And often it would be a woman who was in her 70s or 80s who would win the beauty contest, because bound feet never age. Lisa See 70s80sage Change image and share on social
Age is just a number. When I started, I never worried about how long I was going to play. I had very specific goals, and that's what I really chased. Leander Paes agechasegoal Change image and share on social
My doctoral work was completed by the end of 1950 and, at the age of twenty-two, I joined the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign as an instructor in chemistry under the distinguished chemists Roger Adams and Carl S. Marvel. Elias James Corey adamagecarl share on social
I didn't decide to become a musician until the age of 15, which is quite late. Evelyn Glennie agedecidelate Change image and share on social
Probably the happiest period in life most frequently is in middle age, when the eager passions of youth are cooled, and the infirmities of age not yet begun; as we see that the shadows, which are at morning and evening so large, almost entirely disappear at midday. Eleanor Roosevelt agebegincool share on social
Why should society feel responsible only for the education of children, and not for the education of all adults of every age? Erich Fromm adultagechild Change image and share on social
The appearance of aged persons is too well known to make detailed description necessary. The skin of the face is dry and wrinkled and generally pale. The hairs on the head and the body are white. The back is bent, and the gait is slow and laborious, whilst the memory is weak. Such are the most familiar traits of old age. Elie Metchnikoff ageappearanceback share on social
Iraq was home of the Abbasid Caliphate, a golden age when the Muslim world was at the forefront of math, science and medicine. Richard Engel abbasidagecaliphate Change image and share on social
When I grew up, the thing boys would do during the summer is work tobacco because it was a cheap product back then. I didn't want to do that. From an early, early, early age, I was like, 'I like music. This performing thing comes easy.' And perhaps that's how I ended up doing what I'm doing today. Being a musician. Maceo Parker agebackboy share on social
I love the way Monteverdi's opera embodies the triumph of evil love in such a luscious way. The closing love duet is just pure amoral, liquid passion. The Orchestra of the Age of the Enlightenment sound great in the Albert Hall, and the Glyndebourne cast is fabulous. Charles Hazlewood agealbertamoral share on social