Top 1200 Getting Old Quotes & Sayings - Page 17

There is a built-in danger in old age which, if we give in to it, makes aging one of the most difficult periods of life, rather than one of the most satisfying - which it should be. Tye danger of old age is that we may start acting old.

Making mistakes, getting it almost right, and experimenting to see what happens are all part of the process of eventually getting it right.

I just think if you're 44 years old and you're not smarter than you were when you were 35 years old or 25 years old, just stay in your room.

Part of being a writer is just getting it in your bones, getting the muscle memory down, just doing it.

Apartments are getting smaller on a whole. Houses are getting smaller. People don't need great big vacuums anymore.

As parents, grandparents, uncles and aunts we need to start getting out into nature with the young people in our lives. Families play a key role in getting kids outside.

Half the struggle is just getting yourself to the gym or getting yourself in your workout gear and ready for action.

The death of a 20-year-old woman is intuitively worse than that of a 2-month-old girl, even though the baby has had less life. The 20-year-old has a much more developed personality than the infant, and has drawn upon the investment of others to begin as-yet-unfulfilled projects.

It's really difficult to know what is the best way forward when you're not getting a lot of support - and probably most writers aren't getting enough support.

Getting the pretty back is about getting back in touch with your essential self: the part of you that knows what you really want.

That's one of the best parts of my job. I love interacting with the community, getting out there and getting to know people and making bonds with the community.

When I naturally write a story and I feel that the guy is sitting across the table from the girl and flirting with her... I think, 'God, that can't be me' because I'm just too old for that part. You need a 30-year-old or a 35-year-old for that part. And so I've given myself less and less roles.

What people often mean by getting rid of conflict is getting rid of diversity, and it is of the utmost importance that these should not be considered the same.

I don't understand people getting depressed about getting older. There is nothing you can do about it, so you might as well embrace it.

The only thing that matters to me is getting to the work - getting to do the work. And I don't really care where it is: whether it's on stage or on television or in film.

That's the joy of getting to be an actor - getting to play all kinds of different roles and showing so many different sides of yourself.

Getting married is an adventure. Because when you're getting married, you're doing something you don't know anything about. Did you ever think of that?

We are getting used to levels of violence, we are getting used to seeing these horrific things going on all the time. I think it's tough. It's rough.

What is the most common investor mistake? Trading - getting in and getting out at all the wrong times, for all the wrong reasons.

I used to think I preferred getting old to the alternative, but now I'm not sure. Sometimes the momotony of bingo and sing-alongs and ancient dusty people parked in the hallway in wheelchairs makes me long for death. Particularly when I rememver that I'm one of the ancient dusty people, filed away like some worthless tchotchke.

I try to remember, as I hear about friends getting engaged, that it's not about the ring. It's a grave thing, getting married.

I'm a big believer in not getting too high when you are winning and not getting too low when things aren't going well.

I'm not to blame for an old body, but I would be to blame for an old soul. An old soul is a shameful thing.

If you're talking about mugging little old ladies, you don't say, 'What's our target for the rate of mugging little old ladies?' You say, 'Mugging little old ladies is bad, and we're going to try to eliminate it.' You recognize you might not be a hundred percent successful, but your goal is to eliminate the mugging of little old ladies. And I think we need to eventually come around to looking at carbon dioxide emissions the same way.

I'm a fifty-three-year-old writer who can remember being a ten-year-old writer and who expects someday to be an eighty-year-old writer.

My mother asks when I will do some theatre, and there is something about getting your 15 minute call. That is what you become an actor for - performing in front of people and getting the love from the audience.

I'm not really sure if I will go back to school. I'm getting old! So I'm not really sure if I have time to go back to school to be a dentist. But hopefully I'll be an Olympic gold medalist.

'Mission' was a mind game. The ideal mission was getting in and getting out without anyone ever knowing we were there.

