T Quotes
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“The older I get the more I admire and crave competence, just simple competence, in any field from adultery to zoology.”
“The older I get, the more I believe that the greatest kindness is acceptance.”
Source: A Piece of the World
“The older I get the more I can see
How much he loved my mother and my brother and me
And he did the best that he could
And I only hope when I have my own family
That everyday I see a little more of my father in me.”
“The older I get the more I enjoy my childhood…! ~James A. Murphy”
Source: The Waves of Life Quotes and Daily Meditations
“The older I get, the more I find that you can only live with those who free you, who love you with an affection that is as light to bear as it is strong to feel.
Today's life is too hard, too bitter, too anemic, for us to
undergo new bondages, from whom we love (...]. This is how I am your friend, I love your happiness, your freedom, Your adventure in one word, and I would like to be for you the companion we are sure of, always.”
Source: Correspondance (1945-1959)
“The older I get, the more I hold multiple emotions at the same time.”
Source: The June Boys
“The older I get the more I realize how simple life is and how complicated we make it...”
“The older I get the more I realize that a significant portion of a parent's happiness or sadness in middle-age will be directly impacted by how closely our children are walking with the Lord.”
“The older I get the more I realize that the only permanent thing in life is what we have within us”
“The older I get, the more I realize the importance of connectivity, not taking people for granted. Don't be so busy "doing you" that you lose sight of those who love and support you. They will be the ones you seek, the ones you need when those you "thought" had your back turn their's away. If you only reach out when you need something, one day you'll discover that lifeline was cut and is now unavailable. Appreciate the good people in your life when it counts, not when it's convenient.”
“The older I get the more I realize there's no real good guys or real bad guys, and I'm curious about how the good guys got good and how the bad guys got bad.”
“The older I get the more I realize things I miss. Eyes, vibrations, touch, scent of memories. We take things for granted because they don’t mean anything in that specific moment. Yet moments build and meanings form, memories create and a soft sadness underlies. However, it’s not sadness, it’s bittersweet and as you grow, you realize to be instead of to take.”
“The older I get, the more I recognize the power of life.”
“The older I get, the more I see how much motivations matter. The Zune was crappy because the people at Microsoft don't really love music or art the way we do. We won because we personally love music. We made the iPod for ourselves, and when you're doing something for yourself, or your best friend or family, you're not going to cheese out. If you don't love something, you're not going to cheese out. If you don't love something, you're not going to cheese out. If you don't love something, you're not going to go the extra mile, work the extra weekend, challenge the status quo as much.”
Source: Steve Jobs
“The older I get, the more I think it’s like a game of roulette. I don’t believe we’ll ever figure out precisely how the brain works.”
Source: The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest
“The older I get the more I trust in the law according to which the rose and the lily bloom.”
“The older I get the more I try not to waste my time on negative energy.”
“The older I get the more I'm convinced that it's the purpose of politicians and journalists to say the world is very simple, whereas it's the purpose of historians to say, 'No! It's very complicated.'
The job of the historian is to help give people a sense of existence in time, without which we are really not fully human.”
“The older I get the more mixed up life seems. When you're little, it's all so plain. It's all laid out like a game ready to play. You think you know exactly how it's going to go. But things happen...”
Source: Betsy and Joe
“The older I get the more scared I am about my financial situation, unfortunately, I can’t afford to retire right now as I’m worried about my income. I feel bad about my current job, work, and business as it doesn’t do what it was intended and I wish I made different decisions that would lead me somewhere else not where I am now. Frankly speaking my past is characterized by lots of financial ignorance that I am ashamed of, I never had a financial coach or mentor to help me get out of this situation and I feel like it's too late to change my direction.
—The Apathy of Financial Ignorance”
Source: Average to Abundant: How Ordinary People Build Sustainable Wealth and Enjoy the Process
“The older I get the more things I gotta leave behind.”
“The older I get the more wisdom I find in the ancient rule of taking first things first. A process which often reduces the most complex human problem to a manageable proportion.”
“The older I get the wiser and more skillful I get.”
“The older I get, and the more I travel in particular, the less I care about what exactly is in the dish than who's cooking it and why.”
“The older I get, I'm definitely getting pulled towards the West Coast, because it's a different quality of life. New York is great when you're in your early 20s and you're running around and it's really fun, but it's a place for me to get things done.”
“The older I get, the better I understand that every day is a gift.”
“The older I get, the better I understand that every day is a gift. There's no guarantee of tomorrow. And part of my whole philosophy is: this day is too important to live it angry, upset, discouraged or stressed out if plans don't work out. This is life, and I'm going to move on.”
“The older I get, the better I used to be.”
“The older I get, the better I was.”
“The older I get, the clearer it becomes to me that no one is cheated in this world, unless it's by himself.”
“The older I get, the easier it is to just be present in the moment, and understand what a man is going through.”
“The older I get, the faster I was.”
“The older I get, the greater power I seem to have to help the world; I am like a snowball - the further I am rolled the more I gain.”
“The older I get, the harder it is to splurge without consequences. I love food. Chocolate and cheese and anything that's bad for me. I'll be really good when I'm at home so I can eat what I want to when I'm out with friends.”
“The older I get, the less I am bothered by talk like that. I have total faith in my coach Yohan Blake, total faith.”
“The older I get, the less I care about what’s cool. I realize I’m old and weird.”
“The older I get, the less I negotiate. When you first start out, it's 90 percent negotiation and 10 percent suggestion. When you get to a certain point, those figures reverse.”
“The older I get, the less I remember.”
“The older I get, the less I suffer fools gladly.”
“The older I get, the less time I want to spend with the part of the human race that didn't marry me.”
“The older I get, the more and more I notice I'm like my father. It's funny, because when I was younger I tried to just back away from my father as much as I could, and some of the philosophies, some of the life lessons, some of the beliefs that he had within me are always constantly ongoing, and they're always prevalent in my life, whether it's trying to be every single thing that I can be in my sport or life or relationship or business, whatever avenue I'm pursuing.”
“The older I get, the more beauty I see in the word renunciation.”
“The older I get, the more centered I become and the more I think I really know about myself. What I know is that what other people do doesn't really have any effect on me.”
“The older I get, the more clearly I remember things that never happened.”
“The older I get, the more convinced I am that the space between people who are trying their best to understand each other is hallowed ground.”
“The older I get, the more determined I feel to do whatever I can to help release that human potential somehow. Not in a fluffy way nor in a hardcore way. But in that middle ground, that marriage of love and power. I'm not afraid of either.”
“The older I get, the more frantic my work becomes because I want to get it all done. It's a losing battle, but I try.”
“The older I get, the more fun it is to write young people. It's just a holiday from what is becoming old age, really.”
“The older I get, the more I accept and appreciate myself.”
“The older I get, the more I appreciate my childhood. It was paradise.”
Source: Three Cups of Tea: Young Readers Edition: One Man's Journey to Change the World... One Child at a Time