--- title: "11 Older Believe Quotes by 10 authors" description: "Browse 11 Older Believe quotes by 10 authors. Discover the best Older Believe sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5b6/jamie-bamber-22495_ability_the-older-i-get-the-more-i-believe-in-pr_632622.png" --- > [The older I get, the more I believe in practice and work over natural talent and ability.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jamie-bamber/the-older-i-get-the-more-i-believe-in-practice-and-work-over-natural/) [Jamie Bamber](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jamie-bamber/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5b6/jamie-bamber-22495_ability_the-older-i-get-the-more-i-believe-in-pr_632622.png) > [As I get older I seem to believe less and less and yet to believe what I do believe more and more.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gerald-brenan/as-i-get-older-i-seem-to-believe-less-and-less-and-yet-to-believe/) [Gerald Brenan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gerald-brenan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b78/gerald-brenan-19175_believe_as-i-get-older-i-seem-to-believe-less-an_2571385.png) > [“The older I get, the more I believe that the greatest kindness is acceptance.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christina-baker-kline/the-older-i-get-the-more-i-believe-that-the-greatest-kindness-is/) [Christina Baker Kline](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christina-baker-kline/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a36/christina-baker-kline-1124_acceptance_the-older-i-get-the-more-i-believe-that_1222106.png) > [“The older I get, the more I believe that the greatest kindness”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christina-baker-kline/the-older-i-get-the-more-i-believe-that-the-greatest-kindness/) [Christina Baker Kline](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christina-baker-kline/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c80/christina-baker-kline-1124_greatest_the-older-i-get-the-more-i-believe-that_595728.png) > [“...the older I get, the more I believe that if love is to be judged by most of its visible effects, it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-hoffman/the-older-i-get-the-more-i-believe-that-if-love-is-to-be-judged-by/) [Paul Hoffman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-hoffman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/780/paul-hoffman-8370_arbell_the-older-i-get-the-more-i-believe-that_91245.jpg) > [The older I get, the more I believe in what I can't explain or understand, even more than the things that are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lillian-gish/the-older-i-get-the-more-i-believe-in-what-i-can-t-explain-or/) [Lillian Gish](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lillian-gish/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/721/lillian-gish-27995_believe_the-older-i-get-the-more-i-believe-in-wh_1831926.png) > [“It's hardly wisdom, but the older I get the more I believe that our lives are built not out of time, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colum-mccann/it-s-hardly-wisdom-but-the-older-i-get-the-more-i-believe-that-our/) [Colum McCann](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/colum-mccann/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c00/colum-mccann-902_life_it-s-hardly-wisdom-but-the-older-i-get-t_2083495.png) > [No, it has not been hard to grow older, because I believe if you have something you believe in that will keep…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/veruschka-von-lehndorff/no-it-has-not-been-hard-to-grow-older-because-i-believe-if-you-have/) [Veruschka von Lehndorff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/veruschka-von-lehndorff/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8e2/veruschka-von-lehndorff-55474_alive_no-it-has-not-been-hard-to-grow-older-be_82108.png) > [The world is being run by people my age, men my age, with falling-out hair and health worries, and it frightens me.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-atwood/the-world-is-being-run-by-people-my-age-men-my-age-with-falling-out/) [Margaret Atwood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-atwood/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/955/margaret-atwood-40_age_the-world-is-being-run-by-people-my-age_2913599.jpg) > [I believe in love — yes, I'm one of those girls. Most of my friends believe in love. I went out with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/i-believe-in-love-yes-i-m-one-of-those-girls-most-of-my-friends/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e94/anonymous-1_believe_i-believe-in-love-yes-i-m-one-of-those-g_1028905.jpg) > [I am older than you. Believe me, there is no other way to live on earth. Men are not open to truth…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ayn-rand/i-am-older-than-you-believe-me-there-is-no-other-way-to-live-on-earth/) [Ayn Rand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ayn-rand/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f38/ayn-rand-59_accomplish_i-am-older-than-you-believe-me-there-is_2011187.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/older-believe/#itemlist", "name": "Older Believe Quotes", "numberOfItems": 11, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The older I get, the more I believe in practice and work over natural talent and ability.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Jamie Bamber" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jamie-bamber/the-older-i-get-the-more-i-believe-in-practice-and-work-over-natural/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": 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