Subject: Age (Page 19)

I knew her before she was a virgin.

(1906 – 1972) pianist, composer, author, comedian & actor

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

We have a beautiful little girl who we named after my mom; in fact Passive Aggressive Psycho turns five tomorrow.

Canadian stand-up comedian, actor & writer

I made wine out of raisins so I wouldn't have to wait for it to age.

(1955 – ) comedian, actor & writer

Middle Age: When your age starts to show around your middle the art of raising eyebrows instead of the roof. 

The trick is growing up without growing old.

(1890 – 1975) American baseball manager

At twenty, we don’t care what the world thinks of us; at thirty, we worry about what it’s thinking of us; at forty, we discover it isn’t thinking about us at all.

When I was a kid my parents moved a lot, but I always found them.

(1921 – 2004) stand-up comedian & actor

This wasn't just plain terrible, this was fancy terrible, this was terrible with raisins in it.

(1893 – 1967) writer, humorist & poet

When a man’s best friend is his dog, that dog has a problem.

(1927 – 1989) author, essayist & environmentalist

Old age is no place for sissies.

(1908 – 1989) American actress of film, television & theater

I said to my husband, ‘My boobs have gone, my stomach’s gone, say something nice about my legs;’ he said, ‘Blue goes with everything.’

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

A sexagenarian? At his age? I think that’s disgusting!

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

She is so old… her dreams are in black and white.

Robins: I've just written my 87th book.
Barbara Cartland: I've written 145.
Robins: Oh I see, one a year.

(1897 – 1985) British novelist

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

American cartoonist, illustrator & writer

We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing.

(1856 – 1950) Irish playwright & socialist

People are living longer than ever before, a phenomenon undoubtedly made necessary by the 30-year mortgage.

(1926 – ) newspaper columnist

He's great to the old guys. He's got one trainer just to treat varicose veins.

(1935 – 2012) American football player, sports announcer & actor

I’ve traveled a long way and some of the roads weren’t paved.

(1879 – 1935) humorist & social commentator

Class Reunion: A gathering where you come to the conclusion that most of the people your own age are a lot older than you are.