For the first five years of my life, I grew up in a log cabin in coastal British Columbia in a very small town, like 300 people, mostly hippies. No running water, no electricity. When I was 12, I changed my name from Dharma to Stewart. At that age, you just want to be normal. Stewart Butterfield agebritishcabin share on social
When I got old enough to go to night clubs to hear that music at the age of 15. Johnny Winter ageclubhear Change image and share on social
My father emigrated from Lithuania to the United States at the age of 12. He received his higher education in New York City and graduated in 1914 from the New York University School of Dentistry. My mother came at the age of 14 from a part of Russia which, after the war, became Poland; she was only 19 when she was married to my father. Gertrude B. Elion agecitydentistry share on social
I was darkly convinced that at age 52 I would kill myself because my mother committed suicide at that age. I was fantasizing that she was waiting for me on the other side of the grave. Spalding Gray agecommitconvince Change image and share on social
Researchers have been looking for biomarkers of age for a long time and have failed. People sell tests out there to measure your biological age, and none of them work. There's no evidence that you can measure biological age with any reliability. S. Jay Olshansky agebiologicalbiomarker share on social
I grew up mostly in Schenectady, N.Y. From an early age, building and creating things was a real passion for me. Colin Angle agebuildcreate Change image and share on social
Of middle age the best that can be said is that a middle-aged person has likely learned how to have a little fun in spite of his troubles. Don Marquis agefunlearn Change image and share on social
I don't see how anybody cannot be political in this day and age. There's so much going on and you have to be aware and you have to vote. Our lives are political. Robert Cray ageawareday Change image and share on social
It is a tremendous honor to be named poet laureate, but one that I find humbling as well, because it's the kind of thing that makes me feel like - even as it's been bestowed upon me - I must continue to live up to what it means... Being the younger laureate in the age of social media is a new challenge. Natasha Trethewey agebestowchallenge share on social
There are, of course, always painters whom I admire and find fascinating. I've often thought, 'Goodness, if I could paint like the Danish Golden Age painters, the early 19th century painters, the way they could paint a landscape - absolutely beautiful.' Margrethe II of Denmark 19thabsolutelyadmire share on social