Quotes on Getting Old

None are so old as those who have outlived enthusiasm.

Human beings can be beautiful. If they are not beautiful it is entirely their own fault. It is what they do to themselves that makes them ugly. The longer I live the more beautiful life becomes. If you foolishly ignore beauty, you will soon find yourself without it.

One of the few graces of getting old - and God knows there are few graces - is that if you've worked hard and kept your nose to the grindstone, something happens: The body gets old but the creative mechanism is refreshed, smoothed and oiled and honed. That is the grace. That is what's happening to me.

You can't help getting older, but you don't have to get old.

When your friends begin to flatter you on how young you look, it's a sure sign you're getting old.

You can't be afraid of getting old. Old is good, if you're gathering in life. Our band is good at understanding that equation.

Old age is the most unexpected of all things that happen to a man.

It's just what people do when they're getting old, when they're sick of themselves and their life; they think of money and take care of themselves.

Getting old is not a matter of age; it's a lack of #‎ movement . And the ultimate lack of movement is death.

When you're 50 you start thinking about things you haven't thought about before. I used to think getting old was about vanity - but actually it's about losing people you love. Getting wrinkles is trivial.

Can the child within my heart rise above Can I sail through the changing ocean tides Can I handle the seasons of my life Well, I've been afraid of changing 'Cause I've built my life around you But time makes you get bolder Even children get older And I'm getting older too

One great thing about getting old is that you can get out of all sorts of social obligations just by saying you're too tired.

It was about the preciousness of that, and how they viewed those birds as art, as something valuable. I didn't care one way or another back then, but now, thinking about my grandparents - who are still alive but getting older - I see the birds as sort of time capsules. Now I go home during the holidays and they hold a lot of weight in terms of nostalgia and memory. Now they mean everything.

I'm not sure what we're running from. Nobody. Or the future. Fate. Growing up. Getting old. Picking up the pieces. As if running we won't have to get on with our lives.

A man is not old until regrets take the place of dreams.

Age is not a particularly interesting subject. Anyone can get old. All you have to do is live long enough.

Quit smoking, and observe posted speed limits. This will improve your odds of getting old enough to be wise.

For age is opportunity no less Than youth itself, though in another dress, And as the evening twilight fades away The sky is filled with stars, invisible by day.

The beauty of getting older is the surprise of what else you can do to make the world a better place with the wisdom that you've accrued over those years.

You know you're getting old when the candles cost more than the cake.

Maybe I'm just getting old, but I remember when your average NFL player would come to the sideline, spit out three bicuspids, Scotch-tape his humerus together and get back out there.