Subject: Age » Old (Page 11)

Old age is like learning a new profession; and not one of your own choosing.

(1907 – ) French-born American historian of ideas & culture

I'm at an age when my back goes out more than I do.

(1917 – 2012) comedian & actress

May God defend me from my friends; I can defend myself from my enemies.

(1694 – 1778) French author, humanist & satirist

Eighty is a wonderful age… especially if you’re ninety.

(1900 – 1973) American journalist & editor

I personally stay away from natural foods; at my age I need all the preservatives I can get.

(1896 – 1996) comedian, actor & entertainer

That's the time of your life when even your birthday suit needs pressing.

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

Oh, to be seventy again.

(1841 – 1929) French statesman, physician & journalist

A person is always startled when he hears himself seriously called an old man for the first time.

(1841 – 1935) American jurist & Supreme Court justice

The thing about getting old is the number of things you think that you can’t say aloud because it would be too shocking.

(1919 – 2013) British writer, poet & playwright

I’m at the stage of life when if a girl says no to me, I’m profoundly grateful to her.

(1935 – ) movie actor, director & comedian

How young can you die of old age?

(1955 – ) comedian, actor & writer

You know you're getting old when work is a lot less fun and fun is a lot more work.

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

If you want to know what you’ll look like in ten years, look in the mirror after you’ve run a marathon.

American cardiologist & marathoner

She said she was approaching forty, and I couldn't help wondering from what direction.

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

Women are as old as they feel and men are old when they lose their feelings.

(1893 – 1980) actress, playwright, screenwriter & sex symbol

As I understand President Bush's Medicare plan, it provides for unlimited coverage for anyone over 72 whose parents can pass the physical.

(1932 – ) American political satirist & comedian

Fun is like life insurance; the older you get, the more it costs.

(1868 – 1930) cartoonist, humorist & journalist

The trick is growing up without growing old.

(1890 – 1975) American baseball manager

When I turned two I was really anxious, because I'd doubled my age in a year, and I thought, if this keeps up, by the time I'm six I'll be ninety.

(1955 – ) comedian, actor & writer

Some folks as they grow older grow wise, but most folks simply grow stubborner.

(1818 – 1885) humorist

Growing old’s like being increasingly penalized for a crime you haven't committed.

(1905 – 2000) English writer