Subject: Age (Page 10)

The older you get, the better you realize you were.

(1937 – 2008) stand-up comedian, social critic, actor & author

That man so old… he’s older than his birthday.

(1894 – 1975) American comedian

When I was born, I was so surprised I didn't talk for a year and a half.

(1895 – 1964) comedian (wife & partner of George Burns)

Man reaches each stage in his life as a novice.

(1741 – 1794) French writer

I was always taught to respect my elders and I've now reached the age when I don't have anybody to respect.

(1896 – 1996) comedian, actor & entertainer

Even the youngest of us may be wrong sometimes.

(1856 – 1950) Irish playwright & socialist

I used to dread getting older because I thought I would not be able to do all the things I wanted to do, but now that I am older I find that I don't want to do them.

(1879 – 1964) British politician

They tell you that you’ll lose your mind when you grow older; what they don’t tell you is that you won’t miss it much.


The comfort of turning 49 is the realization that you are now too old to die young.

I have a lot of growing up to do; I realized that the other day inside my fort.

(1969 – ) comedian & actor

Giving money and power to government is like giving whiskey and car keys to teenage boys.

(1947 – ) author, humorist & satirist

Mothers are fonder than fathers of their children because they are more certain they are their own.

(384 BC – 322 BC) Greek philosopher

Blessed are the young, for they shall inherit the National Debt.

(1929 – 1933) 31st U.S. president, humanitarian

Say Satch, tell me, was Abraham Lincoln a crouch hitter?

(1908 – 1989) American baseball player

One should never trust a woman who tells one her real age.

(1854 – 1900) Irish dramatist, novelist & poet

No matter how calmly you try to referee, parenting will sometimes produce bizarre behavior… and I’m not talking about the kids.

(1937 – ) comedian & television actor

I was the kid next door’s imaginary friend.

(1956 – ) American comedian

He is so old… I told him to act his own age, and he died.

Youth is when you're allowed to stay up late on New Year's Eve; middle age is when you're forced to.

(1915 – 1977) columnist, writer & actor

When I broke in, they didn’t have bats – we just grabbed the branch of a tree.

American baseball pitcher

Eventually you will reach a point when you stop lying about your age and start bragging about it.