- Nov 07, 2020
Age Quotes
On the ages we pass through.
This collection moves from a childhood memory shaped by early pressure over appearance to a university course named for an 18th-century literary period, showing how differently 'age' can be used. For life-stage reflections, browse Life.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
There is a big age gap between my sisters Janice and Irma and myself so I didn't know them that well when I was younger although they have been very supportive in later life.
- Disease
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- Nov 07, 2020
The biggest tragedy I had was the loss of my daughter from neuromuscular disease in 2000, at age 46.
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
So many people feel that once you reach a certain age then it's time for you to retire from a sport you love. I don't think that's true at all. I think age should not dictate that.
- I Am
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- Nov 07, 2020
In my career, I am so so happy and grateful for everything I've gotten to do. And yet, I wish I had started off earlier so I could, I don't know... I certainly have not not gotten work because of my age, but I'm just gonna pray and hope that the roles will still keep coming as I get older.
- Lady
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was a hard fit at a young age. I didn't make sense as an ingenue or a leading love-interest lady.
- Most
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- Nov 07, 2020
The most important function of the university in an age of reason is to protect reason from itself.
- Important
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- Nov 07, 2020
The most important thing in convoluted families, I learnt as I wrote, is that the child feels loved. I knew from a young age that I was a problem which required constant solving; but I never felt unloved. I was lucky.
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020
Losing one's mother to a car crash at age four isn't a readily accessible idea of good luck, but I've come to accept it as the condition that was required for my luck to fall into place.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I moved to London at age 16, tired of the shuffle around other people's houses and ready to live on my own, I met my English brother and sister, who instantly claimed me as family.
- Challenges
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- Nov 07, 2020
Economically anxious, many parents see their children's accomplishments as a sort of insurance against the financial challenges of old age; high-achieving kids, this logic goes, will become high-earning adults and therefore be better able to help Mom and Dad pay for the assisted-living facility in a few decades.
- Pressure
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- Nov 07, 2020