Sept. 11 jolted America out of its second gilded age. Douglas Wilder ageamericagild Change image and share on social
When a noble life has prepared for old age, it is not decline that it reveals, but the first days of immortality. Madame de Stael agedaydecline Change image and share on social
I'll tell you something: my dad was a nuclear engineer and he was really bright, and I've always said that because of negotiating at such a young age with my dad, it was really such a gift because I could then negotiate with very difficult personalities - and not end up being the scapegoat. I learned to really pick and choose my battles. Faith Prince agebattlebright share on social
At a very young age, I was in Germany watching TV and I told my mom I wanted to be an actor. She said, 'Go for it.' When my dad retired from the military, we moved to Los Angeles, and it all kicked off. Khleo actorageangeles share on social
I was writing at a really young age, but it took me a long time to be brave enough to become a published writer, or to try to become a published writer. It's a very public way to fail. And I was kind of scared, so I started out as a ghost writer, and I wrote for other series, like Disney 'Aladdin' and 'Sweet Valley' and books like that. K. A. Applegate agealaddinbook share on social
Age, they say, is only important if you're cheese. or a wine. They also say, if you are stuck behind one on a golf course, that a tree is 90 per cent air. How come, then, that you invariably send your ball crashing into the remaining 10 per cent? Terry Wogan ageairball share on social
Drumming completely eclipsed my life from age 13, when I started drum lessons. Everything disappeared. I'd done well in school up until that time. I was fairly adjusted socially up until that time. And I became completely monomania, obsessed all through my teens. Nothing else existed anymore. Neil Peart adjustageanymore share on social
I was diagnosed with diabetes at age 18. I didn't know what it was, so I went to the library and looked it up. Ron Santo agediabetesdiagnose Change image and share on social
I knew at a young age that I wanted to do comedy, and maybe part of that was trying to fit in at school because I had a weird name, and my parents had these accents, and I was definitely a late bloomer. Nasim Pedrad accentagebloomer share on social
We live in an age where anonymity is growing in magnitude like a bomb going off. Jock Sturges ageanonymitybomb Change image and share on social