Just as an individual's ability to delay gratification at a young age is a powerful predictor of future academic and professional achievement, discipline is also central to the long-run economic health of nations. Peter Blair Henry abilityacademicachievement share on social
For a man who has compared himself to Theodore Roosevelt and the nation's challenges to those of the Gilded Age, Obama put forward a tepid agenda. Ron Fournier ageagendumchallenge Change image and share on social
I grew up in the age of radio. That was my main boyhood form of entertainment: lying on the living room floor with my ears affixed to the radio. I loved shows like 'The Phantom,' 'Cisco Kid,' and even 'Happy Theater' when I was younger. George Takei affixageboyhood share on social
Technology teaches passivity. Absorbed in our devices - at any age - we are absorbed in someone else's perspective. Julia Cameron absorbagedevice Change image and share on social
For me from a pretty young age up until about 21 years old hallucinogenics had a huge place in my life. Jon Fishman agehallucinogenichuge Change image and share on social
Entire generations of Americans have come of age since the ancient time when the president's power was constrained by a duty of candor to the American people. James Bovard ageamericanancient Change image and share on social
I wrote 'The Spy Who Came in from the Cold' at the age of 30 under intense, unshared personal stress and in extreme privacy. As an intelligence officer in the guise of a junior diplomat at the British Embassy in Bonn, I was a secret to my colleagues, and much of the time to myself. John le Carre agebonnbritish share on social
When I was younger, I did what I now call 'extreme singing.' I could do this thing where I would sing really high. I can't really do that anymore, at my age. My voice has shifted. It's changed. Billy Porter ageanymorecall Change image and share on social
Any young man coming of age has a lot to go through. Peter Parker certainly has a lot of responsibility, and without doubt, so does Pippin - his role, his life, and how he is going to perform it. It's all about choices and how we make them. Matthew James Thomas agechoicecome share on social
My Bubbie lived to 104, which is probably a little too old to consider a ripe old age, because she had already started to turn. I still say she died young. Gilbert Gottfried agebubbiedie Change image and share on social
