Subject: Age (Page 16)

Teenagers: People who get hungry again before the dishes are even washed.

First you forget names, then you forget faces… next you forget to pull your zipper up and finally, you forget to pull it down.

(1896 – 1996) comedian, actor & entertainer

Boys are beyond the range of anybody's sure understanding, at least when they are between the ages of 18 months and 90 years.

(1894 – 1961) author, cartoonist & humorist

Boys will be boys, and so will a lot of middle-aged men.

(1868 – 1930) cartoonist, humorist & journalist

He has a profound respect for old age… especially when it’s bottled.

(1890 – 1960) journalist, author & dramatist

If something’s old and you’re trying to sell it, it’s obsolete; if you’re trying to buy it, it’s a collector’s item.

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

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

(1900 – 1973) American journalist & editor

Yesterday: The infancy of youth, the youth of manhood, the entire past of age.

(1842 – 1914) author & satirist

Man reaches each stage in his life as a novice.

(1741 – 1794) French writer

Middle age: When you begin to exchange your emotions for symptoms.

(1876 – 1944) American author, humorist & columnist

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

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

He's as old as some trees.

Canadian hockey player & coach

My secret to staying young… having no sense of time.

(1955 – ) comedian, actor & writer

When you are over the hill, you pick up speed.

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

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

(1953 – ) comedian, dancer & writer

When you are about 35 years old, something terrible always happens to music.

(1921 – 2009) British composer, pianist and radio & television presenter

The young are generally full of revolt, and are often pretty revolting about it.

(1913 – 1983) journalist & author

Forty: The most difficult age for a woman to pass; it often takes years.

I am just turning forty and taking my time about it.

(1893 – 1971) American film actor & producer