My natural mother died one month after I was born, apparently due to giving birth at an advanced age. Koichi Tanaka advanceageapparently Change image and share on social
I fear that many a man's good resolutions only need the ordinary fire of daily life to make them melt away. So, too, with fine professions and the boastings of perfection which abound in this age of shams. Charles Spurgeon aboundageboasting share on social
I cannot give any scientist of any age better advice than this: the intensity of a conviction that a hypothesis is true has no bearing over whether it is true or not. Peter Medawar adviceagebear Change image and share on social
When I was a little kid I used to play with guys twice my age, so, I was the last one picked, so if I picked I knew that I had to get the ball to the scorer if I wanted to stay on the court, so that was pretty much my job. Jason Kidd ageballcourt share on social
There's also some element of coming of age during the Reagan administration, which everybody has painted as some glorious time in America, but I remember as being a very, very dark time. There was apocalypse in the air; the punk rock movement made sense. John Cusack administrationageair share on social
As soon as you reach a certain age, you're thrown onto a kind of mental scrap heap. Joanna Lumley ageheapkind Change image and share on social
You British plundered half the world for your own profit. Let's not pass it off as the Age of Enlightenment. Paddy Chayefsky agebritishenlightenment Change image and share on social
I am thankful to the Nobel committee for recognising the plight of millions of children who are suffering in this modern age. Kailash Satyarthi agechildcommittee Change image and share on social
When animals age, some humans see them as less valuable, less important and less entertaining. Jenna Morasca ageanimalentertain Change image and share on social
I set out in the beginning to be the heavyweight champion of the world. From a very young age, I was going to be the heavyweight champion of the world. Nothing else was a problem to me. That's what I'll finish doing. Tyson Fury agebeginchampion share on social
