Old Folk Quotes

8 quotes from 8 authors

Aging brings wisdom and perspective. Here, eight brief reflections from eight varied sources provide a quick glimpse into how different minds view the experiences of older individuals.

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Yes, that's the way they think, these hundred thousand Kantoreks! Iron Youth! Youth! We are none of us more than twenty years…

Erich Maria Remarque

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As I ran out of grandparents at the age of 16, the only time I ever see old folk is when I'm…

Sarah Millican

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If it was never new and it never gets old, then it's a folk song

Oscar Isaac

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“It was very different in the country (she used to live in Ayrshire) it was a recognised thing to call for a…

D.E. Stevenson

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“Old folk sure had a way of pointing out the obvious.”

Michelle Stimpson

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“The old folk from Indiana and Iowa and Illinois, from Boston and Kansas City and Des Moines, they sold their homes and…

John Fante

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Some of the old folk singers used to phrase things in an interesting way, and then, I got my style from seeing…

Bob Dylan

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The old folk, time's doting chronicles.

William Shakespeare

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