age quotes

“Age is not important unless you're a cheese.”

— Helen Hayes

“The golden age is before us, not behind us.”

— William Shakespeare

“Age appears to be best in four things; old wood best to burn, old wine to drink, old friends to trust, and old authors to read.”

— Francis Bacon

“The secret of genius is to carry the spirit of the child into old age, which mean never losing your enthusiasm.”

— Aldous Huxley

“The secret of staying young is to live honestly, eat slowly, and lie about your age.”

— Lucille Ball

“If you live to be one hundred, you've got it made. Very few people die past that age.”

— George Burns

“Old age has deformities enough of its own. It should never add to them the deformity of vice.”

— Eleanor Roosevelt

“And I'm afraid, in this day and age, trust, which I count so, you know, I love loyalty. I love trust.”

“Age is a matter of feeling, not of years.”

— Washington Irving

“I don't want to look at other people my age in leather. Why would I put it on?”

— George Michael