Subject: Age (Page 19)

There are three terrible ages of childhood – 1 to 10, 10 to 20, and 20 to 30.

(1917 – 1998) author, critic, animal rights activist

Sudden success in golf is like the sudden acquisition of wealth; it is apt to unsettle and deteriorate the character.

(1881 – 1975) English writer & humorist

It’s a good thing to be old, because that means you haven’t died yet, right?

(1974 – ) Spanish actress & model

She has discovered the secret of perpetual middle age.

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

Adolescence is the time in life when a youngster is well informed about anything he doesn’t have to study.

I don’t think my family liked me… they put a live teddy bear in my crib.

(1935 – ) movie actor, director & comedian

Larry King is so old, he's actually one of the Jews that killed Christ.

(1978 – ) American writer & stand-up comedian

If you have a funny costume, you can’t really wear it when you get older.

(1959 – ) American actor, stand-up comedian & television host

Birthday: Anniversary of one’s birth, observed only by men and children.

Old age is not so bad when you consider the alternatives.

(1888 – 1972) French actor, singer & entertainer

There is nothing so aggravating as a fresh boy who is too old to ignore and too young to kick.

(1868 – 1930) cartoonist, humorist & journalist

To get back my youth I would do anything in the world, except take exercise, get up early, or be respectable.

(1854 – 1900) Irish dramatist, novelist & poet

My grandmother is over eighty and still doesn't need glasses… drinks right out of the bottle.

(1906 – 1998) English-born American comedian

Old age is when the liver spots show through your gloves.

(1917 – 2012) comedian & actress

If I knew I was going to live this long, I'd have taken better care of myself.

(1931 – 1995) American baseball player

True friends stab you in the front.

(1854 – 1900) Irish dramatist, novelist & poet

We've had bad luck with our kids… they've all grown up.

(1890 – 1957) author & journalist

The secret of staying young is to live honestly, eat slowly, and lie about your age.

(1911 – 1989) television actress

A woman’s always younger than a man at equal years.

(1806 – 1861) English poet

What most persons consider as virtue, after the age of 40 is simply a loss of energy.

(1694 – 1778) French author, humanist & satirist

Good hospitality is making your guests feel at home, even when you wish they were.

fictional mascot and cover boy of Mad, an American humor magazine