Subject: Age (Page 14)

She may very well pass for forty three… in the dusk with the light behind her.

(1836 – 1911) English dramatist, librettist, poet & illustrator

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

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

I am pushing sixty… that is enough exercise for me.

Samuel Clemens (1835 – 1910) author & humorist

It was tough growing up in Florida because all my friends were retired.

(1959 – ) American comedian, comedy writer, actor & author

Middle Age: That time of life when you'd rather not have a good time than recover from it. 

Zeal: A certain nervous disorder afflicting the young and inexperienced.

(1842 – 1914) author & satirist

Did you ever look in a mirror and wonder how your pantyhose got so wrinkled… and then remember you weren’t wearing any?

(1917 – 2012) comedian & actress

My body is dropping so fast, my gynecologist wears a hard hat.

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

He is so old… when he was in school they didn’t teach history!

Thirty-five is when you finally get your head together and your body starts falling apart.

American cartoonist, illustrator & writer

Middle age is when your old classmates are so grey and wrinkled and bald they don't recognize you.

(1898 – 1971) American humorist

Women your age are more likely to be mauled at the zoo than get married.

(1958 – ) American actor & producer

At eighty-eight how do you feel when getting up in the morning? … Amazed!

(1881 – 1973) German economist

Inside every older person is a younger person wondering what the hell happened.

singer & musician

Don't worry about your heart, it will last you as long as you live.

(1880 – 1946) comedian, actor, juggler & writer

Anyone can get old; all you have to do is live long enough.

(1890 – 1977) comedian, actor & television host

I feel I can talk with more authority, especially when I say, ‘I don’t know.’

(1921 – 2004) English actor & author

I’ve been doing it [stealing from hotels] for so long, I have a set of towels from the Ark.

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

Middle age is when, whenever you go on holiday, you pack a sweater.

(1922 – ) English comedy writer & television presenter

The man who is a pessimist before 48 knows too much; if he is an optimist after it, he knows too little.

Samuel Clemens (1835 – 1910) author & humorist

Maybe it’s true that life begins at fifty… but everything else starts to wear out, fall out, or spread out.

(1917 – 2012) comedian & actress