--- title: "8 Twenties Really Quotes by 8 authors" description: "Browse 8 Twenties Really quotes by 8 authors. Discover the best Twenties Really sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c96/crispin-glover-24774_getting-old_i-like-getting-older-when-you-re-in-your_264439.png" --- > [I like getting older. When you're in your twenties you're really forging for your future. Things take shape later on.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/crispin-glover/i-like-getting-older-when-you-re-in-your-twenties-you-re-really/) [Crispin Glover](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/crispin-glover/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c96/crispin-glover-24774_getting-old_i-like-getting-older-when-you-re-in-your_264439.png) > [“I’ve been an improviser since I was in my twenties. There’s really no failing in improv. You just go on to the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alan-alda/i-ve-been-an-improviser-since-i-was-in-my-twenties-there-s-really-no/) [Alan Alda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alan-alda/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0b4/alan-alda-1859_failure_i-ve-been-an-improviser-since-i-was-in-m_1644250.png) > [I think it took me until - my twenties were really a time of exploration and experimentation with different groups and different…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johann-johannsson/i-think-it-took-me-until-my-twenties-were-really-a-time-of/) [Johann Johannsson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johann-johannsson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/672/johann-johannsson-8922_different-types_i-think-it-took-me-until-my-twenties-wer_1663971.jpg) > [Because I think your twenties are really difficult, aren't they?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lesley-sharp/because-i-think-your-twenties-are-really-difficult-aren-t-they/) [Lesley Sharp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lesley-sharp/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bc4/lesley-sharp-6142_difficult_because-i-think-your-twenties-are-really_1792643.jpg) > [There is no way I'd have wanted to live in the Twenties. It was really crap for women.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-carmichael/there-is-no-way-i-d-have-wanted-to-live-in-the-twenties-it-was-really/) [Laura Carmichael](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-carmichael/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/959/laura-carmichael-18155_crap_there-is-no-way-i-d-have-wanted-to-live_2078809.png) > [You know, the period of World War I and the Roaring Twenties were really just about the same as today. You worked,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-cagney/you-know-the-period-of-world-war-i-and-the-roaring-twenties-were/) [James Cagney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-cagney/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f1d/james-cagney-19036_dancer_you-know-the-period-of-world-war-i-and-t_2208631.jpg) > [In my early twenties, that's when I really began to write. Before that, I was too busy working, keeping myself going.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paula-fox/in-my-early-twenties-that-s-when-i-really-began-to-write-before-that/) [Paula Fox](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paula-fox/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8e2/paula-fox-13833_busy_in-my-early-twenties-that-s-when-i-reall_2988277.jpg) > [I spent my twenties not really participating in the work force in any real way. I acted a tiny bit, but that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gaby-hoffmann/i-spent-my-twenties-not-really-participating-in-the-work-force-in-any/) [Gaby Hoffmann](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gaby-hoffmann/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/63a/gaby-hoffmann-2890_apartment_i-spent-my-twenties-not-really-participa_3012123.png) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/twenties-really/#itemlist", "name": "Twenties Really Quotes", "numberOfItems": 8, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I like getting older. When you're in your twenties you're really forging for your future. 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