A lot of people who start work at a very young age never grow up because they never got that opportunity to be a child, so they hold on to that and still do a lot of childish, silly things. Janet Jackson agechildchildish Change image and share on social
I was born on the other side of the tracks, in public housing in Brooklyn, New York. My dad never made more than $20,000 a year, and I grew up in a family that lost health insurance. So I was scarred at a young age with understanding what it was like to watch my parents lose access to the American dream. Howard Schultz accessageamerican share on social
Kids don't talk like adults, but kids on the spectrum don't necessarily fall into the same patterns of speaking or have the same interests as other kids their age. Claire Scovell LaZebnik adultagefall Change image and share on social
I wanted to be a novelist from a very early age - 11 or 12 - but I don't think I ever thought I would write historical fiction. I never thought I might write academic history because I simply wasn't good enough! Pat Barker academicageearly share on social
The age we live in is a busy age; in which knowledge is rapidly advancing towards perfection. Jeremy Bentham advanceagebusy Change image and share on social
From an early age my mother told me that there were so many of us that if I was to get anything in life I would have to get it myself. So I did. Michael Lee-Chin ageearlylife Change image and share on social
A few years ago, I got to a point where I realised that the only way you can tell someone's age is how they live their life. The candles on the cake mean absolutely nothing. Rob Lowe absolutelyageago Change image and share on social
We cannot continue to allow immigrants to come here illegally. And in this age of terrorism, we must not let in refugees whose intentions cannot be determined. Nikki Haley agecontinuedetermine Change image and share on social
Now I come to 75 years of age, I think what's most important in life is your conscience. If you told a lie and made other people suffer, I think that's very difficult when you reach this age. Mstislav Rostropovich ageconsciencedifficult Change image and share on social
's one of the perversities of the age: I'm embarrassed by its success, but I'm happy it's selling. Jonathan Franzen ageembarrasshappy Change image and share on social