--- title: "17 Older Thought Quotes by 16 authors" description: "Browse 17 Older Thought quotes by 16 authors. Discover the best Older Thought sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/059/john-schlesinger-32247_approach_symbolism-perhaps-is-a-bit-in-your-face_2685710.jpg" --- > [Symbolism perhaps is a bit in your face, and I've tried my best to control that as best I can as I've…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-schlesinger/symbolism-perhaps-is-a-bit-in-your-face-and-i-ve-tried-my-best-to/) [John Schlesinger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-schlesinger/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/059/john-schlesinger-32247_approach_symbolism-perhaps-is-a-bit-in-your-face_2685710.jpg) > [When I heard that our bodies change when we get a bit older, I thought, oh good, now I'll go back to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tenzin-palmo/when-i-heard-that-our-bodies-change-when-we-get-a-bit-older-i-thought/) [Tenzin Palmo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tenzin-palmo/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0d9/tenzin-palmo-1431_bits_when-i-heard-that-our-bodies-change-when_2760483.png) > [“If you weren't a lucky child, you didn't know you weren't lucky until you got older. And then it was all you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeffrey-eugenides/if-you-weren-t-a-lucky-child-you-didn-t-know-you-weren-t-lucky-until/) [Jeffrey Eugenides](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeffrey-eugenides/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c4e/jeffrey-eugenides-462_children_if-you-weren-t-a-lucky-child-you-didn-t_2177490.png) > [When I grew older, I thought I would become an even more special person. But, it's not true. I eat more and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cheon-eunbi/when-i-grew-older-i-thought-i-would-become-an-even-more-special/) [Cheon Eunbi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cheon-eunbi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bec/cheon-eunbi-41221_drama_when-i-grew-older-i-thought-i-would-beco_563272.jpg) > [I see they found out the universe is 80 million years older than we thought. It's also been lying about its weight.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-maher/i-see-they-found-out-the-universe-is-80-million-years-older-than-we/) [Bill Maher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-maher/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7ab/bill-maher-211_found_i-see-they-found-out-the-universe-is-80_1636742.png) > [“When I got older, I still thought I could write life. I didn't understand, as my mother had just realized that evening,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shawna-yang-ryan/when-i-got-older-i-still-thought-i-could-write-life-i-didn-t/) [Shawna Yang Ryan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shawna-yang-ryan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/388/shawna-yang-ryan-86024_life_when-i-got-older-i-still-thought-i-could_932416.jpg) > [I used to dread getting older because I thought I would not be able to do all the things I wanted to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nancy-astor/i-used-to-dread-getting-older-because-i-thought-i-would-not-be-able/) [Nancy Astor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nancy-astor/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7cb/nancy-astor-16977_able_i-used-to-dread-getting-older-because-i_224838.jpg) > [When I started to get older and I thought, "Well, you know now I'm kinda ready to settle down. And I really…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aleta-st-james/when-i-started-to-get-older-and-i-thought-well-you-know-now-i-m-kinda/) [Aleta St. James](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aleta-st-james/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d99/aleta-st-james-217361_children_when-i-started-to-get-older-and-i-though_1875988.jpg) > [“But as he grew older he thought less of it, grew accustomed to the days lived. Each day he climbed the hill,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-yoon/but-as-he-grew-older-he-thought-less-of-it-grew-accustomed-to-the/) [Paul Yoon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-yoon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/514/paul-yoon-39503_blank-space_but-as-he-grew-older-he-thought-less-of_2094718.jpg) > [From the time I was very young, maybe five or six, I thought a lot about being an actress. I didn't tell…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louise-fletcher/from-the-time-i-was-very-young-maybe-five-or-six-i-thought-a-lot/) [Louise Fletcher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louise-fletcher/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/79b/louise-fletcher-40169_actor_from-the-time-i-was-very-young-maybe-fiv_2732072.jpg) > [I do have to say, there is this incredible benefit to being older. I never thought I'd say that. I've figured out…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennifer-coolidge/i-do-have-to-say-there-is-this-incredible-benefit-to-being-older-i/) [Jennifer Coolidge](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jennifer-coolidge/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9df/jennifer-coolidge-4006_business_i-do-have-to-say-there-is-this-incredibl_1903670.jpg) > [“A sudden thought struck me. Wouldn't it be odd if my mother got old! ... It is only natural that when your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maureen-daly/a-sudden-thought-struck-me-wouldn-t-it-be-odd-if-my-mother-got-old-it/) [Maureen Daly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maureen-daly/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/add/maureen-daly-41283_children_a-sudden-thought-struck-me-wouldn-t-it-b_1025618.jpg) > [In the past decade, there have been a lot of friends or directors, either gossiping or telling me directly, "What you're doing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jackie-chan/in-the-past-decade-there-have-been-a-lot-of-friends-or-directors/) [Jackie Chan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jackie-chan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/98f/jackie-chan-2149_action_in-the-past-decade-there-have-been-a-lot_2235340.jpg) > [I still feel about 22. I don't understand, actually. I mean, as I got older, I thought there would be things like,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/noel-fielding/i-still-feel-about-22-i-don-t-understand-actually-i-mean-as-i-got/) [Noel Fielding](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/noel-fielding/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/28c/noel-fielding-2869_house_i-still-feel-about-22-i-don-t-understand_1434175.jpg) > [“As I got older, I thought about aging more, as we all do. I came to think of old age as a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lai-wen/as-i-got-older-i-thought-about-aging-more-as-we-all-do-i-came-to/) [Lai Wen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lai-wen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/794/lai-wen-173003_aging_as-i-got-older-i-thought-about-aging-mor_1374413.jpg) > [“If you grew up in a house where you weren't loved, you didn't know there was an alternative. If you grew up…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeffrey-eugenides/if-you-grew-up-in-a-house-where-you-weren-t-loved-you-didn-t-know/) [Jeffrey Eugenides](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeffrey-eugenides/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3a7/jeffrey-eugenides-462_dinner-table_if-you-grew-up-in-a-house-where-you-were_172416.jpg) > [“How old are you?” “Twenty-seven.” Twenty-seven. Older than she’d thought. But still… “I’m thirty-four.” He lifted a shoulder. “So?” So? Joss sighed.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amy-andrews/how-old-are-you-twenty-seven-twenty-seven-older-than-she-d-thought/) [Amy Andrews](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amy-andrews/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/42f/amy-andrews-8557_amy-andrews_how-old-are-you-twenty-seven-twenty-seve_1754322.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/older-thought/#itemlist", "name": "Older Thought Quotes", "numberOfItems": 17, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Symbolism perhaps is a bit in your face, and I've tried my best to control that as best I can as I've grown older and thought that one could approach something with a little more subtlety.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "John Schlesinger" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-schlesinger/symbolism-perhaps-is-a-bit-in-your-face-and-i-ve-tried-my-best-to/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/059/john-schlesinger-32247_approach_symbolism-perhaps-is-a-bit-in-your-face_2685710.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/059/john-schlesinger-32247_approach_symbolism-perhaps-is-a-bit-in-your-face_2685710.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/059/john-schlesinger-32247_approach_symbolism-perhaps-is-a-bit-in-your-face_2685710.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Symbolism perhaps is a bit in your face, and I've tried my best to control that as best I can as I've grown…” — John Schlesinger", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "When I heard that our bodies change when we get a bit older, I thought, oh good, now I'll go back to being a boy again. 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