I am firmly of the opinion that women who make a lot of effort to hang onto their looks in middle age (unless they are beauties, entertainers or prostitutes) are rather sad, as one should surely have something more substantial to recommend one by this time, such as kindness or cleverness. -Julie Burchill
High expectations weren't nurtured in my neck of nowhere back then - children weren't fawned over from an early age as 'gifted' and groomed for a prizewinning future self-esteem was considered something you had to pick from the garden yourself. -James Wolcott
For the moment I prefer to be a beautiful woman of my age than try desperately to look 30. -Demi Moore
My first job was in retail at the age of 14, and I have worked in the industry ever since. -Rachel Roy
Women lie about their age men lie about their income. -William Feather
There's no way to approach anything in an objective way. We're completely subjective our view of the world is completely controlled by who we are as human beings, as men or women, by our age, our history, our profession, by the state of the world. -Charlie Kaufman
I'm glad I was born when I was. My time was the golden age of variety. If I were starting out again now, maybe things would happen for me, but it certainly would not be on a variety show with 28 musicians, 12 dancers, two major guest stars, 50 costumes a week by Bob Mackie.…
Brain power improves by brain use, just as our bodily strength grows with exercise. And there is no doubt that a large proportion of the female population, from school days to late middle age, now have very complicated lives indeed. -A. N. Wilson
Hesitation increases in relation to risk in equal proportion to age. -Ernest Hemingway
When superstition is allowed to perform the task of old age in dulling the human temperament, we can say goodbye to all excellence in poetry, in painting, and in music. -Denis Diderot
I like to be alone so I can write. But focus can hurt you. I don't want to be some stress casualty in early middle age. -James Ellroy
The kids are old enough now - I just want to let them be kids. I don't want to comment on them too much. They're at an age where I just want to let them be kids. -Eminem
Old age is fifteen years older than I am. -Oliver Wendell Holmes
Age acquires no value save through thought and discipline. -James Truslow Adams
In a secular age, an authentic miracle must purport to be a hoax, in order to gain credit in the world. -Angela Carter
Old age has its pleasures, which, though different, are not less than the pleasures of youth. -W. Somerset Maugham
One problem with age is that patience begins to ebb. -Carl Hiaasen
The Word of fire burns today On the lips of our prophets in an evil age. -Margaret Walker
I created Punk for this day and age. Do you see Britney walking around wearing ties and singing punk? Hell no. That's what I do. I'm like a Sid Vicious for a new generation. -Avril Lavigne
