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"When you're in a movie, they treat you like you're four years old and give you whatever you want."

"When you're in a movie, they treat you like you're four years old and give you whatever you want."

Eric Stoltz, American Actor

Old, Want, Years

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"It was said of old Sarah, Duchess of Marlborough, that she never puts dots over her I s, to save ink."

"It was said of old Sarah, Duchess of Marlborough, that she never puts dots over her I s, to save ink."

Horace Walpole, English Author

26

"I am too old for an eyebrow piercing but too young for an eyebrow lift."

"I am too old for an eyebrow piercing but too young for an eyebrow lift."

Max Cannon, American Artist

26

"I knew there was an old axe down cellar; that is all I knew."

"I knew there was an old axe down cellar; that is all I knew."

Lizzie Andrew Borden, American Celebrity

25

"Well, in the sense that we do not tour or record together anymore - then I suppose not. But if our old recordings get heard more we shall be delighted."

"Well, in the sense that we do not tour or record together anymore - then I suppose not. But if our old recordings get heard more we shall be delighted."

Peter Asher, English Musician

25

"Pamphlets on Sabbath writing are in request here I have been applied to for them by several of the old Methodists knowing that I had them to sell before."

"Pamphlets on Sabbath writing are in request here I have been applied to for them by several of the old Methodists knowing that I had them to sell before."

John Hawley, American Politician

Old, Sabbath, Writing

25

"It's still possible to find pockets of old Dublin - but its becoming more and more rarified."

"It's still possible to find pockets of old Dublin - but its becoming more and more rarified."

Anjelica Huston, American Actress

25

"I think when I was two years old in the sandbox. I think I formulated my basic philosophy there, and I haven't really had to alter it very much ever since."

"I think when I was two years old in the sandbox. I think I formulated my basic philosophy there, and I haven't really had to alter it very much ever since."

Boyd Rice, American Artist

Old, Philosophy, Years

25

"I was 37 years old. I wanted to support myself by writing."

"I was 37 years old. I wanted to support myself by writing."

Judith Rossner, American Novelist

Old, Support, Writing, Years

25

"The Polo Lounge is like a fine old mink coat: opulent, dignified and warm."

"The Polo Lounge is like a fine old mink coat: opulent, dignified and warm."

Bryan Miller, American Comedian

25

"New links must be forged as old ones rust."

"New links must be forged as old ones rust."

Jane Howard, American Journalist

25

"Everything that's old is new, and everything that's new is old."

"Everything that's old is new, and everything that's new is old."

Stephanie Mills, American Musician

25

"I don't wanna get old and stagnant and hang around."

"I don't wanna get old and stagnant and hang around."

GG Allin, American Musician

25

"Keeping score of old scores and scars, getting even and one-upping, always makes you less than you are."

"Keeping score of old scores and scars, getting even and one-upping, always makes you less than you are."

Malcolm Forbes, American Publisher

25

"So it's really nice after about a year and a half to get back on stage and flex those old muscles."

"So it's really nice after about a year and a half to get back on stage and flex those old muscles."

Michael C. Hall, American Actor

25

"I tested a lot of old cornbread recipes and most of them were bland or tough."

"I tested a lot of old cornbread recipes and most of them were bland or tough."

Jeremy Jackson, American Actor

25

"I was dyslexic, I had no understanding of schoolwork whatsoever. I certainly would have failed IQ tests. And it was one of the reasons I left school when I was 15 years old. And if I - if I'm not interested in something, I don't grasp it."

"I was dyslexic, I had no understanding of schoolwork whatsoever. I certainly would have failed IQ tests. And it was one of the reasons I left school when I was 15 years old. And if I - if I'm not interested in something, I don't grasp it."

Richard Branson, British Businessman

Old, School, Tests, Understanding

25

"Redd Foxx was the same gruff old codger you saw on television."

"Redd Foxx was the same gruff old codger you saw on television."

Charley Pride, American Athlete

Old, Television

25

"Old as she was, she still missed her daddy sometimes."

"Old as she was, she still missed her daddy sometimes."

Gloria Naylor, American Novelist

25

"I'm into all that sappy stuff - a surprise picnic, nice dinner, or traveling. I'm kind of an old romantic."

"I'm into all that sappy stuff - a surprise picnic, nice dinner, or traveling. I'm kind of an old romantic."

Will Estes, American Actor

Old, Romantic, Traveling

25

"There's the young Jon Voight and the old Jon Voight."

"There's the young Jon Voight and the old Jon Voight."

Jon Voight, American Actor

25

"I started when I was 8 years old, which is obviously nowadays pretty late, but I guess in my generation it was all right. I had plenty of other interests and I didn't do only tennis."

"I started when I was 8 years old, which is obviously nowadays pretty late, but I guess in my generation it was all right. I had plenty of other interests and I didn't do only tennis."

Jana Novotna, Czechoslovakian Athlete

Old, Pretty, Right, Tennis

25

"We are similar to a museum. My function is to present old masterpieces in modern frames."

"We are similar to a museum. My function is to present old masterpieces in modern frames."

Rudolf Bing, Austrian Musician

25

"Youth is not a question of years: one is young or old from birth."

"Youth is not a question of years: one is young or old from birth."

Natalie Clifford Barney, American Author

Old, Question, Youth

25

"I am always looking for a cool tee shirt; maybe one with a rock band or an old advertisement."