My kids, they're like nine or ten years old right now so you give 'em responsibilities just to keep them up on things. It ain't just all about getting on the skateboard or putting your Heelys on, and swimming in the pool all the time. You gotta do stuff like wash dishes, take the trash out, feed the dog.

You've got to love acting and that's true for me. I love the idea of getting on stage and getting in front of a camera.

Suicide does not end the chances of life getting worse. Suicide eliminates the possibility of it ever getting better.

When I started on YouTube, no one talked about getting famous on the Internet or getting discovered on YouTube. I didn't even know it was a possibility.

I think my least healthy habit is running around too much. And I think I'm getting better about it as I'm getting older.

Equities will do well over time - you just have to avoid getting excited when other people are getting excited.

When you go out on auditions for big movies, and you're not a big star, you get used to getting close but not getting the part.

Kids today learn a lot about getting to the moon, but very little about getting to heaven.

All the great organizations have great managers at all levels who recognize where their culture is getting stronger and where it is getting weaker. There are always reasons why.

No, but it’s not because I’m getting older that I’m trying to accelerate. But something very curious is happening: The older I get, the more ideas I’m getting.

The important thing is not just getting good players in, but getting good characters and the right types of player in.

Ego stops you from getting things done and getting people to work with you. That's why I firmly believe that ego and success are not compatible.

I don't want to know I'm getting older. Then I'll start to think about getting checkups and insurance. I don't want that.

Getting married is a lot like getting into a tub of hot water. After you get used to it, it ain't so hot.

The idea of viewers getting invested in a series is that you're getting invested in the reality of these characters' lives that, in fact, don't have an ending.

I went to work at 11 years old. I became governor. It's not a big deal. Work doesn't hurt anybody. I'm all for not allowing a 12-year-old to work 40 hours. But a 12-year-old working eight to 10 hours a week or a 14-year-old working 12 to 15 hours a week is not bad.

We're creating this alliance, GAVI, that has helped buy the vaccines that were in the rich world but not getting to the poor kids, getting a very cheap price and figuring out the cold chain, getting the delivery right, and then funding research for new vaccines. A lot of them are coming along. We've got a meningitis vaccine out, got that through large parts of Africa. That has been a huge success.

The Land of Faery, Where nobody gets old and godly and grave, Where nobody gets old and crafty and wise, Where nobody gets old and bitter of tongue.

You can't stand to see your neighbor getting rich. You know you're smarter than he is and he's doing these things and he's getting rich.

No, but it's not because I'm getting older that I'm trying to accelerate. But something very curious is happening: The older I get, the more ideas I'm getting.

Things are not getting better. They are getting worse. We need to elect Mitt Romney to turn things around.

I think Sepp Blatter is in danger...or has reached a point now, where he is being mocked within the game. Whether he's getting too old, I don't know. But things can happen to people in power. Look at some of the despots in Africa... From a position of great power, he has uttered so many ridiculous statements that he is in danger of seriously damaging his credibility.

I'm looking forward to getting back to my house and my Ugg boots and not washing sometimes, and getting back to writing.

Getting to St. Mary's College was a big deal for me because that essentially led to me getting to go to NYU.

People ask me if I'm afraid of getting typecast, but you can't be afraid of that. It's really not up to you. I'm getting other parts that aren't vampires.

I don't mind getting my hands dirty, and I don't mind getting to the truth of a situation and saying, 'You're right, you're wrong, next case.'

I want people to relate to my family, and to just getting through something - getting through loss in general.

I think Democrats ought to be concerned, that the party has become almost prideful about the college-educated vote that it's getting, the support that Hillary Clinton is getting against Donald Trump.

They changed the floor back to old school. They changed the uniform back to old school. Somebody tell the damn players to start playing like old school.

Am I getting better at making choices? Well, I think I might be getting better at reading scripts.

I need to focus on getting to the free-throw line and knocking them down in practice and getting them in the game.

I love all the holidays and getting to see my family a lot during the fall. I also love the weather and getting to wear sweaters and jackets.