From the age of four, I loved ballet and tap. I was in the school band, the choir, and all my school plays. Gugu Mbatha-Raw ageballetband Change image and share on social
Sometimes I think I might not have written 'The Age of Miracles' if I hadn't grown up in California, if I hadn't been exposed to its very particular blend of beauty and disaster, of danger and denial. Karen Thompson Walker agebeautyblend Change image and share on social
I think the most exciting thing is that you expect people our age to know the music, but actually a lot of kids know the music, and if anything is left, we have left really good music, and that's the important part, not the mop-tops or whatever. Ringo Starr ageexcitexpect share on social
People think of DiMaggio as the exemplar of a 'golden age,' and in some ways, he was. But in the most fundamental ways, he was really the first modern athletic superstar because, number one, he ushered in the era of big money; and number two, he never did anything except that - he never really took another job in another industry. Richard Ben Cramer ageathleticbig share on social
The sanitary and mechanical age we are now entering makes up for the mercy it grants to our sense of smell by the ferocity with which it assails our sense of hearing. Havelock Ellis ageassailenter Change image and share on social
For some reason, we stopped getting gold stars at some age. It's time to bring them back. Ze Frank agebackbring Change image and share on social
I have seen lonely people of advancing age, yet as constant as angels, keeping faith to those they loved who fell in wars that current generations, not having known them, cannot even forget. The sight of them moving hesitantly among the tablets and crosses is enough to break your heart. Mark Helprin advanceageangel share on social
By the age of 50, I would like to know that I'm not dead - that there's some continuity to my life. John Cassavetes agecontinuitydead Change image and share on social
In old age we are like a batch of letters that someone has sent. We are no longer in the past, we have arrived. Knut Hamsun agearrivebatch Change image and share on social
What's interesting about the shift from an industrial age to a technological age is that we keep inventing new media: movies, records, radio, television, the Internet, and now ebooks - and one of the things that's most interesting about the invention of a new medium is watching it reinvent itself as it penetrates the culture. David Gerrold agecultureebooks share on social