"I am always looking for a cool tee shirt; maybe one with a rock band or an old advertisement."

Bridget Hall, American Model

25

"What we see is what they're trying to sell us. It's not true nostalgic as much as it is repeating old material because it's less expensive than new material."

"What we see is what they're trying to sell us. It's not true nostalgic as much as it is repeating old material because it's less expensive than new material."

Rick Moranis, Canadian Actor

24

"I think over there in Montreal they're a bit hardcore with the old homos. They're not that keen on them."

"I think over there in Montreal they're a bit hardcore with the old homos. They're not that keen on them."

Allan Carr, British Director

24

"My major league debut came at old Busch Stadium on Grand Avenue in St. Louis against the Pittsburgh Pirates."

"My major league debut came at old Busch Stadium on Grand Avenue in St. Louis against the Pittsburgh Pirates."

Steve Carlton, American Athlete

24

"I like gettin' old."

"I like gettin' old."

Patti Smith, American Musician

24

"To be honest, I look at my Pinball program and feel that it is old stuff. I could do much better."

"To be honest, I look at my Pinball program and feel that it is old stuff. I could do much better."

Bill Budge, American Businessman

24

"I was too young for Korea and too old for Vietnam."

"I was too young for Korea and too old for Vietnam."

Stephen Ambrose, American Historian

24

"Live fast, die old, and make very sure everyone knows you were there."

"Live fast, die old, and make very sure everyone knows you were there."

Alan Cox, Welsh Inventor

24

"That other saying, I'm a part of all that I have met, I think that would have to begin with my wonderful parents back in Atlanta when I was a youngster five years old I was tongue tied."

"That other saying, I'm a part of all that I have met, I think that would have to begin with my wonderful parents back in Atlanta when I was a youngster five years old I was tongue tied."

Ernie Harwell, American Celebrity

Old, Parents, Saying, Tongue

24

"There are more old drunkards than old physicians."

"There are more old drunkards than old physicians."

Francois Rabelais, French Clergyman

Old, Physicians

24

"I'm a product of good nutrition, cutting edge supplementation and hard training, and I'm an old guy."

"I'm a product of good nutrition, cutting edge supplementation and hard training, and I'm an old guy."

Warren Cuccurullo, American Musician

24

"It's nice to see the young ones 7, 8, 9 years old. It seems like they know you through their parents."

"It's nice to see the young ones 7, 8, 9 years old. It seems like they know you through their parents."

Guy Lafleur, Canadian Athlete

Old, Parents, Years

23

"To young to hold on and to old to just break free and run."

"To young to hold on and to old to just break free and run."

Jeff Buckley, American Musician

23

"High-level, big-deal publicity has a way of getting old for me, but what never fails to thrill me is when I make personal appearances."

"High-level, big-deal publicity has a way of getting old for me, but what never fails to thrill me is when I make personal appearances."

Joseph Barbera, American Cartoonist

23

"All the old great companies were run by guys who knew what an animator meant, and guys who knew how to draw. All the companies today are run by executives."

"All the old great companies were run by guys who knew what an animator meant, and guys who knew how to draw. All the companies today are run by executives."

Ralph Bakshi, American Director

23

"I sang and wrote songs when I was 12 years old."

"I sang and wrote songs when I was 12 years old."

Mose Allison, American Musician

Old, Songs, Years

23

"I'm thirty years old, but I read at the thirty-four-year-old level."

"I'm thirty years old, but I read at the thirty-four-year-old level."

Dana Carvey, American Comedian

23

"Everybody is doing the same old thing."

"Everybody is doing the same old thing."

Missy Elliot, American Musician

23

"I started in 1946 in radio. I was ten years old. I was discovered singing in a school play. Someone was in the audience and it's six degrees of separation."

"I started in 1946 in radio. I was ten years old. I was discovered singing in a school play. Someone was in the audience and it's six degrees of separation."

Hector Elizondo, American Actor

Old, Play, School, Separation

23

"I like doing things the old way."

"I like doing things the old way."

Kenny W. Shepherd, American Musician

23

"The young are so old, they are born with their fingers crossed."

"The young are so old, they are born with their fingers crossed."

Edna St. Vincent Millay, American Author

23

"We have tried to make it clear that the United States is not just an old cow that gives more milk the more it is kicked in the flanks."

"We have tried to make it clear that the United States is not just an old cow that gives more milk the more it is kicked in the flanks."

Dean Rusk, American Diplomat

Old, States, United

23

"I was sympathetic to virtually all groups that wanted to get away from the old system."

"I was sympathetic to virtually all groups that wanted to get away from the old system."

Clarence Thomas, American Judge

23

"Oh, I started out young. They handed me a cotton sack when I was about 8 years old. Give me a little small one, tell me to fill it up. I never did like the farm but I was out there with my grandmother, didn't want to get away from around her too far."

"Oh, I started out young. They handed me a cotton sack when I was about 8 years old. Give me a little small one, tell me to fill it up. I never did like the farm but I was out there with my grandmother, didn't want to get away from around her too far."

Muddy Waters, American Musician

Old, Want, Years

23

"I started with Sam Cooke when I was 6 or 7 years old."

"I started with Sam Cooke when I was 6 or 7 years old."

Bobby Womack, American Musician

23

"We had an old Victrola with the old bulldog they used to have there. The horn would come out."

"We had an old Victrola with the old bulldog they used to have there. The horn would come out."

Jay McShann, American Musician

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