Quotes about Age

"Youth is the gift of nature, but age is a work of art."

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

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

"Nobody grows old merely by living a number of years. We grow old by deserting our ideals. Years may wrinkle the skin, but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul."

"Age is a very high price to pay for maturity."

"Just remember, once you're over the hill you begin to pick up speed."

"Old age is no place for sissies."

"Do not go gentle into that good night but rage, rage against the dying of the light."

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

"Youth is wasted on the young."

"The trick is growing up without growing old."

"To keep the heart unwrinkled, to be hopeful, kindly, cheerful, reverent - that is to triumph over old age."

"Men are like wine - some turn to vinegar, but the best improve with age."

"Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at twenty or eighty. Anyone who keeps learning stays young. The greatest thing in life is to keep your mind young."

"As men get older, the toys get more expensive."

"We are always the same age inside."

"The secret of staying young is to live honestly, eat slowly, and lie about your age."

"If you haven't turned rebel by twenty you've got no heart; if you haven't turned establishment by thirty you've got no brains!"

"After thirty, a body has a mind of its own."

"I think your whole life shows in your face and you should be proud of that."

"An archaeologist is the best husband a woman can have. The older she gets the more interested he is in her."

"Old age is like a plane flying through a storm. Once you're aboard, there's nothing you can do."

"I think women should start to embrace their age. What's the alternative to getting older? You die. I can't change the day I was born. But I can take care of my skin, my body, my mind, and try to live my life and be happy."

"A grownup is a child with layers on."

"To resist the frigidity of old age, one must combine the body, the mind, and the heart. And to keep these in parallel vigor one must exercise, study, and love."

"Old age is an excellent time for outrage. My goal is to say or do at least one outrageous thing every week."

"It is sad to grow old but nice to ripen."

"Surrounding myself with beautiful women keeps me young."

"I will never be an old man. To me, old age is always 15 years older than I am."

"Be on the alert to recognize your prime at whatever time of your life it may occur."

"A man growing old becomes a child again."

"Age does not protect you from love. But love, to some extent, protects you from age."

"You end up as you deserve. In old age you must put up with the face, the friends, the health, and the children you have earned."

"Old age is a shipwreck."