---
title: "1 Growing Younger Quotes By Eric Roth"
description: "1 Growing Younger quotes by Eric Roth. Plus more from Eric Roth and more Growing Younger sayings from other authors."
image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0a2/eric-roth-31431_accomplished_the-wish-fulfillment-of-growing-younger_1617962.jpg"
---

> [The wish fulfillment of growing younger is not necessarily all it's cracked up to be. You have new problems that arise which you are not anticipating and you deal with the same problems you would deal with if you were…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-roth/the-wish-fulfillment-of-growing-younger-is-not-necessarily-all-it-s/)

[Eric Roth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-roth/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0a2/eric-roth-31431_accomplished_the-wish-fulfillment-of-growing-younger_1617962.jpg)

## More by Eric Roth

> [Benjamin, we’re meant to lose the people we love. How else would we know how important they are to us?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-roth/benjamin-we-re-meant-to-lose-the-people-we-love-how-else-would-we/)

[Eric Roth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-roth/)

> [“For what it’s worth: it’s never too late to be whoever you want to be. I hope you live a life you’re proud of,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-roth/for-what-it-s-worth-it-s-never-too-late-to-be-whoever-you-want-to-be/)

[Eric Roth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-roth/)

> [It’s a funny thing coming home. Nothing changes. Everything looks the same, feels the same, even smells the same. You realize what’s changed, is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-roth/it-s-a-funny-thing-coming-home-nothing-changes-everything-looks-the/)

[Eric Roth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-roth/)

> [“For what it's worth: it's never too late or, in my case, too early to be whoever you want to be. There's no time…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-roth/for-what-it-s-worth-it-s-never-too-late-or-in-my-case-too-early-to-be/)

[Eric Roth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-roth/)

> [“Sometimes we’re on a collision course, and we just don’t know it. Whether it’s by accident or by design, there’s not a thing we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-roth/sometimes-we-re-on-a-collision-course-and-we-just-don-t-know-it/)

[Eric Roth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-roth/)

> [“If only one thing had happened differently—but life, being what it is—a series of intersecting lives and incidents, out of anyone's control.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-roth/if-only-one-thing-had-happened-differently-but-life-being-what-it-is/)

[Eric Roth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-roth/)

> [You can be as mad as a mad dog at the way things went, you can curse the fates, but when it comes to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-roth/you-can-be-as-mad-as-a-mad-dog-at-the-way-things-went-you-can-curse/)

[Eric Roth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-roth/)

> [The wish fulfillment of growing younger is not necessarily all it's cracked up to be. You have new problems that arise which you are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-roth/the-wish-fulfillment-of-growing-younger-is-not-necessarily-all-it-s/)

[Eric Roth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-roth/)

> [I think part of being a good screenwriter is being as concise as possible.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-roth/i-think-part-of-being-a-good-screenwriter-is-being-as-concise-as/)

[Eric Roth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-roth/)

> [She taught me to play the piano, and what it meant to miss somebody.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-roth/she-taught-me-to-play-the-piano-and-what-it-meant-to-miss-somebody/)

[Eric Roth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-roth/)

> [“I hope you see things that startle you. I hope you feel things you never felt before. I hope you meet people with a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-roth/i-hope-you-see-things-that-startle-you-i-hope-you-feel-things-you/)

[Eric Roth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-roth/)

> [You never know what's coming for you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-roth/you-never-know-what-s-coming-for-you/)

[Eric Roth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-roth/)

> [Ultimately it doesn't matter whether you go forwards or backwards: you need to live your life as well as you can.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-roth/ultimately-it-doesn-t-matter-whether-you-go-forwards-or-backwards-you/)

[Eric Roth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-roth/)

> [When I met Richard Leakey, I thought, 'This is the most charismatic man I've ever met.' He has no legs. He lost them when…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-roth/when-i-met-richard-leakey-i-thought-this-is-the-most-charismatic-man/)

[Eric Roth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-roth/)

> [Our lives are defined by opportunities, even the ones we miss.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-roth/our-lives-are-defined-by-opportunities-even-the-ones-we-miss/)

[Eric Roth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-roth/)

```json
{
    "@context": "https://schema.org",
    "@graph": [
        {
            "@type": "ItemList",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/growing-younger/eric-roth/#itemlist",
            "name": "1 Growing Younger Quotes By Eric Roth",
            "numberOfItems": 1,
            "itemListElement": [
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 1,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "The wish fulfillment of growing younger is not necessarily all it's cracked up to be. You have new problems that arise which you are not anticipating and you deal with the same problems you would deal with if you were ageing normally: what is the end of life about? What have I accomplished?",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Eric Roth"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-roth/the-wish-fulfillment-of-growing-younger-is-not-necessarily-all-it-s/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0a2/eric-roth-31431_accomplished_the-wish-fulfillment-of-growing-younger_1617962.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0a2/eric-roth-31431_accomplished_the-wish-fulfillment-of-growing-younger_1617962.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0a2/eric-roth-31431_accomplished_the-wish-fulfillment-of-growing-younger_1617962.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“The wish fulfillment of growing younger is not necessarily all it's cracked up to be. You have new problems…” — Eric Roth",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@type": "CollectionPage",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/growing-younger/eric-roth/#webpage",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/growing-younger/eric-roth/",
            "name": "Growing Younger Quotes by Eric Roth",
            "isPartOf": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website"
            },
            "mainEntity": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/growing-younger/eric-roth/#itemlist"
            },
            "primaryImageOfPage": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0a2/eric-roth-31431_accomplished_the-wish-fulfillment-of-growing-younger_1617962.jpg"
            },
            "description": "1 Growing Younger quotes by Eric Roth. Plus more from Eric Roth and more Growing Younger sayings from other authors.",
            "breadcrumb": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/growing-younger/eric-roth/#breadcrumb"
            }
        },
        {
            "@type": "BreadcrumbList",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/growing-younger/eric-roth/#breadcrumb",
            "itemListElement": [
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 1,
                    "name": "Home",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 2,
                    "name": "Quotes",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 3,
                    "name": "Topics",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/categories/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 4,
                    "name": "Growing Younger",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/growing-younger/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 5,
                    "name": "Eric Roth",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/growing-younger/eric-roth/"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@type": "WebSite",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website",
            "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/",
            "publisher": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
            }
        },
        {
            "@type": "Organization",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization",
            "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/",
            "logo": {
                "@type": "ImageObject",
                "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/themes/sq/assets/icons/icon-512.png",
                "width": 512,
                "height": 512
            }
        }
    ]
}
```