Quotes with coming-of-age

Quotes 401 till 420 of 833.

  • Albert Claude Looking back 25 years later, what I may say is that the facts have been far better than the dreams. In the long course of cell life on this earth it remained, for our age for our generation, to receive the full ownership of our inheritance.
    Albert Claude
    Belgian-American cell biologist and doctor (1899 - 1983)
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  • Brantley Gilbert Looking back, we had the hard time, but the privilege, of actually coming up playing biker bars and little bitty college bars.
    Brantley Gilbert
    American country music singer, songwriter (1985 - )
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  • John Galsworthy Love has no age, no limit; and no death.
    John Galsworthy
    British writer, playwright (1867 - 1933)
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  • Nicolas Chamfort Man arrives as a novice at each age of his life.
    Nicolas Chamfort
    French writer, journalist and playwright (1741 - 1794)
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  • Carl Sandburg Man is a long time coming.
    Man will yet win.
    Brother may yet line up with brother:
    This old anvil laughs at many broken hammers.
    There are men who can't be bought.
    The People Will Live On (1936)
    Carl Sandburg
    American Poet (1878 - 1967)
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  • Bishop Joseph Henshaw Man's life is like unto a winter's day, Some break their fast and so depart away, Others stay dinner then depart full fed; The longest age but sups and goes to bed. Oh, reader, then behold and see, As we are now so must you be.
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  • Sophia Bush Marriage is not about age; it's about finding the right person.
    Sophia Bush
    American actress (1982 - )
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  • Bette Davis May each of my grandsons know, at an early age, what his life's ambition is -- and may he be successful in his pursuit of that goal.
    Bette Davis
    American Actress, Producer (1908 - 1989)
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  • Bob Dylan Maybe in the 90s or possibly in the next century people will look upon the 80s as the age of masturbation, when it was taken to the limit; that might be all that's going on right now in a big way.
    Bob Dylan
    American musician (1941 - )
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  • Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh Meditation is nothing but coming to terms with your inner emptiness: recognizing it, not escaping; living through it, not escaping; being through it, not escaping. Then suddenly the emptiness becomes the fullness of life.
    Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh
    Indian godman and mystic (1931 - 1990)
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  • Maggie Kuhn Men and women approaching retirement age should be recycled for public service work, and their companies should foot the bill. We can no longer afford to scrap-pile people.
    Maggie Kuhn
    American activist (1905 - 1995)
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  • William Shakespeare Men must endure, their going hence even as their coming hither. Ripeness is all.
    William Shakespeare
    English playwright and poet (1564 - 1616)
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  • Francis Bacon Men of age object too much, consult too long, adventure too little, repent too soon, and seldom drive business home to the full period, but content themselves with a mediocrity of success.
    Francis Bacon
    English philosopher and statesman (1561 - 1626)
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  • Sydney Justin Harris Middle Age is that perplexing time of life when we hear two voices calling us, one saying, ''Why not?'' and the other, ''Why bother?''
    Sydney Justin Harris
    American journalist (1917 - 1986)
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  • Don Marquis Middle age is the time when a man is always thinking that in a week or two he will feel as good as ever.
    Don Marquis
    American writer (1878 - 1937)
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  • Eli Cass Middle age is when a guy keeps turning off lights for economical rather than romantic reasons.
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  • Ogden Nash Middle age is when you've met so many people that every new person you meet reminds you of someone else.
    Ogden Nash
    American poet (1902 - 1971)
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  • Bob Hope Middle age is when your age starts to show around your middle.
    Bob Hope
    American comedian, actor (1903 - 2003)
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  • Bennett Cerf Middle age is when your classmates are so gray and wrinkled and bald they don't recognize you
    Bennett Cerf
    American publisher (1898 - 1971)
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  • Bennett Cerf Middle age is when your old classmates are so grey and wrinkled and bald they don't recognize you.
    Bennett Cerf
    American publisher (1898 - 1971)
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