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title: "7 Old Classic Quotes by 7 authors"
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> [“Like a car that's old enough to be old but not old enough to be a classic, it would be years before…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/k-martin-beckner/like-a-car-that-s-old-enough-to-be-old-but-not-old-enough-to-be-a/)

[K. Martin Beckner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/k-martin-beckner/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fd8/k-martin-beckner-15699_car_like-a-car-that-s-old-enough-to-be-old-b_64688.jpg)

> [A car isn't a classic just because it's old. To be a classic, a car has to tell us something of its…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-may/a-car-isn-t-a-classic-just-because-it-s-old-to-be-a-classic-a-car-has/)

[James May](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-may/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/59e/james-may-4243_car_a-car-isn-t-a-classic-just-because-it-s_126676.png)

> [I am a mix of both old classic romance and modern. I think it is up to what suits the two people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shraddha-kapoor/i-am-a-mix-of-both-old-classic-romance-and-modern-i-think-it-is-up-to/)

[Shraddha Kapoor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shraddha-kapoor/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5fd/shraddha-kapoor-18303_best_i-am-a-mix-of-both-old-classic-romance-a_160786.jpg)

> [My appeal to the composers, whoever touches an old classic, will only be this much: take it up only if you can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amaal-mallik/my-appeal-to-the-composers-whoever-touches-an-old-classic-will-only/)

[Amaal Mallik](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amaal-mallik/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/191/amaal-mallik-5586_change_my-appeal-to-the-composers-whoever-touch_871486.jpg)

> [I'm thinking of Mary Poppins, The Sound of Music... there are too many to name really. And all the old classic ones…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ashley-jensen/i-m-thinking-of-mary-poppins-the-sound-of-music-there-are-too-many-to/)

[Ashley Jensen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ashley-jensen/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7f5/ashley-jensen-12050_brutal_i-m-thinking-of-mary-poppins-the-sound-o_1034427.png)

> [I think the old classic Porsches are fantastic, with those lovely curved lines, but I don't like the modern ones at all.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-alexander/i-think-the-old-classic-porsches-are-fantastic-with-those-lovely/)

[Sarah Alexander](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-alexander/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/134/sarah-alexander-22639_i-think_i-think-the-old-classic-porsches-are-fan_1071775.jpg)

> [I like the old, classic scary movies. I love 'Psycho,' 'The Sixth Sense,' and 'Poltergeist.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/miranda-cosgrove/i-like-the-old-classic-scary-movies-i-love-psycho-the-sixth-sense-and/)

[Miranda Cosgrove](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/miranda-cosgrove/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e40/miranda-cosgrove-12063_cinema_i-like-the-old-classic-scary-movies-i-lo_2749466.jpg)

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