Quotes about Age

“I'm a pretty big dork. It's crazy. I'm one of those people who grew up with all kinds of musicals, but I was right at that age where 'Rent' was a big deal for me and for my friends.”

“In the modern media age we are rarely surprised by what we see. Whether it's on television or film or in the theatre, everything is so advertised, so trailed, that most entertainment is merely what you thought it was going to be like.”

“One of the problems of modern society, or the post-Internet age, is that there are so many things bombarding us that we could care about. I think it's more important than ever to really get clear and focus on what's worth caring about and what's just noise or distraction.”

“We should so provide for old age that it may have no urgent wants of this world to absorb it from meditation on the next. It is awful to see the lean hands of dotage making a coffer of the grave.”

“Old age and the passage of time teach all things.”

“A lot of people say I am using all the procedures for my face. I didn't do anything. I live a healthy life; I take care of my skin and my body. I'm against Botox. I'm against injections; I think it's damaging your face, damaging your nerves. It's all me. I will age gracefully, as my mom does.”

“The enemy of society is middle class and the enemy of life is middle age.”

“Who does this, at age 71, try to put a tour together from scratch? I have to say it's scary at times. But I like a challenge 'cause it keeps you on your toes.”

“I prefer younger men. In some ways, they are much more open to a woman being stronger and independent then some of the men my age.”

“One of the positives of getting older is that you forget your age. Then you find out that you're younger than you thought you were.”

“Age is just a number. It's totally irrelevant unless, of course, you happen to be a bottle of wine.”

“Chinese people age overnight.”

“But I studied art in Belgium from the age of 17 to 18, and I learned French when I was there. Very reluctantly so. I didn't do a very good job. For the first six months I was very depressed and couldn't speak to anyone, and then it kinda hits you.”

“Being healthy is something I learned from a very young age. Looking after yourself on the inside helps with your energy, makes your skin glow, and changes your whole outlook on life.”

“Every formula of every religion has in this age of reason, to submit to the acid test of reason and universal assent.”

“People quit on jobs. They quit on marriages. They quit on school. There's an immediacy of this day and age that doesn't lend itself to being committed to anything.”

“I'm much more open to being a supporting actor right now. At the age of 60, I'll be second fiddle. Fine. I'm happy to do it.”

“As far as what part of myself I brought to Five, I've always considered myself not really my age.”

“Try to keep your soul young and quivering right up to old age.”

“I was taught from a young age that many people would treat me as a second-class citizen because I was African-American and because I was female.”

“I can safely say that losing my mum at the age of 12 and therefore shutting down all of my emotions for the last 20 years has had a quite serious effect on not only my personal life but also my work as well.”