Ambitions Quote by Alain de Botton

“As we grow older we are apt to forget that the despair of the young is even more gigantic and immediately overwhelming than their…

— Anonymous

“But folks always underestimate what the promise of a lifetime of starvation, powerlessness, and humiliation can provoke in a young person's character.”

— Junot Díaz

“It’s not that we grow old, I thought, but that we grow old in decline and discomfort, and these hardships are made worse by…

— Thomas H. Cook

“I suppose if one lives to be old, one's entire waking life will be spent turning on the spit of recollection over the fires…

— Philip Larkin

“Getting older when you’re a grown-up is not as much fun as when you’re a kid. No one gives you interesting presents, only books,…

— María Dueñas

The older we grow, the greater become the ordeals.

— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

“When we are young, we take a certain pleasure in our infirmities. They seem so new, so rich! With age, they no longer surprise…

— Emil Cioran

“Near the end of our lives, many of us struggle to move beyond the death of our dreams, beyond how we have been wounded…

— Ronald Rolheiser

“When I was younger, I used to make resolutions which imagined were virtuous. I was less anxious to be what I was, than to…

— André Gide

“Growing old is humbling and it takes effort to accomplish this stage of life with dignity.”

— Kilroy J. Oldster

“My exuberance isn't entirely food related. I have been so relieved to find that the city in and of itself is not enough to…

— David Rakoff

“So, before we go too much further, now is a good chance to acknowledge that maybe, just maybe, we are all a little guilty…

— Bear Grylls