Ageing Quotes

“As you get older, you see the world at a different angle, maybe more cynically, but I just bury my anger.”

“With mirth and laughter let old wrinkles come.”

“The older I get, the greater power I seem to have to help the world; I am like a snowball: the further I am rolled the more I gain.”

“I ain't as fast as I used to be, but I'm a better pitcher. I used to overpower them; now I out-cute them.”

“He who is of a calm and happy nature will hardly feel the pressure of age, but to him who is of an opposite disposition youth and age are equally a burden.”

“Always be nice to your children because they are the ones who will choose your rest home.”

“Whatever you may look like, marry a man your own age: as your beauty fades, so will his eyesight.”

“You know you're old if they have discontinued your blood type.”

“You know you're old when someone compliments you on your alligator shoes, and you're barefoot.”

“You know you're old if your walker has an airbag.”

“Old age is when the liver spots show through your gloves.”

“The old believe everything, the middle-aged suspect everything, the young know everything.”

“Even when I'm old and grey, I won't be able to play it, but I'll still love the game.”

“The older you get, the more your body starts to reject certain things.”

“I want to grow old without facelifts. I want to have the courage to be loyal to the face I've made.”

“Can I jump over two or three guys like I used to? No. Am I as fast as I used to be? No, but I still have the fundamentals and smarts.”

“It's different from being 21 and you think there's an endless amount of opportunities. At 33, the ending is much, much closer.”

“As you get older, time speeds up but life slows down.”

“Old minds are like old horses; you must exercise them if you wish to keep them in working order.”

“None are so old as those who have outlived enthusiasm.”

“The youth gets together his materials to build a bridge to the moon, or, perchance, a palace or temple on the earth, and, at length, the middle-aged man concludes to build a woodshed with them.”

“I think retirement's for old people. I'm still in the business, thank you. I'm enjoying my life and I want to stick around for as long as I can.”

“If you're asking me to acknowledge that I've gotten older, I can do that.”

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

“Every man over forty is a scoundrel.”