Older Quotes

As I've gotten older and grown more independent, I think for myself, and that's how it should be.

Do not worry about avoiding temptation. As you grow older it will avoid you.

My older siblings and I all work in 'the industry'. So obviously we have hectic schedules, but we make it work.

The odds are not in your favor the older you get, especially if you're a woman in this business.

My friends are Peter Gabriel, Bruce Springsteen, and we're singing about mortality, getting older. It's an interesting time.

When you are 16 there is no fear whatsoever. As you get older you play in more important games and that is when you start thinking about what will happen if you win or lose.

The older view of the nature of heat was that it is a substance, very fine and imponderable indeed, but indestructible, and unchangeable in quantity, which is an essential fundamental property of all matter.

The older I get, the surer I am that I'm not running the show.

Growing up with three older brothers and being the youngest and the only girl, my mom always made me tough. She's taught me over the years how to be a strong, independent woman, how to carry yourself in a positive way and anything that my brothers can do, I can do.

As a kid, you dream of winning the Stanley Cup. As you get older, you understand the importance of winning the Olympics.

Sometimes you really dig a girl, the moment you kiss her, And then you get distracted by her older sister.

I found a greater identity with my own emotions in the Armenian culture as I grew older, as well as from the beginning, although I didn't know anything about it.

The first-born in every family is always dreaming for an imaginary older brother or sister who will look out for them.

I think the fans of the old-school Internet shorts were a little bit older just because it was racier material.

My mom played the recorder. But not having electricity, we had minimal exposure to music. As I got a little older, we had Walkmans and things that were battery-powered, but it would have been nice to be growing up in the iPod era. A tape only has six songs on a side.

I speak the truth not so much as I would, but as much as I dare, and I dare a little more as I grow older.

You can't help getting older, but you don't have to get old.

Getting older, you just don't want to sing fluffy.

Older and wiser voices can help you find the right path, if you are only willing to listen.

On my US tour maybe three out of 30 shows there was an Elvis impersonator in the crowd but that's it. I usually get younger fans, and those that come that are of an older generation end up walking out because it's too loud.

Cheryl Cole and Katy Perry are two of the hottest girls in the world - and so normal and funny with it. If I was a few years older they are the kind of girls I'd like to date. I want a younger version of Cheryl and Katy - a mixture of the two would be hot.

The whole business of marshaling one's energies becomes more and more important as one grows older.

As one gets older, it happens that in the morning one fails to remember the airplane trip to be taken in a few hours or the lecture scheduled for the afternoon.

The art of creation is older than the art of killing.

As I get older, my sense of humor is my biggest asset.

Every child is going to grow up. You can see it happen in the books: They get older and older and belong to themselves to a greater and greater extent.

I definitely did look up to John. We all looked up to John. He was older and he was very much the leader; he was the quickest wit and the smartest.

I feel more and more at ease, because I think the older I get, the less pressure there is. People say, 'Well, he's not cutting edge because he's not in his twenties, so he's not expected to be.'

I have a film I want to direct. Gena Rowlands was going to do it with me a long time ago. It's about an older woman who's running a ranch in the west the old fashioned way.

I was surprised I won the award because I've always been a very aggressive player and I earn my share of fouls on the court. I play rough, and because I'm an older player, of course I use tricks on the younger players.