Subject: Age » Old

You Are Old: Sobering Affirmations for Your Rapidly Disappearing Life

Girls used to come up to me and say, “My sister loves you.” Now they say, “My mother loves you.”

baseball player

I didn’t see it [old age] coming — it hit me from the rear.

(1917 – 2012) comedian & actress

I don’t plan to grow old gracefully; I plan to have face-lifts until my ears meet.

(1953 – ) comedian, dancer & writer

The older we get, the fewer things seem worth waiting in line for.

(1879 – 1935) humorist & social commentator

Oh, to be seventy again.

(1841 – 1929) French statesman, physician & journalist

You know you’re getting old when you buy a sexy sheer nightgown and don’t know anyone who can see through it.

(1935 – 2014) American comedian, television personality, writer & director

Stay busy, get plenty of exercise, and don’t drink too much… then again, don’t drink too little.

If you live long enough, the venerability factor creeps in; first, you get accused of things you never did, and later, credited for virtues you never had.

(1907 – 1989) American writer

It was traumatic for me — not as traumatic as turning gay.

television executive & comedian

Old Age: When you find yourself using one bend-over to pick up two things.

I don’t look older, I just look worse.

(1982 – ) American comedian, actor, writer & producer

The only difference between friends and lovers is about four minutes.

writer, website creator

The best way to get most husbands to do something is to suggest that perhaps they're too old to do it.

(1931 – 2005) American actor

She is so old… she used to baby-sit Jesus.

You still chase women, but only downhill.

(1903 – 2003) English-born American comedian & actor

I refuse to admit I'm more than 52, even if that does make my sons illegitimate.

(1879 – 1964) British politician

Do not worry about avoiding temptation; as you grow older it will avoid you.

(1911 – 1999) comedian, author & columnist

Barney: I think of you as experienced. In an emergency, you would be the first one that I’d call.
Fish: You should call me first. I need time to put my teeth in.

(1921 – ) American actor

Children are a great comfort in your old age… and they help you reach it faster too.

He is so old… his social security number is 6.