- Science
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- Nov 07, 2020
Old Quotes
Old age, old habits, and old traditions worth keeping.
This set uses 'old' loosely, from feeling worn down by constant criticism in a creative career to impatience with distractions that don't matter anymore. For quotes centered on the number itself, see Age quotes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Friend
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- Nov 07, 2020
Not only am I trying to be a daddy, but also a friend, not be the old fogey that's slowing everybody else down... not for a while, at least.
- Long
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- Nov 07, 2020
I long to be in the Field again, doing my part to keep the old flag up, with all its stars.
- Book
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- Nov 07, 2020
The big publishers want someone they can send on the Jewish book circuit, somebody the old ladies can see marrying their granddaughters.
- Energy
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- Nov 07, 2020
I first read Dostoyevsky when I was 14 years old and was entranced. Dostoyevsky truly is a writer for 14-year-olds, and I mean that in the most approving way - approving of his energy, and rage, his endless pessimism, and endless innocence.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was seven years old when 'Creepshow' came out, and I'm guessing I was around 10 when I saw it for the first time on VHS. The opening theme reminds me that there are five stories to be told, all so different, and the process of telling a scary story is a dark, glorious trip.
- Days
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- Nov 07, 2020
If a child in its first thousand days - from conception to two years old - does not have adequate nutrition, the damage is irreversible.
- New
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- Nov 07, 2020
You cannot teach old dogs new tricks.
- Enough
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was 82 years old before Who's Who thought I was enough of a big shot to do a piece on me.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I was a kid, there was no distinction between a movie about old people or young people. It was either funny or not. It was either entertaining or not. It was either exciting or not. It was either thrilling or not.
- Like
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- Nov 07, 2020
I started playing the guitar when I was 14. I'm not superstitious about guitars, but I do need strings to be old because that's part of my sound, and I don't like steel strings.
- Memory
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think my first musical memory is actually listening to Billie Holiday. I think I must have been, like, 3 or 4 years old.
- May
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- Nov 07, 2020