Old Man Quotes

662 Old Man quotes by 516 unique authors

Quiet, moving, masterfully crafted. Such are the nine stories in Venus in the Afternoon. Tehila Lieberman writes with precision, restraint, with a compassionate heart. She… — Unknown Author
Generally students are the best vehicles for passing on ideas, for their thoughts are plastic and can be molded and they can adjust the ideas… — Theodore White
Years ago I sang on a track using that voice and someone asked, 'Who is that terribly depressed man' ... But Patrick loved it. He… — Lisa Gerrard
Better mendacities Than the classics in paraphrase! Some quick to arm, some for adventure, some from fear of weakness, some from fear of censure, some… — Ezra Pound
On the floor, and hanging on to the bar, squatted an old man, immobile as an object. His years had reduced and polished him as… — Jorge Luis Borges
The sea was angry that day my friend, like an old man trying to send back soup at a deli. — Stevie Smith
It was summertime and I was in The Azores, hanging around the small village my parents are from. I was looking out on this very… — Nelly Furtado
I may appear to be an eccentric old man... But this is a free choice. — Jose Mujica
When my old man wanted sex, my mother would show him a picture of me. — Rodney Dangerfield
There is something in the ardour and ingenousness of youth, which is particularly pleasing to the contemplation of an old man, if his feelings have… — Ann Radcliffe
The situation in Greece just goes from bad to worse. We’ve now got a situation where there was the big suicide a few weeks ago,… — Nigel Farage
And what a congress of stinks!- Roots ripe as old bait, Pulpy stems, rank, silo-rich, Leaf mold, manure, lime, piled against slippery planks, Nothing would… — Theodore Roethke
Tshikona is lwa-ha-masia-khali-i-tshi-vhila, "the time when people rush to the scene of the dance and leave their pots to boil over." Tshikona "makes sick people… — John Blacking
From the cab stepped a tall old man. Black raincoat and hat and a battered valise. He paid the driver, then turned and stood motionless,… — William Peter Blatty
I been doing the same things as in my younger days, when I was coming up, and now here I am, an old man, up… — John Lee Hooker
A young man who is unable to commit a folly is already an old man. — Paul Gauguin
That old man...had my division massacred at Gettysburg! — George Pickett
Be for ever a student. He and he alone is an old man who feels that he has learnt enough and has need for no… — Sivananda
'These things will become clear to you,' said the old man gently, 'at least,' he added with slight doubt in his voice, 'clearer than they… — Douglas Adams
Look at every path closely and deliberately. Try it as many times as you think necessary. Then ask yourself and yourself alone one question. This… — Jack Kornfield
I lived with the terrible knowledge that one day I would be an old man still waiting for my real life to start. Already, I… — Pat Conroy
Christians often equate holiness with activism and spiritual disciplines. And while it's true that activism is often the outgrowth of holiness and spiritual disciplines are… — Kevin DeYoung
Oasis were the last great, traditional rock 'n' roll band. We came along before the Internet so, if you wanted to see us, you had… — Noel Gallagher
Won't the new 'Suggested for Mature Audience' protect our youngsters from such films? I don't believe so. I know many forty-five-year old men with the… — Shirley Temple
By the way, I have trouble listening to what [Cheney] says sometimes because of the blood that drips from his teeth while he’s talking, but… — Alan Grayson

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