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Old age is a tyrant who forbids under pain of death the pleasures of youth.

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Francois de La Rochefoucauld
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Category: Age

Authors

A. A. MilneA. B. YehoshuaA. Bartlett GiamattiA. C. BensonA. E. HousmanA. E. van VogtA. J. JacobsA. J. LangerA. J. LieblingA. J. McLean

Topics Index

1 Age

  • 1. No sex age or condition is above or below the absolute necessity of modesty but without it one vastly beneath the rank of man.
  • 2. From age 16 I lived and breathed wine. I read every magazine and book about wine.
  • 3. Old age: the crown of life our play's last act.

2 Amazing

  • 1. I really liked the helicopter pilot in 'Dawn of the Dead' when he gets bitten and comes out of the elevator. That guy was amazing. He did this incredible walk that we didn't even know about until we started shooting.
  • 2. It's the most amazing feeling to hold your child in your arms.
  • 3. I can't believe it. I'm speechless. It is amazing to see where I've come from the last two years.

3 Anger

  • 1. Don't get the impression that you arouse my anger. You see one can only be angry with those he respects.
  • 2. In high school I dated a white woman. She would come to visit me on the rez. And her dad who was very racist didn't like that at all. And he told her one time 'You shouldn't go on the rez if you're white because Indians have a lot of anger in their heart.'
  • 3. There is not in nature a thing that makes man so deformed so beastly as doth intemperate anger.

4 Anniversary

  • 1. Each year on the anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.'s birth America has the opportunity to reflect on our nation's progress towards the realization of his dream.
  • 2. As the third anniversary of the September 11th attacks draws near we must ensure our nation is prepared to handle the continued threat of violence and terrorism on our country.
  • 3. This year as we celebrate the 230th anniversary of America's independence please remember the symbols that are sacred to this country. Fly Old Glory high and show your respect and admiration for this great nation and the values we hold dear.

5 Architecture

  • 1. A man of eighty has outlived probably three new schools of painting two of architecture and poetry and a hundred in dress.
  • 2. Architecture should speak of its time and place but yearn for timelessness.
  • 3. I don't know why I've always been so captivated by architecture.
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