Quotes by Getting Older If you're not getting older, you're dead. Tom Petty funny-happy-birthdaygetting-olderfunny-birthday I think you have to make concessions in life. One of the most frustrating things about getting older is [you realize] the reason you have a plan is so you can see everything that it isn't. The plan never works. Something happens and you adjust to it and you adapt to it and you accept it and you keep going, but that's not the plan. Torquil Campbell getting-olderrealizingthinking I don't understand people getting depressed about getting older. There is nothing you can do about it, so you might as well embrace it. Twiggy getting-oldermightpeople The 40s onwards are when we can really begin to enjoy ourselves. For many women, this is when everything comes together, and they look better than ever. The great thing about getting older is you don't have to do/wear/say anything you don't want to. It wasn't until my very late 30s that I stopped worrying about what other people thought. Twiggy getting-olderworrypeople Most famous people get younger and younger. I sometimes ask myself that question: 'How come I'm the only person who's getting older?' Victoria Beckham getting-oldersometimespeople The older we get, the fewer things seem worth waiting in line for. Will Rogers funny-happy-birthdaywaiting-in-linegetting-older Certainly, for time out of mind, an obsessive dwelling on happier former days has been synonymous with getting older, while it was the juvenescent who rushed with open arms to embrace the future. Will Self getting-olderdwellingmind I don't know how I got over the hill without getting to the top. Will Rogers over-the-hillhillsgetting-older You know you're getting older when they're making TV shows, sequels or plays for things that you did. It's very flattering and very humbling, indeed. Winona Ryder getting-oldertv-showsplay There is no advantage getting older. You don't get smarter, you don't get wiser, you don't get more mellow, you don't get more kindly, nothing good happens. Your back hurts more, you get more indigestion, your eyesight isn't as good, you need a hearing aid. It's a bad business getting old and I would advise you not to do it if you can avoid it. It doesn't have a romantic quality. Woody Allen getting-olderqualityhurt The whole thrust of science and the medical profession is to try and prevent it from happening, to try to prolong life, to keep you from dying, to keep you from getting older, to rejuvenate you. I mean, that's everybody's wish. The fountain of youth is everybody's sought-after thing. Woody Allen getting-olderwishmean There's nothing good about getting older-absolutely nothing-because the amount of wisdom and experience you gain is negligible compared to what you lose. You do gain a couple of things-you gain a little bittersweet and sour wisdom from your heartbreaks and failures and things-but what you lose is so catastrophic in every way. Woody Allen getting-oldercouplelittles I'm sick of having an opinion on everything. Getting older, you learn all sorts of things you're supposed to, but I feel like it's time, when you get older, through experience, to... I started to feel quite... what's the word? ... intimidated by seeing both sides of everything. Timothy Spall yougetting-olderexperiencetime I just want to keep going as long as I can. I'm getting older, and I want to keep growing, and I feel pretty excited about what I do. Whether it's true or not, I believe I'm doing better as a writer, which is really nice. Timothy B. Schmit keep-goinggetting-olderlongbelieve It's funny how getting older - or being overlooked and underrated for more than two decades - can make you change your ambitions. Reg E. Cathey yougetting-olderchangefunny I'm not sure Kinsey has changed in these first twelve books. I think the reader learns more about her, but from Kinsey's perspective, only three years have passed while the rest of us have been getting older at a much faster clip. Sue Grafton restthinkgetting-olderperspective Getting older has been a bonus for me. I feel lucky that parts are being written for someone my age and I am around to play them. Siobhan Finneran i-ammegetting-olderage Just getting older, you stop caring what other people think, but also, you know who you are, and you know what you want. Sharon Van Etten yougetting-oldercaringpeople It's interesting when you're in your thirties and you're not the same pretty boy that you were when you were 21. I think people's anger at themselves getting older is projected on to you because you become a symbol of that. Rupert Graves yougetting-olderangerpeople There are creative benefits to getting older. Ron Howard oldergetting-olderbenefitscreative«345678910111213»
