It gets too easy to write from the point of view of a male character of my age, with the same cultural frame of reference. Steven Heighton agecharactercultural Change image and share on social
Women tend to be conservative in youth and get more radical as they get older because they lose power with age. So if a young woman is not a feminist, I say, 'Just wait.' Gloria Steinem ageconservativefeminist Change image and share on social
I hate to mention age, but I come from an era when we weren't consumed by technology and television. Jimmy Buffett ageconsumeera Change image and share on social
My mother got pregnant with me at the age of fifteen. This was '64, and unheard of at that time. Dr. Dre agefifteenmother Change image and share on social
The credit of advancing science has always been due to individuals and never to the age. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe advanceagecredit Change image and share on social
We have to program the mind of the public that age is not ugly. Age is just age. Wake up, American children, and stop listening to other people's voices. Know yourself, be true to yourself and make a contribution. It took me half my life to know myself. I listened to other people's opinions and took them as gospel. Carmen Dell'Orefice ageamericanchild share on social
The anti-apartheid prisoners on the island, like so many in every age and nation, found that Shakespeare had a peculiar ability to gentle their condition. They used to gather clandestinely to read the plays; on one occasion, the book was passed around for each man to mark his favourite lines. Daniel Hannan abilityageanti share on social
My mother was a mother. She didn't really work, apart from bringing us up, which a job in itself, but at an age where lots of people are thinking of retiring, so is having up to 20 or 30 engagements a day, and she's brilliant at it - she has always been brilliant with people. Tom Parker Bowles agebrilliantbring share on social
It was traumatic for my children to see the British army en masse coming into our home and searching the house. I recall on one occasion, when our home was raided, my youngest son was standing at the top of the stairs - he would probably have been only three years of age - in his pyjamas. The soldiers came up the stairs, and he peed himself. Martin McGuinness agearmybritish share on social
The advent of the digital age and the immediacy and convenience of digital video and photography allows people to become an integral part of the feedback loop which actively shapes the content we are fed. Damian Loeb activelyadventage share on social