Quotes with coming-of-age

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  • Binyavanga Wainaina People reach an age... where somebody else's platform is no longer yours.
    Binyavanga Wainaina
    Kenyan author and journalist (1971 - 2019)
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  • Brandi Carlile People that could yodel always fascinated me. People that could sing loud always fascinated me. So I started trying to mimic at a really young age: 6, 7 years old.
    Brandi Carlile
    American singer-songwriter and producer (1981 - )
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  • Bode Miller People think coming in under the radar is like being a fighter pilot and actually coming in under the radar. It's a completely ridiculous idea to come in under the radar. It's the Olympics; everyone is on the radar here.
    Bode Miller
    American former World Cup alpine ski racer (1977 - )
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  • Albert Einstein Perfection of means and confusion of goals seem - in my opinion - to characterize our age.
    Albert Einstein
    German - American physicist (1879 - 1955)
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  • Edward Weston Photography suits the temper of this age - of active bodies and minds. It is a perfect medium for one whose mind is teeming with ideas, imagery, for a prolific worker who would be slowed down by painting or sculpting, for one who sees quickly and acts decisively, accurately.
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  • Bill Berry Physically my brain is in great shape. My motor functions are fine, but I think going through the whole ordeal... coming pretty close to death, may have affected my priorities.
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  • Camille Paglia Popular culture is the new Babylon, into which so much art and intellect now flow. It is our imperial sex theater, supreme temple of the western eye. We live in the age of idols. The pagan past, never dead, flames again in our mystic hierarchies of stardom.
    Camille Paglia
    American academic and social critic (1947 - )
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  • Arthur E. Morgan Preparation for old age should begin not later than one's teens. A life which is empty of purpose until 65 will not suddenly become filled on retirement.
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  • Thomas Arnold Probably the happiest period in life most frequently is in middle age, when the eager passions of youth are cooled, and the infirmities of age not yet begun; as we see that the shadows, which are at morning and evening so large, almost entirely disappear at midday.
    Thomas Arnold
    English educator and historian (1795 - 1842)
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  • Carlos Slim Profitability is coming from productivity, efficiency, management, austerity, and the way to manage the business.
    Carlos Slim
    Mexican business magnate, investor and philanthropist (1940 - )
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  • Friedrich Nietzsche Profundity of thought belongs to youth, clarity of thought to old age.
    Friedrich Nietzsche
    German poet and philosopher (1844 - 1900)
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  • Wayne Dyer Prosperity in the form of wealth works exactly the same as everything else. You will see it coming into your life when you are unattached to needing it.
    Wayne Dyer
    American philosopher, self-help author, and a motivational speaker. (1940 - 2015)
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  • Bryan Batt Put every light you have on a dimmer. Because after a certain age, we can play with the lighting and set it on how you look best on it. It's cheaper than plastic surgery.
    Bryan Batt
    American actor (1963 - )
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  • Marcus Tullius Cicero Rashness belongs to youth; prudence to old age.
    Marcus Tullius Cicero
    Roman statesman and writer (106 - 43)
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  • John Dryden Reason is a crutch for age, but youth is strong enough to walk alone.
    John Dryden
    English poet and playwright (1631 - 1700)
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  • Boy George Remember that I was out of the closet at the age of sixteen. My parents knew I was gay; I'd had to tell them.
    Boy George
    English singer, songwriter, DJ, fashion designer and actor (1961 - )
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  • Percy Bysshe Shelley Revenge is the naked idol of the worship of a semi-barbarous age.
    Percy Bysshe Shelley
    English poet (1792 - 1822)
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  • Gray Scott Robots will harvest, cook, and serve our food. They will work in our factories, drive our cars, and walk our dogs. Like it or not, the age of work is coming to an end.
    Gray Scott
    American futurologist
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  • Billy Graham Scripture is filled with examples of men and women whom God used late in life, often with great impact - men and women who refused to use old age as an excuse to ignore what God wanted them to do.
    Billy Graham
    American Evangelist (1918 - 2018)
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  • Alfred Nobel Second to agriculture, humbug is the biggest industry of our age.
    Alfred Nobel
    Swedish chemist, engineer, inventor, businessman, and philanthropist (1833 - 1896)
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