Old Man Quotes

662 Old Man quotes by 516 unique authors

The passing of every old man or woman means the passing of some tradition, some knowledge of sacred rites possessed by no other...consequently the information… — Edward S. Curtis
We have reached the age, those of us to whom fortune has assigned a post in life's struggle, when beaten and smashed and biffed by… — Ernest Lawrence
In Africa, when an old man dies, it's a library burning. — Amadou Hampate Ba
Every old man that dies is a library that burns. — Amadou Hampate Ba
I saw a very old man, literally eating his own human waste out of hunger. I went to the nearby hotel and asked them what… — Narayanan Krishnan
Death is as near to the young as to the old; here is all the difference: death stands behind the young man's back, before the… — Thomas Adams
I have drawn things since I was 6. All that I made before the age of 65 is not worth counting. At 73 I began… — Hokusai
From the simplest lyric to the most complex novel and densest drama, literature is asking us to pay attention. Pay attention to the frog. Pay… — Frederick Buechner
Old men are always advising young men to save money. That is bad advice. Don't save every nickel. Invest in yourself. I never saved a… — Henry Ford
I wanted Yoda to be the traditional kind of character you find in fairy tales and mythology. And that character is usually a frog or… — George Lucas
"You're an old man who dresses like a Hooter's waitress." — Greg Giraldo
Every sin already carries grace within in, all small children are potential old men, all sucklings have death within them, all dying people - eternal… — Hermann Hesse
Young men have visions, old men have dreams. — Red Smith
I've always thought that the stereotype of the dirty old man is really the creation of a dirty young man who wants the field to… — Hugh Downs
What was more needed by this old man who divided the leisure hours of his life, where he had so little leisure, between gardening in… — Victor Hugo
Grant me an old man's frenzy, Myself must I remake Till I am Timon and Lear Or that William Blake Who beat upon the wall… — William Butler Yeats
Brave, bold men, these are what we want. What we want is vigour in the blood, strength in the nerves, iron muscles and nerves of… — Swami Vivekananda
God help thee, old man, thy thoughts have created a creature in thee; and he whose intense thinking thus makes him a Prometheus; a vulture… — Herman Melville
They were upon their great theme: "When I get to be a man!" Being human, though boys, they considered their present estate too commonplace to… — Booth Tarkington
That is no country for old men. The young In one another's arms, birds in the trees - Those dying generations-at their song, The salmon-falls,… — William Butler Yeats
The principles which men profess on any controverted subject are usually a very incomplete exponent of the opinions they really hold. — John Stuart Mill
All men [are] of one metal, but not in one mold. — John Lyly
What is life when you come to think upon it, but a most excellent, accurately set, infinitely complicated machine for turning fat playful puppies into… — Isak Dinesen
Whosoever you are who introduce new doctrines, I beseech you to spare the ears of Romans! Spare that faith which was commended by the voice… — St. Jerome
Bishop on "At the Fishhouses"At the last minute, after I'd had a chance to do a little research in Cape Breton, I foundI'd said codfish… — Elizabeth Bishop

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