“One wants more time, more youth. That is it. That is all one asks for - nothing but that, a little more time. Hear it running by! Listen! In the night, in the morning, at noon, at even, rushing by, silent, stealthy, trying to hoodwink you by the fixed appearance of things that seem not to change; but never stopping. Oh, to stop it! Oh, to get it back! Oh, to dig one's toes in and refuse to be rushed headlong towards the brink!” WantTryingLittlesSeemsRunningNightTimeAsksMorningYouthSilentRefuseAppearanceFixedMore TimeToesStoppingNoonRushingNever Stopping Book:Three pilgrims and a tinker: a novel Source: Three pilgrims and a tinker: a novel
“Vanity was the beginning and the end of Sir Walter Elliot's character; vanity of person and of situation. He had been remarkably handsome in his youth; and, at fifty-four, was still a very fine man. Few women could think more of their personal appearance than he did, nor could the valet of any new made lord be more delighted with the place he held in society. He considered the blessing of beauty as inferior only to the blessing of a baronetcy; and the Sir Walter Elliott, who united these gifts, was the constant object of his warmest respect and devotion.” ThinkingMenPersonsMadeStillsEndsCharacterUnitedSituationLordFourObjectsYouthFineBlessingConstantAppearanceDevotionVanityFiftyInferiorsHandsomeDelightedValetPersonal Appearance Author:Jane Austen
“Do not be deceived by the outward appearance of age or youth - a new pitcher may be full of good, old wine, while an old one may be totally empty.” MayAgeYouthEmptyWineAppearanceDeceivedPitcherOld WineOutward Appearance Author:Judah the Prince
“Every one of the geezers who continues to play a leadership role has one quality of overriding importance: neotony. The dictionary definition is that neotony, a zoological term, involves "the retention of youthful qualities throughout old age." It is more than merely retaining a youthful appearance, although that is often part of it. Neotony is the retention of all those wonderful qualities that we associate with youth: curiosity, playfulness, eagerness, fearlessness, warmth, energy.” PlayAgeEnergyTermQualityRolesWonderfulYouthImportanceCuriosityDefinitionsAppearanceOld AgeWarmthAssociatesDictionaryFearlessnessEagernessPlayfulnessRetainingRetentionLeadership Roles Author:Warren G. Bennis
“We're rewarding either the reality or the appearance of youth, which is why you have all these people in their fifties trying to act like they're seventeen. You know, it's great to be young. Be young. By all means, be young. But always remember that youth is also kinda dumb, and doesn't know a lot yet.” PeopleKnowsTryingMeanRealityRememberYoungYouthAppearanceDumbSeventeenBe Young Author:Patton Oswalt
“What you want to worship above youth, I think, is beauty, and beauty is so beyond just appearances after a while. Because you can be with someone who's good-looking; if they open their mouths and they're an idiot, then they cease to be beautiful very quickly.” IfsThinkingWantBeautifulYouthWorshipMouthsAppearanceWhat You WantCeaseIdiotLooking Good Author:Patton Oswalt
“He resented such questions as people do who have thought a great deal about them. The superficial and slipshod have ready answers, but those looking this complex life straight in the eye acquire a wealth of perception so composed of delicately balanced contradictions that they dread, or resent, the call to couch any part of it in a bland generalization. The vanity (if not outrage) of trying to cage this dance of atoms in a single definition may give the weariness of age with the cry of youth for answers the appearance of boredom.” PeopleIfsGivingTryingMayEyeAgeWealthAnswersDealsCryYouthReadyPerceptionComplexesDefinitionsAppearanceVanityBoredomAcquireContradictionAtomsDreadBalancedSuperficialCagesCouchesOutrageResentWearinessBlandGeneralization Author:Peter De Vries
“Clever plastic surgery can restore an appearance of youth, but nothing changes the expression of age and experience in the eyes.” EyeAgeYouthExpressionAppearanceCleverPlasticSurgeryPlastic SurgeryAge And Experience Book:As the Pig Turns: An Agatha Raisin Mystery Source: As the Pig Turns: An Agatha Raisin Mystery