he will run into something some day and cause a catastrophe."

Edward Grey, British Politician

Age, Ageing, Cause, Day, Will

25

"That's one of the great advantages of age. You can say, I don't want to, I don't care, you can throw temper tantrums, and nobody minds."

"That's one of the great advantages of age. You can say, I don't want to, I don't care, you can throw temper tantrums, and nobody minds."

James Lee Burke, American Author

Age, Care, Temper, Want

25

"Age is of no importance unless you are a cheese."

"Age is of no importance unless you are a cheese."

Billie Burke, American Actress

Age, Importance

25

"The trouble with our age is all signposts and no destination."

"The trouble with our age is all signposts and no destination."

Louis Kronenberger, American Critic

25

"The great thing about show business is that there's no mandatory retirement age."

"The great thing about show business is that there's no mandatory retirement age."

Scott Bakula, American Actor

Age, Business, Retirement

25

"Age seldom arrives smoothly or quickly. It's more often a succession of jerks."

"Age seldom arrives smoothly or quickly. It's more often a succession of jerks."

Jean Rhys, English Novelist

24

"I've been dating younger men since my 20s, When I was 29, I dated someone 21... younger men are just more fun. I like their energy. I've always been kind of young for my age."

"I've been dating younger men since my 20s, When I was 29, I dated someone 21... younger men are just more fun. I like their energy. I've always been kind of young for my age."

Dana Delany, American Actress

Age, Dating, Men, Energy

24

"Interest is the spur of the people, but glory that of great souls. Invention is the talent of youth, and judgment of age."

"Interest is the spur of the people, but glory that of great souls. Invention is the talent of youth, and judgment of age."

Jonathan Swift, Irish Writer

Age, Talent, People, Glory

24

"If it went on the ballot in Colorado, I would vote to lower the drinking age."

"If it went on the ballot in Colorado, I would vote to lower the drinking age."

Pete Coors, American Businessman

Age, Drinking, Vote

24

"My father died prematurely at the age of 52 when I was 24, and it is a recurring regret that he never lived to see me succeed beyond university and drama."

"My father died prematurely at the age of 52 when I was 24, and it is a recurring regret that he never lived to see me succeed beyond university and drama."

Richard E. Grant, British Actor

Age, Father, Drama, Regret

24

"I think being an artist, or just being creative, or imaginative, or aware, where I think everybody starts out, and by about the age of 10, that's been pretty effectively whipped out by education."

"I think being an artist, or just being creative, or imaginative, or aware, where I think everybody starts out, and by about the age of 10, that's been pretty effectively whipped out by education."

William Wiley, American Soldier

Age, Education, Artist, Being

24

"From the age of six I wanted to be an artist. At that point I meant a painter, but it turned out what I really meant was I was someone who was very interested in watching the world and making copies of it."

"From the age of six I wanted to be an artist. At that point I meant a painter, but it turned out what I really meant was I was someone who was very interested in watching the world and making copies of it."

Reynolds Price, American Novelist

Age, Artist, World

24

"Self-parody is the first portent of age."

"Self-parody is the first portent of age."

Larry McMurtry, American Writer

Age, First, Self

24

"Age does not make us childish, as some say; it finds us true children."

"Age does not make us childish, as some say; it finds us true children."

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, German Poet

Age, Aging, Truth, Childhood, Life

24

"I created Punk for this day and age. Do you see Britney walking around wearing ties and singing punk? Hell no. That's what I do. I'm like a Sid Vicious for a new generation."

"I created Punk for this day and age. Do you see Britney walking around wearing ties and singing punk? Hell no. That's what I do. I'm like a Sid Vicious for a new generation."

Avril Lavigne, Canadian Musician

Age, Day, Hell, Punk

24

"The excitement of learning separates youth from old age. As long as you're learning you're not old."

"The excitement of learning separates youth from old age. As long as you're learning you're not old."

Rosalyn S. Yalow, American Scientist

Age, Excitement, Learning, Old

24

"Man has no Body distinct from his Soul; for that called Body is a portion of Soul discerned by the five Senses, the chief inlets of Soul in this age."

"Man has no Body distinct from his Soul; for that called Body is a portion of Soul discerned by the five Senses, the chief inlets of Soul in this age."

