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My sister and my brother, of whom I have not spoken before, were considerably older than I; it seemed almost as if we belonged to… — Pierre Loti
As I've gotten older, I find I am able to be nourished more by sorrow and to distinguish it from depression. — Robert Bly
I found a greater identity with my own emotions in the Armenian culture as I grew older, as well as from the beginning, although I… — Alan Hovhaness
I am really looking forward as I get older and older, to being less and less nice. — Annette Bening
I always went to my sister, because she was older and had the care of me after my mother died. — Lizzie Borden
My brother and sister are both older than I am and were born before my father went off to World War I. — Douglass North
My major influence was my ten years older sister. — Willa Ford
I had an older brother who passed away recently, an older sister and a younger brother. — Steve Case
I cannot think that a player genuinely loving the game can get pleasure just from the number of points scored no matter how impressive the… — Alexander Kotov
Naturally enough when I was a young dancer, I was terribly anxious to get ahead, and to get ahead quickly. I was impatient with all… — Anna Neagle
Every child is going to grow up. You can see it happen in the books: They get older and older and belong to themselves to… — Jock Sturges
The view after seventy is breathtaking. What is lacking is someone, anyone, of the older generation to whom you can turn when you want to… — William Maxwell
When you learn conflict-resolution skills in the playroom, you then practice them on the playground, and that in turn stays with you. If you have… — Jeffrey Kluger
Why are people so fascinated by how to eat Valomilks?’ She said, ‘Well, Dad, they’re round and they’re messy. But that’s what makes them fun.… — Steve Almond
I’m a true believer in the mental side of gymnastics – the 95% mental and 5% physical. It’s totally true. As you get to an… — Jonathan Horton
The older you get, the more you fight for your own identity and start to live your own life. — Tia Mowry
The first census in 1790 asked just six questions: the name of the head of the household, the number of free white males older than… — Tom G. Palmer
As one grows older one becomes more critical of oneself and less of other people. — Basil Rathbone
I looked at Mum and realized -- twang! -- that she was telling an untruth. A big untruth. And I remember thinking in that instant… — Christopher Buckley
Kids have to be tough to survive on the streets of Kathmandu, where older gang members often beat and rob them. They face cold winters,… — Craig Kielburger
One of the things that goes with getting older is that one becomes more conservative - and I emphasise that when I use the word… — Jeffrey Bernard
My grandfather was Orthodox, and he was religious, but neither of my parents were. Of course, as they got older, it seems like they get… — Scott Ian
Unlike most other children, - especially unlike those of today - who are eager to become men and women as speedily as possible, I had… — Pierre Loti
People are supposed to accumulate, I thought, as they get older, but I seem to be sloughing off, like a person wrapped in a hundred… — Pam Houston
One of the many troubles of growing older is that it gets progressively harder to find a famous historical figure who hadn't yet amounted to… — Sebastian Horsley

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