“The class distinctions proper to a democratic society are not those of rank or money, still less, as is apt to happen when these are abandoned, of race, but of age.”
— W. H. Auden
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True terror is to wake up one
“True terror is to wake up one morning and discover that your high school class is running the country.”
— Kurt Vonnegut
Author: Kurt Vonnegut
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You live in a deranged age, more
“You live in a deranged age, more deranged that usual, because in spite of great scientific and technological advances, man has not the faintest idea of who he is or what he is doing.”
— Walker Percy
Author: Walker Percy
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Situational unawareness in the private marketplace or
“Situational unawareness in the private marketplace or on the battlefield will cost you your livelihood or your life. In the Age of Obama, however, such willful ignorance is a job prerequisite. The less you know the better.”
— Michelle Malkin
Author: Michelle Malkin
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I worked hard in gymnastics since the
“I worked hard in gymnastics since the time I was six years old until I retired at 23 years of age.”
— Nadia Comaneci
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We virtually never feel our age, but
“We virtually never feel our age, but thinking that we should can lead to disaster.”
— Martha Beck
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Every great architect is – necessarily –
“Every great architect is – necessarily – a great poet. He must be a great original interpreter of his time, his day, his age.”
— Frank Lloyd Wright
Author: Frank Lloyd Wright
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I never – you know also one
“I never – you know also one of the things that would save me for a man my age, it was not that easy to lose that much weight and fall down and look like something draped.”
— Karl Lagerfeld
Author: Karl Lagerfeld
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Middle age is youth without levity, and
“Middle age is youth without levity, and age without decay.”
— Doris Day
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We are all geniuses up to the
“We are all geniuses up to the age of ten.”
— Aldous Huxley
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Your body actually reminds you about your
“Your body actually reminds you about your age and your injuries – the body has a stronger memory than your mind.”
— Mikhail Baryshnikov
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