- Others
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- 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
- Clothes
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- Nov 07, 2020
I always designed clothes from a very young age because I didn't like the way they were. They were paralyzing; they were stilted.
- Healthy Thing
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- Nov 07, 2020
Age about 30, I stopped looking up my books in bookstores. Paying attention to the marketplace isn't a healthy thing for me.
- Punk
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- Nov 07, 2020
I wasn't always overweight. I was a skinny little punk of a kid with severe asthma. When I got married at the age of 22, I wore a cut-down size eight wedding gown.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
I like a boyish quality in a man, somebody who is still adventurous. But I have no rules. I do not care - within reason - about your chronological age. I care whether you have passion in your life.
- Loved
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- Nov 07, 2020
I loved to read and would read anything that roused my interest, whether it was below my age level or above it, even if I could barely make sense of it.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
Family life is fragmenting in this modern age, but it's up to all of us to keep it together.
- Green
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- Nov 07, 2020
I hope that I dress for my age. Because there's no need to be dowdy, is there? But I don't go with all the colours that everybody is wearing. I'm not very fond of lime green or orange, so I don't do that. I read all the fashion magazines, but most things are totally unsuitable for somebody of 79.
- Legs
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- Nov 07, 2020
I don't like showing cleavage because I get cold, and if I had fantastic legs, I might wear short skirts - but I think at 78, one's got to act one's age.
- Children
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- Nov 07, 2020
There have been studies that clearly state that children who are exposed to arts education at a young age will in fact do markedly better in their SAT tests.
- Christian
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- Nov 07, 2020
I grew up Jewish, became an atheist and a Marxist, and 28 years ago, at age 26, became a Christian.
- Fighting
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- Nov 07, 2020
Those who believe in the importance of serving others should lead the way by fighting against the temptation we all have, and maybe especially as we age, to close in upon ourselves.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020