“I've always been intrigued by color and by interesting hair. I was one of those weird little girls doing my own hair at the age of 9. I was, like, getting weird gels and new brushes and cornrow holders. I would tweak and perm at the age of 13.”
Growing older changes how we see everything — time, love, ambition, regret. These quotes capture the full arc of aging, from the stubborn optimism of youth to the hard-earned clarity that only comes with years behind you. Whether you are twenty and curious or eighty and reflective, there is something here that will land.
“It takes a long time to become young.”
“I've always been intrigued by color and by interesting hair. I was one of those weird little girls doing my own hair at the age of 9. I was, like, getting weird gels and new brushes and cornrow holders. I would tweak and perm at the age of 13.”
“At a certain age it just became apparent to me that this was probably the work that I would have to do.”
“I happen to be interested in watching a face age. I like faces of women aging so it makes me personally quite sad. That's a beautiful gift from God. If people don't want to see that anymore then I won't be in anymore movies.”
“I saw how many people were poor and how many kids my age went to school hungry in the morning, which I don't think most of my contemporaries in racially segregated schools in the South thought very much about at the time.”
“It was Julie Burchill who decreed that, beyond a certain age, a man should not be seen in a leather jacket.”
“Sex at age 90 is like trying to shoot pool with a rope.”
“The one thing that unites all human beings, regardless of age, gender, religion or ethnic background, is that we all believe we are above-average drivers.”
“Working on the 'Ice Age' movies, I'm really proud to be in them.”
“I never quite toed the line. I was a bit disruptive. All my early school reports from the age of 5 were 'Daniel must learn not to distract others.' And now, that's what I do for a living.”
“Catholics and evangelicals need to remain allied, and in solidarity, against the increasingly aggressive secularism of our age.”
“To separate children from others of similar age and qualifications solely because of their race generates a feeling of inferiority as to their status in the community that may affect their hearts and minds in a way unlikely ever to be undone.”
“In the digital age of 'overnight' success stories such as Facebook, the hard slog is easily overlooked.”
“All my early school reports from the age of 5 were 'Daniel must learn not to distract others.'”
“I'm not interested in age. People who tell me their age are silly. You're as old as you feel.”
“Most of the basic material a writer works with is acquired before the age of fifteen.”