William Blake, English Poet

Age, Soul, Body, Man

23

"I began acting at age eight, but if you don't stay on your game then people pass on you. Being on a show, it's a little easy to get comfortable, so I'm trying to get back on it. I'm taking some acting classes and watching movies, and I'm just trying to stay up with other actors."

"I began acting at age eight, but if you don't stay on your game then people pass on you. Being on a show, it's a little easy to get comfortable, so I'm trying to get back on it. I'm taking some acting classes and watching movies, and I'm just trying to stay up with other actors."

Jason Dohring, American Actor

Age, Movies, People, Acting

23

"You want to see women your own age in films."

"You want to see women your own age in films."

Lynda Carter, American Actress

Age, Women, Want

23

"The Word of fire burns today On the lips of our prophets in an evil age."

"The Word of fire burns today On the lips of our prophets in an evil age."

Margaret Walker, American Poet

Age, Evil, Fire, Today

23

"It can't possibly last for years and browsing has its limits. Only a certain amount is healthy or wise."

"It can't possibly last for years and browsing has its limits. Only a certain amount is healthy or wise."

Judith Krantz, American Novelist

Age, Limits, Years

23

"I've become 40, my audience is partly the same age."

"I've become 40, my audience is partly the same age."

Jean Claude Van Damme, Belgian Actor

23

"My relationship to gravity is permanently altered."

"My relationship to gravity is permanently altered."

Steven Jesse Bernstein, American Writer

22

"The wine of youth does not always clear with advancing years; sometimes it grows turbid."

"The wine of youth does not always clear with advancing years; sometimes it grows turbid."

Carl Jung, Swiss Psychologist

Age, Wine, Years, Youth

22

"I found out that colonels can stay until they drop dead or get a walker and being a critical medical specialty as an Army trained emergency room doctor, I could stay until age 67."

"I found out that colonels can stay until they drop dead or get a walker and being a critical medical specialty as an Army trained emergency room doctor, I could stay until age 67."

Gerald Griffin, American Author

Age, Medical, Army, Being

22

"The surest sign of age is loneliness."

"The surest sign of age is loneliness."

Annie Dillard, American Author

Age, Loneliness

22

"You live in a deranged age, more deranged that usual, because in spite of great scientific and technological advances, man has not the faintest idea of who he is or what he is doing."

"You live in a deranged age, more deranged that usual, because in spite of great scientific and technological advances, man has not the faintest idea of who he is or what he is doing."

Walker Percy, American Writer

22

"Death comes not to the living soul, nor age to the loving heart."

"Death comes not to the living soul, nor age to the loving heart."

Phoebe Cary, American Poet

Age, Death, Soul, Heart

22

"We live in an age that is driven by information. Technological breakthroughs... are changing the face of war and how we prepare for war."

"We live in an age that is driven by information. Technological breakthroughs... are changing the face of war and how we prepare for war."

William J. Perry, American Politician

Age, War, Information

22

"The crucial task of old age is balance: keeping just well enough, just brave enough, just gay and interested and starkly honest enough to remain a sentient human being."

"The crucial task of old age is balance: keeping just well enough, just brave enough, just gay and interested and starkly honest enough to remain a sentient human being."

Florida Scott-Maxwell, American Writer

Age, Being, Gay, Old

22

"With age comes wisdom, but sometimes age comes alone."

"With age comes wisdom, but sometimes age comes alone."

Oscar Wilde, Irish Dramatist

Age, Wisdom, Life, Time

22

"I just kept it real and had the freedom to do what I want. It's not designed for any age group. It's not made for radio. There are no edits. The whole album contains explicit lyrics but that's because you need it."

"I just kept it real and had the freedom to do what I want. It's not designed for any age group. It's not made for radio. There are no edits. The whole album contains explicit lyrics but that's because you need it."

Vanilla Ice, American Musician

Age, Freedom, Want

21

"The heart never grows better by age; I fear rather worse, always harder. A young liar will be an old one, and a young knave will only be a greater knave as he grows older."

"The heart never grows better by age; I fear rather worse, always harder. A young liar will be an old one, and a young knave will only be a greater knave as he grows older."

Lord Chesterfield, British Statesman

Age, Heart, Fear, Knave

21

"The excess of our youth are checks written against our age and they are payable with interest thirty years later."

"The excess of our youth are checks written against our age and they are payable with interest thirty years later."

