At the age of 20, we don't care what the world thinks of us; at 30, we worry about what it is thinking of us at 40, we discover that it wasn't thinking of us at all

My mental hands were empty, and I felt I must do something as a counterirritant or antibody to my hysterical alarm at getting married at the age of 43

The secret of genius is to carry the spirit of the child into old age, which mean never losing your enthusiasm

The day which we fear as our last is but the birthday of eternity

Maturity has more to do with what types of experiences you've had, and what you've learned from them, and less to do with how many birthdays you've celebrated

A diplomat is a man who always remembers a woman's birthday but never remembers her age

There is so much more than that little space from 14 to 40. And if you cut that off and begin to believe that you are not good past a certain age, then you end up scared and insecure and afraid. That is definitely NOT beautiful

Be wise with speed a fool at forty is a fool indeed

To be 70 years young is sometimes far more cheerful and hopeful than to be 40 years old

Forty is the old age of youth fifty is the youth of old age