“ True terror is to wake up one morning and discover that your high school class is running the country. ”
“ Nobody grows old merely by living a number of years. We grow old by deserting our ideals. Years may wrinkle the skin, but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul. ”
“ Nature gives you the face you have at twenty it is up to you to merit the face you have at fifty. ”
“ Just remember, once you're over the hill you begin to pick up speed. ”
“ The trick is growing up without growing old. ”
“ I'd like to grow up and be beautiful. I know it doesn't matter, but it doesn't hurt. ”
“ You end up as you deserve. In old age you must put up with the face, the friends, the health, and the children you have earned. ”
“ A dramatic thing, the first time you stand up to your dad. ”
“ Middle age is the awkward period when Father Time starts catching up with Mother Nature. ”
“ I love the comic opportunities that come up in the context of a father-son relationship. ”
“ One of the many pleasures of old age is giving things up. ”
“ I grew up not liking my father very much. I never saw him cry. But he must have. Everybody cries. ”
“ Youth is when you're allowed to stay up late on New Year's Eve. Middle age is when you're forced to. ”
“ My father-in-law gets up at 5 o'clock in the morning and watches the Discovery Channel. I don't know why there's this big rush to do this. ”
“ Look up, laugh loud, talk big, keep the color in your cheek and the fire in your eye, adorn your person, maintain your health, your beauty and your animal spirits. ”
“ I wanted to take up music, so my father bought me a blunt instrument. He told me to knock myself out. ”
“ I'm more comfortable with whatever's wrong with me than my father was whenever he felt he failed or didn't measure up to the standard he set. ”
“ Employee fathers need to step up to the plate and put their family needs on the table. ”
“ Tramping is too easy with all this money. My days were more exciting when I was penniless and had to forage around for my next meal... I've decided that I'm going to live this life for some time to come. The freedom and simple beauty of it is just too good to pass up. ”
“ I get all fired up about aging in America. ”