Short as life is, some find it long enough to outlive their characters, their constitutions and their estates. — Charles Caleb Colton Copy Share Image
I always have felt that elders are really important. I think it's because, in my little Southern black culture, elders really were… — Alice Walker Copy Share Image
I realize that there are certain hardships that only females must endure, such as childbirth, waiting in lines for public-restroom stalls, and… — Dave Barry Copy Share Image
“We were all runing from something. Vaginoplasty. Aging. The future.” — Chuck Palahniuk Copy Share Image
Ten minutes of genuine belly laughter had an anesthetic effect and would give me at least two hours of pain-free sleep. — Norman Cousins Copy Share Image
Maturity: knowing where you're crazy, trying to warn others of the fact and striving to keep yourself under control. — Alain de Botton Copy Share Image
The answer, usually, is no. Wisdom is a quality that defies easy definition but psychologists who study aging have found that some… — James W. Pennebaker Copy Share Image
I've reached the age where bruises are formed from failures within rather than accidents without. — Nicole Krauss Copy Share Image
“Be not afraid of what is inside of you. What is inside is who you are. Do not worry about what is… — Sonia Valencia Singh Copy Share Image
People tell me I look good these days. I look good because I feel good. I know people who are older than… — Rita Moreno Copy Share Image
“Without knowing why or how, I found myself in love with this strange Wanderess. Maybe I was just in love with the… — Roman Payne Copy Share Image
Giving is the secret to a healthy life. Not necessarily money, but whatever a person has to give of encouragement, sympathy, and… — John D. Rockefeller Copy Share Image
When you're 16, you think 28 is so old! And then you get to 28 and it's fabulous. You think, then, what… — Helen Mirren Copy Share Image
“Youngsters want to change world. Elders want to enjoy their works. The entrepreneur sells anything needed by both to win their desires.” — Toba Beta Copy Share Image
At 50, you need to laugh about your age. If you don't, everybody else will do it for you. Happy birthday, old chum! — Helen Hayes Copy Share Image
I found the sections on aging, relationships, and procrastinating especially helpful. I really found the tips and suggestions very helpful, inspiring, positive,… — Karen Lewis Copy Share Image
Don't stop having fun when you get older because you will get older when you stop having fun, — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“Maturity' really means: being very unsurprised by, and calm around, pain and disappointment.” — Alain de Botton Copy Share Image
I sometimes miss the sense of excitement that I remember having when I was younger. I miss that sense of, 'Oh wow.'… — Elizabeth Strout Copy Share Image
“If you happen to be white in a white country; pretty according to the dictates of fashion; rich in a country where… — Maya Angelou Copy Share Image
