Age Quote by Joyce Carol Oates

The luxury of age was the giving up of vanity.

— Colum McCann

Getting old is a fascination thing. The older you get, the older you want to get.

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

The only time I ever think about getting old is when I look in the mirror. I feel pretty good about it, actually.

— John Prine

Any fear of aging, I think, is simply vanity.

— Leighton Meester

The day you become old is the day you're not looking for new experiences anymore.

— Billie Joe Armstrong

When you're 50 you start thinking about things you haven't thought about before. I used to think getting old was about vanity - but…

— Eugene O'Neill

I didn't mind getting old when I was young. It's the being old now that's getting to me.

— John Scalzi

The problem with getting older is you still remember how things used to be.

— Paul Newman

You think about getting old, but when you get there, it's not what you thought it would be.

— Jerry Lewis

Somehow, throughout much of life, being old seems to be something that happens to other people.

— Maggie Scarf

Old age is an ordeal, of flesh and mind. Of winding down, of slowing down, of dying cells. It's accepting the loss of physical…

— Colleen McCullough

At one point in my life, I thought getting old was a bad thing. Then I realized that the prestige, the respect, and the…

— Mark Henry