There is always some specific moment when we become aware that our youth is gone; but, years after, we know it was much later. Mignon McLaughlin awaremomentspecific Change image and share on social
Every child needs to have for itself not only its loving parents and siblings and friends of its own age, but a grown-up friend. P. L. Travers agechildfriend Change image and share on social
Martin Luther King said it was time to inject a new dimension of love into the veins of human civilization. I don't think anyone is calling Martin Luther King a New Age woo-woo. Marianne Williamson agecallcivilization Change image and share on social
Children who reach the age of eighteen with their entire skills set composed on Nintendo and eating Doritos have been neglected. Their parents neglected to give them the character traits necessary to live successfully. Dave Ramsey agecharacterchild share on social
People don't understand this, but I started very young, and I became very, very successful at a very young age. By the time I was 26 years old, I was a multimillionaire. And I started with nothing. And I was on the road 10, 11 months a year. Jerry Weintraub agemonthmultimillionaire share on social
I never was that boy who loved gangster films, but when I was growing up, I was obsessed with the detective Dick Tracy. It was one of my favourite movies as a kid, and he really inspired me. I would have loved to be part of that golden age of Hollywood in the 1940s. It made me want to become an actor. Ryan Gosling 1940sactorage share on social
My habit would have been to veer towards the dark - to prove I was something; edgy, or maybe to prove that I was cognisant of the dark side. Now, with age and confidence, I can say, yeah, that's true, but I am cognisant of the fact that people can do things well. And can be more loving than you expect. George Saunders agecognisantconfidence share on social
I'm a '70s mom, and my daughter is a '90s mom. I know a lot of women my age who are real computer freaks. Florence Henderson 70s90sage Change image and share on social
At the age of nineteen and a half, I went to the Land of Israel to till its soil and live by the labour of my hands. As I did not find work, I sought my livelihood elsewhere. Shmuel Yosef Agnon agefindhalf Change image and share on social
Despite living in this post-9/11 age of transnational terrorism, the risk of death during air travel has plummeted to the point where we now measure it in the 'per billions' of passengers. Thomas P.M. Barnett ageairbillion Change image and share on social