Young And Old Quotes

Age isn't how old you are but how old you feel.

Gabriel Garcia Marquez

Age, Aging, Old People

"A sad affair" by Alberto Manguel, www.theguardian.com. November 11, 2005.

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The old believe everything, the middle-aged suspect everything, the young know everything.

Oscar Wilde

Funny, Happy Birthday, Growing Up

"Phrases and Philosophies for the Use of the Young" (1894)

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Age is an issue of mind over matter. If you don't mind, it doesn't matter.

Mark Twain

Inspirational, Funny, Motivational

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Anyone who stops learning is old — whether this happens at twenty or at eighty. Anyone who keeps on learning not only remains young but becomes constantly more valuable — regardless of physical capacity.

Henry Ford

Inspirational, Encouraging, Education

"Moving Forward".

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You're only young once, but you can be immature forever.

Germaine Greer

Life, Happy Birthday, Happiness

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Growing old is mandatory; growing up is optional.

Chili Davis

Love, Happy Birthday, Happiness

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Pay less attention to what men say. Just watch what they do.

Dale Carnegie

Men, People, Actions Speak Louder Than Words

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Beautiful young people are accidents of nature, but beautiful old people are works of art.

Eleanor Roosevelt

Birthday, Beautiful, Art

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Always be nice to those younger than you, because they are the ones who will be writing about you.

Cyril Connolly

Inspirational, Nice, Writing

David Pryce-Jones, Cyril Connolly (1984). “Cyril Connolly: Journal and Memoir”

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Aging is not "lost youth" but a new stage of opportunity and strength.

Betty Friedan

Birthday, Strength, Inspiring

"How to live longer, better, wiser". Betty Friedan, Parade Magazine (pp. 4-6), March 20, 1994.

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It is not how old you are, but how you are old.

Marie Dressler

Birthday, Wisdom, Age

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Beautiful old people are works of art.

Eleanor Roosevelt

Beautiful, Art, Nursing

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Demographics show that we are entering a battle between young and old. I call it the 'Age War.' The young want to hang onto their money to grow their families, businesses, and wealth. The old want the tax and investment dollars of the young to sustain their old age.

Robert Kiyosaki

War, Age, Battle

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The older I get, the better I was.

Van Dyke Parks

Wine, Golf, Age

Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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Those who love deeply never grow old; they may die of old age, but they die young.

Arthur Wing Pinero

Inspirational, Life, Positive

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You can't help getting older, but you don't have to get old.

George Burns

Birthday, Optimistic, Wish

George Burns, David Fisher (1990). “All my best friends”, Perigee

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You are as young as your faith, as old as your doubt, as young as your self-confidence, as old as your fear.

Paul H. Dunn

Self Confidence, Wrinkles, Inspirational Birthday

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I am not young enough to know everything.

James M. Barrie

Book, Athlete, Knowledge

The Admirable Crichton (performed 1902, pubd. 1914) act 1

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There is a fountain of youth: it is your mind, your talents, the creativity you bring to your life and the lives of the people you love. When you learn to tap this source, you will truly have defeated age.

Sophia Loren

Life, Birthday, Death

"Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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Age is strictly a case of mind over matter. If you don't mind, it doesn't matter.

Jack Benny

Funny, Happy Birthday, Elderly

New York Times, 1974.

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The idea is to die young as late as possible.

Ashley Montagu

Motivational, Death, Kids

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Growing old is no more than a bad habit which a busy person has no time to form.

Andre Maurois

Birthday, Time, Hunting

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As I grow older, I pay less attention to what men say. I just watch what they do.

Andrew Carnegie

Inspirational, Inspiring, Character

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The older I get, the better I used to be.

Lee Trevino

Wine, Golf, Tennis

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Nature gives you the face you have at twenty; it is up to you to merit the face you have at fifty.

Coco Chanel

Funny, Birthday, Beauty

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