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I had the good fortune to be able to right an injustice that I thought was being heaped on young people by lowering the voting… — Birch Bayh
I'm very sensitive to the English language. I studied the dictionary obsessively when I was a kid and collect old dictionaries. Words, I think, are… — Drew Barrymore
A few years ago, I bought an old red bicycle with the words Free Spirit written across its side - which is exactly what I… — Drew Barrymore
A man is not old until regrets take the place of dreams. — John Barrymore
Old minds are like old horses; you must exercise them if you wish to keep them in working order. — John Adams
To me - old age is always ten years older than I am. — Bernard Baruch
Old books that have ceased to be of service should no more be abandoned than should old friends who have ceased to give pleasure. — Bernard Baruch
I think I got disappointed over the years about New York, about the States. You know, sometimes you go and visit Europe and see good… — Mikhail Baryshnikov
I have more memories than if I were a thousand years old. — Charles Baudelaire
If Republicans are aiming for the heart, for compassion, the last thing they should do is abandon the sanctity of life. Instead, they should tell… — Gary Bauer
You don't argue with a four-year old about why he shouldn't eat candy for dinner. You don't punch a mentally handicapped guy even if he… — Scott Adams
Baseball may be our national pastime, but the age-old tradition of taking a swing at Congress is a sport with even deeper historical roots in… — Evan Bayh
It is not easy to grow old in this business, when you are a woman above all, in the cinema. — Emmanuelle Beart
Old-fashioned ways which no longer apply to changed conditions are a snare in which the feet of women have always become readily entangled. — Jane Addams
It is old age, rather than death, that is to be contrasted with life. Old age is life's parody, whereas death transforms life into a… — Simone de Beauvoir
Children who assume adult responsibilities feel old when they're young. — Martha Beck
Young men soon give, and soon forget, affronts; old age is slow in both. — Joseph Addison
It is right that he too should have his little chronicle, his memories, his reason, and be able to recognize the good in the bad,… — Samuel Beckett
Someone once said that you can make the choice between getting old and getting creepy, and I think getting old is the way to go. — Kate Beckinsale
The head learns new things, but the heart forever practices old experiences. — Henry Ward Beecher
What we call wisdom is the result of all the wisdom of past ages. Our best institutions are like young trees growing upon the roots… — Henry Ward Beecher
He who would pass his declining years with honor and comfort, should, when young, consider that he may one day become old, and remember when… — Joseph Addison
I have a total irreverence for anything connected with society except that which makes the roads safer, the beer stronger, the food cheaper and the… — Brendan Behan
The Bible was a consolation to a fellow alone in the old cell. The lovely thin paper with a bit of matress stuffing in it,… — Brendan Behan
My voice went recently, never happened before, off like a tap. I had to sit in silence for nine days, chalkboard around my neck. Like… — Adele

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