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  • James Russell Lowell What a sense of security in an old book which time has criticized for us.
    James Russell Lowell
    American Romantic poet, critic, editor, and diplomat (1819 - 1891)
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  • Brigitte Bardot What could be more beautiful than a dear old lady growing wise with age? Every age can be enchanting, provided you live within it.
    Brigitte Bardot
    French fashion model, singer and actress (1934 - )
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  • Abraham Lincoln What is conservatism? It is not adherence to the old and tried, but against the new and untried?
    Abraham Lincoln
    American statesman (1809 - 1865)
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  • William Somerset Maugham What makes old age hard to bear is not the failing of one's faculties, mental and physical, but the burden of one's memories.
    William Somerset Maugham
    English writer (1874 - 1965)
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  • Camille Paglia What troubles me about the hostile workplace category of sexual harassment policy is that women are being returned to their old status of delicate flowers who must be protected from assault by male lechers. It is anti-feminist to ask for special treatment for women.
    Sex, Art and American Culture : New Essays (1992)
    Camille Paglia
    American academic and social critic (1947 - )
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  • Thomas Arnold What we must look for here is, firstly, religious and moral principles; secondly, gentlemanly conduct; thirdly, intellectual ability.
    Thomas Arnold
    English educator and historian (1795 - 1842)
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  • Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Whatever poet, orator, or sage may say of it, old age is still old age.
    Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
    American poet (1807 - 1882)
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  • Anna Held Whatever success I may have attained is due to the fact that since I was old enough to work at all, my ambition has never deserted me.
    Anna Held
    Polish-born stage performer and singer (1872 - 1918)
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  • M. Rutherford When a man grows old, wisdom will not keep him alive.
    M. Rutherford
    English writer (ps. van William Hale White) (1831 - 1913)
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  • Mme de Stael When a noble life has prepared old age, it is not decline that it reveals, but the first days of immortality.
    Mme de Stael
    French-Swiss novelist and essayist (1766 - 1817)
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  • Victor Hugo When grace is joined with wrinkles, it is adorable. There is an unspeakable dawn in happy old age.
    Victor Hugo
    French writer (1802 - 1885)
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  • Billy Graham When granted many years of life, growing old in age is natural, but growing old with grace is a choice. Growing older with grace is possible for all who will set their hearts and minds on the Giver of grace, the Lord Jesus Christ.
    Billy Graham
    American Evangelist (1918 - 2018)
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  • Bob Harper When I came out, when I was 17 years old, it was one of those things where I realized that there was going to be so many obstacles, but being gay doesn't mean being weak.
    Bob Harper
    American personal trainer, reality television personality, and author (1965 - )
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  • Booth Tarkington When I get to be a man! Being human, though boys, they considered their present estate too commonplace to be dwelt upon. So, when the old men gather, they say: When I was a boy! It really is the land of nowadays that we never discover.
    Booth Tarkington
    American novelist and dramatist (1869 - 1946)
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  • Winston Churchill When I look back on all the worries I remember the story of the old man who said on his deathbed that he had a lot of trouble in his life, most of which never happened.
    Winston Churchill
    English statesman (1874 - 1965)
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  • Bjork When I met Apple, I made it very clear that I am an old punk and I have never done commercials or been sponsored. And I wasn't after their money.
    Bjork
    Icelandic singer, songwriter and actress (1965 - )
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  • Carla Bruni When I met Eric Clapton, I was a very young girl. I was 20 years old. And we were linked for a very short time, and then we became friends. And then we lost touch, which I'm really sorry about.
    Carla Bruni
    Italian-French singer-songwriter (1967 - )
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  • Bennet Omalu When I read Mike Webster's file before I began his autopsy, I knew he was more than a 50-year-old heart attack victim. His file and the television reports of the death of the former Pittsburgh Steelers center described a long, steep fall into bizarre behavior. I suspected he suffered from some sort of brain disorder.
    Bennet Omalu
    Nigerian-American physician and neuropathologist (1968 - )
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  • Aaron Carter When I was 6 years old, I was in a rock band that was horrible called 'Dead End.' The name kind of described us. People liked us; we would go and perform at coffee houses and stuff.
    Aaron Carter
    American rapper, singer, songwriter, actor (1987 - )
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  • Josh Billings When I was a boy of fourteen, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be twenty-one, I was astonished at how much the old man had learned in seven years.
    Josh Billings
    American humorist (1818 - 1885)
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