“We try, we fail, we posture, we aspire, we pontificate – and then we age, shrink, die, and vanish.”
— George Saunders
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If repression has indeed been the fundamental
“If repression has indeed been the fundamental link between power, knowledge, and sexuality since the classical age, it stands to reason that we will not be able to free ourselves from it except at a considerable cost.”
— Michel Foucault
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I think my fans will follow me
“I think my fans will follow me into our combined old age. Real musicians and real fans stay together for a long, long time.”
— Bonnie Raitt
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But the age of chivalry is gone.
“But the age of chivalry is gone. That of sophisters, economists, and calculators has succeeded; and the glory of Europe is extinguished forever.”
— Edmund Burke
Author: Edmund Burke
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Back in the 1960s, I saw Peter,
“Back in the 1960s, I saw Peter, Paul and Mary. I was at that age, about 14, and I was mesmerized.”
— Lucinda Williams
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It is possible that mankind is on
“It is possible that mankind is on the threshold of a golden age; but, if so, it will be necessary first to slay the dragon that guards the door, and this dragon is religion.”
— Bertrand Russell
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When grace is joined with wrinkles, it
“When grace is joined with wrinkles, it is adorable. There is an unspeakable dawn in happy old age.”
— Victor Hugo
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One problem with age is that patience
“One problem with age is that patience begins to ebb.”
— Carl Hiaasen
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Man has no Body distinct from his
“Man has no Body distinct from his Soul; for that called Body is a portion of Soul discerned by the five Senses, the chief inlets of Soul in this age.”
— William Blake
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One of the tough things about being
“One of the tough things about being an actor, probably the hardest thing, is getting your foot in the door, and my father handled that for me at a very early age.”
— Jeff Bridges
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For age is opportunity no less Than
“For age is opportunity no less Than youth itself, though in another dress, And as the evening twilight fades away The sky is filled with stars, invisible by day.”
— Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Author: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
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