“I think it's nice to age gracefully. OK, you lose the youth, a certain stamina and dewy glow, but what you gain on the inside as a human being is wonderful: the wisdom, the acceptance and the peace of mind. It's a fair exchange.” ThinkingMindHumansAgeCertainLosesHuman BeingsNiceWonderfulAcceptanceYouthGainsFairsPeace Of MindStamina Author:Cherie Lunghi
“Zeus it seems has given us from youth to old age a nice ball of wool to wind-nothing but wars upon wars until we shall perish every one.” WarSeemsAgeGivenNiceYouthWindBallsOld AgeZeusWool Book:The Iliad Source: The Iliad
“I like the fact that they still run substantive pieces. I'm not sure I like the pieces, but it's nice that they do that. Anyway, it was always sort of ridiculous, me having anything to do with the youth culture, but now that I'm in my 50s, it's extra-double-ridiculous. They were losing interest in me, and I was losing interest in them. When I went to renegotiate my contract at Rolling Stone, I kind of halfheartedly asked if I could do half the work for half the money, and they asked if I could do two-thirds of the work for half the money. I ran that by my agent, since he can do math.” IfsKindStillsTwoFactsRunningCultureInterestCan DoHalfPiecesNiceYouthLosingStonesThirdsMathRidiculousAgentsRanNot SureExtrasIf I CouldContractsRollingRolling StonesYouth CultureLosing Interest Author:P. J. O'Rourke
“Ah! Bertie Bott’s Every Flavor Beans! I was unfortunate enough in my youth to come across a vomit-flavored one, and since then I’m afraid I’ve rather lost my liking for them — but I think I’ll be safe with a nice toffee, don’t you?” He smiled and popped the golden-brown bean into his mouth. “Alas! Ear wax!” ThinkingEnoughLostNiceYouthSafeMouthsEarsGoldenBrownUnfortunateFlavorAlasBeansToffee Author:J. K. Rowling