The greatest problem about old age is the fear that it may go on too long. A. J. P. Taylor agefeargreat Change image and share on social
Losing one's mother to a car crash at age four isn't a readily accessible idea of good luck, but I've come to accept it as the condition that was required for my luck to fall into place. Allegra Huston acceptaccessibleage Change image and share on social
At the age of 15, a teacher had asked me what I wanted to do for a career, and without knowing why or even how I replied that I wanted to be a poet. Ama Ata Aidoo ageaskcareer Change image and share on social
That's the privilege of old age: You don't have to remember. Alan Arkin ageprivilegeremember Change image and share on social
Pianos tend to get better as they age, the more you play them. They grow into their sound. Alicia Witt agegrowpiano Change image and share on social
I've never studied anything formally. I was excluded from school at the age of 17, so I am an autodidact, which is a word that I have taught myself. Alan Moore ageautodidactexclude Change image and share on social
Nobody expects to trust his body overmuch after the age of fifty. Alexander Hamilton agebodyexpect Change image and share on social
For chat-room tyros who expect to make their first million day-trading by age 27, paging through the Sunday newspaper with a pair of scissors just to save a couple of cents on Cheetos seems so, well, old economy. Alex Berenson agecentchat share on social
I was always made to work at a very early age. I finished school at 4 P.M. and by 5 P.M. I was working. It was seven days a week. Albert Gubay agedayearly Change image and share on social
When I am at a dinner table, I love to ask everybody, 'How long do you think our species might last?' I've read that the average age of a species, of any species, is about two million years. Is it possible we can have an average life span as a species? And do you picture us two million years more or a million and a half years, or 5,000? Alan Alda 000ageaverage share on social