Charles Caleb Colton, English Writer

Age, Excess, Interest, Years

21

"The love story for me was the nature of the love and not the age of the lovers."

"The love story for me was the nature of the love and not the age of the lovers."

Kate Capshaw, American Actress

Age, Love, Nature, Lovers

21

"What is an adult? A child blown up by age."

"What is an adult? A child blown up by age."

Simone de Beauvoir, French Writer

21

"In my old age I've come to find that if you respect other people, you feel better about yourself."

"In my old age I've come to find that if you respect other people, you feel better about yourself."

Bijou Phillips, American Actress

Age, People, Old, Respect

21

"I also find it interesting that a lot of people in their 30s are not married and don't have kids. There are a lot of people in this age bracket that are out there dating and trying to find love. And I never thought that at my age I would be."

"I also find it interesting that a lot of people in their 30s are not married and don't have kids. There are a lot of people in this age bracket that are out there dating and trying to find love. And I never thought that at my age I would be."

John Stamos, American Actor

Age, Dating, Love, Thought

21

"When grace is joined with wrinkles, it is adorable. There is an unspeakable dawn in happy old age."

"When grace is joined with wrinkles, it is adorable. There is an unspeakable dawn in happy old age."

Victor Hugo, French Author

Age, Dawn, Grace, Old

21

"Though the Jazz Age continued it became less and less an affair of youth. The sequel was like a children's party taken over by the elders."

"Though the Jazz Age continued it became less and less an affair of youth. The sequel was like a children's party taken over by the elders."

F. Scott Fitzgerald, American Author

Age, Children, Jazz, Party

21

"Every age has its own poetry; in every age the circumstances of history choose a nation, a race, a class to take up the torch by creating situations that can be expressed or transcended only through poetry."

"Every age has its own poetry; in every age the circumstances of history choose a nation, a race, a class to take up the torch by creating situations that can be expressed or transcended only through poetry."

Jean-Paul Sartre, French Philosopher

Age, History, Poetry, Circumstances

20

"If youth be a defect, it is one that we outgrow only too soon."

"If youth be a defect, it is one that we outgrow only too soon."

James Russell Lowell, American Poet

20

"Age puzzles me. I thought it was a quiet time. My seventies were interesting and fairly serene, but my eighties are passionate. I grow more intense as I age."

"Age puzzles me. I thought it was a quiet time. My seventies were interesting and fairly serene, but my eighties are passionate. I grow more intense as I age."

Florida Scott-Maxwell, American Writer

Age, Time, Thought, Quiet

20

"I actually think with age comes some level of wisdom."

"I actually think with age comes some level of wisdom."

Nina Totenberg, American Journalist

20

"Growing old is mandatory; growing up is optional."

"Growing old is mandatory; growing up is optional."

Chili Davis, Jamaican Athlete

Age, Growingup, Old

20

"We are approaching a new age of synthesis. Knowledge cannot be merely a degree or a skill... it demands a broader vision, capabilities in critical thinking and logical deduction without which we cannot have constructive progress."

"We are approaching a new age of synthesis. Knowledge cannot be merely a degree or a skill... it demands a broader vision, capabilities in critical thinking and logical deduction without which we cannot have constructive progress."

Li Ka Shing, Chinese Businessman

Age, Knowledge, Progress, Vision

20

"O love, if I regret the age when one savors you, it is not for the hour of pleasure, but for the one that follows it."

"O love, if I regret the age when one savors you, it is not for the hour of pleasure, but for the one that follows it."

Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Swiss Philosopher

Age, Love, Pleasure, Regret

19

"I can't wait to be that age and hanging out with a bunch of people hanging out all day playing golf and going to the beach, all my own age. We'd be laughing and having a good time and getting loopy on our prescription drugs. Driving golf carts around. I can't wait."

"I can't wait to be that age and hanging out with a bunch of people hanging out all day playing golf and going to the beach, all my own age. We'd be laughing and having a good time and getting loopy on our prescription drugs. Driving golf carts around. I can't wait."

Cameron Diaz, American Actress

Age, Time, People, Beach

19

"No woman should ever be quite accurate about her age. It looks so calculating."

"No woman should ever be quite accurate about her age. It looks so calculating."

Oscar Wilde, Irish Dramatist

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