Old Quotes
15062 Old quotes by 7634 unique authors
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Love is the word used to label the sexual excitement of the young, the habituation of the middle-aged, and the mutual dependence of the old.
— John Ciardi
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Advice in old age is foolish; for what can be more absurd than to increase our provisions for the road the nearer we approach to…
— Marcus Tullius Cicero
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As I approve of a youth that has something of the old man in him, so I am no less pleased with an old man…
— Marcus Tullius Cicero
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The harvest of old age is the recollection and abundance of blessing previously secured.
— Marcus Tullius Cicero
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I never heard of an old man forgetting where he had buried his money! Old people remember what interests them: the dates fixed for their…
— Marcus Tullius Cicero
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The good old days are now.
— Tom Clancy
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It's taken me to be an older guy, an old man, to have an old man's voice. Because I only liked old men's voices. As…
— Eric Clapton
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The people and the cultures of what is known as Africa are older than the word 'Africa.' According to most records, old and new, Africans…
— John Henrik Clarke
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When the early Europeans first met Africans, at the crossroads of history, it was a respectful meeting and the Africans were not slaves. Their nations…
— John Henrik Clarke
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It's incredibly unfair. You don't see a lot of 60-year-old women with 20-year-old men onscreen.
— George Clooney
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I was in a bar and I said to a friend, 'You know, we've become those 40-year-old guys we used to look at and say,…
— George Clooney
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Growing old on screen is not for the faint of heart.
— George Clooney
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I always had really long swimmer's arms. The last to totally go is always my thighs and butt, but my old body is there somewhere.
— Kirstie Alley
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I was watching 'Up In The Air' and I thought, 'Jesus, who's the old gray-haired guy?' And it was me. I never wear makeup for…
— George Clooney
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I'm the old-fashioned type who prefers to meet a woman in a more normal setting. I don't like to feel that I'm being hunted down.…
— George Clooney
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My father was and is a great journalist. Thirty years ago, I was studying broadcasting in college, and the problem was I wasn't nearly as…
— George Clooney
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The people I've respected most in the industry over the years - Paul Newman, for instance. I just loved the way he handled growing old…
— George Clooney
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A senator will come off Capitol Hill and they'll be barred from two years from lobbying in the Senate. So they'll pick the phone up…
— Jack Abramoff
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I don't wanna get old and stagnant and hang around.
— GG Allin
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Writers always say, 'I always knew I wanted to be a writer; when I was a three-month-old foetus a pen formed in my hand and…
— Harlan Coben
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Its OK to grow up, just as long as you don't grow old. Face it you are young.
— Jarvis Cocker
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Fact: The new '90210' is cooler than the old '90210.' It's the lithe, streamlined Skipper to the elder series' venerable Barbie. Gone are the traditional…
— Diablo Cody
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I had the experience last year of directing my first feature while I had a 1-year-old son and while I was also pregnant, so I…
— Diablo Cody
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Now '90210' is returning with an all-new cast of slightly more plausible teens. I'll be honest: I wish the old cast was back. Ideally, this…
— Diablo Cody
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The good old days, when each idea had an owner, are gone forever.
— Paulo Coelho
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