Quotes about Getting Old

When your friends begin to flatter you on how young you look, it's a sure sign you're getting old. Votes: 5

It's paradoxical, that the idea of living a long life appeals to everyone, but the idea of getting old doesn't appeal to anyone. Votes: 5

You know you're getting old when the candles cost more than the cake. Votes: 4

Every time I think that I'm getting old, and gradually going to the grave, something else happens. Votes: 4

You know you're getting old when all the names in your black book have M. D. after them. Votes: 4

You know you're getting old when you stoop to tie your shoelaces and wonder what else you could do while you're down there. Votes: 4

You know you're getting old when you get that one candle on the cake. It's like, 'See if you can blow this out.' Votes: 4

When you're 50 you start thinking about things you haven't thought about before. I used to think getting old was about vanity - but actually it's about losing people you love. Getting wrinkles is trivial. Votes: 4

It is not all bad, this getting old, ripening. After the fruit has got its growth it should juice up and mellow. God forbid I should live long enough to ferment and rot and fall to the ground in a squash. Votes: 4

Getting old is not for sissies. Votes: 2

Getting old is not for sissies, kid. Votes: 2

I may be getting old, but not foolish. Votes: 2

I am getting old, so I really don't like clocks. Votes: 2

I was getting old, man. I was staring 27 in the face. Votes: 2

You know you are getting old when everything either dries up or leaks. Votes: 2

You know you are getting old when people tell you how good you look. Votes: 2

You know you're getting old when everything hurts. And what doesn't hurt doesn't work. Votes: 2

Getting old is better than being young. You can do what you want to do. Votes: 2

Getting old is a fascination thing. The older you get, the older you want to get. Votes: 2

I used to think getting old was about vanity but actually it's about losing people you love. Votes: 2

Youth is a circumstance you can't do anything about. The trick is to grow up without getting old. Votes: 2

This war is like an actress who is getting old. It is less and less photogenic and more and more dangerous. Votes: 2

You know you're getting old when you buy a sexy sheer nightgown and don't know anyone who can see through it. Votes: 2

One of the good things about getting older is you find you're more interesting than most of the people you meet. Votes: 2

You can't be afraid of getting old. Old is good, if you're gathering in life. Our band is good at understanding that equation. Votes: 2

Someone once said that you can make the choice between getting old and getting creepy, and I think getting old is the way to go. Votes: 2

The only person who can say they're happy getting old is someone who isn't actually old yet. Every day, I get less and less happy about that idea. Votes: 2

The beauty of getting older is the surprise of what else you can do to make the world a better place with the wisdom that you've accrued over those years. Votes: 2

I know I'm supposed to say ageing doesn't bother me, then suddenly you're like, 'Yeah, I care about it, I really worry about it. I'm getting old. I'm old!' Votes: 2

Maybe I'm just getting old, but I remember when your average NFL player would come to the sideline, spit out three bicuspids, Scotch-tape his humerus together and get back out there. Votes: 2

I'm not sure what we're running from. Nobody. Or the future. Fate. Growing up. Getting old. Picking up the pieces. As if running we won't have to get on with our lives. Votes: 2

When you're getting old, obviously you try to put on the best cream, you have massages, you try to stay beautiful, but I think wrinkles can sometimes be more beautiful than having none. Votes: 2

In sharp contrast to the idea that this stage of life is enviable, we hear high levels of anxiety about getting old, anxieties about health, mobility, access to facilities, simple routine care and attention. Votes: 2

I have an African gray parrot; her name is Eli. We thought she was a boy. And a blue-streaked lory named Marco. He's 10. And a yellow and green parakeet, Petey. He's very cute, but he's getting old. Votes: 2

We are getting older, and we are getting wiser, and we are getting freer. And when you get the wisdom and the truth, then you get the freedom and you get power, and then look out. Look out. Votes: 2

I actually get a lot of messages with people saying, 'What's a Marvin Gaye?' and, I mean... Oh, wow. I must be getting old, because someone who was born in 2004 just asked me what a Marvin Gaye was. Votes: 2

What's missing is leadership in the White House. And the story that Barack Obama does tell, forever shifting blame to the last administration, is getting old. The man assumed office almost four years ago - isn't it about time he assumed responsibility? Votes: 2

It is harrowing for me to try to teach 20-year-old students, who earnestly want to improve their writing. The best I can think to tell them is: Quit smoking, and observe posted speed limits. This will improve your odds of getting old enough to be wise Votes: 2

You don't see me in Los Angeles a lot. I go back home. Because I can't play the game. I can't - my tolerance - I know I'm getting old; I'll be 50 this year. And you know how I know I'm getting old? 'Cause my tolerance level is low. Votes: 2

Didn't Lionel Richie just make a country album? No one is giving him a hard time... and God bless him - I love Lionel and should be able to do what he wants to do, like Madonna should, too. Both are having success and I applaud them. If you don't like it, don't buy it. The ageism criticism is getting old. Votes: 2

Getting old isn't for sissies. Votes: 0

I'm not getting old I'm evolving. Votes: 0

I'm getting back to my old roots. Votes: 0

I'm not getting old. I'm getting better. Votes: 0

Getting old ain't for the faint of heart. Votes: 0

I'm looking forward to getting fat and old. Votes: 0

I'm thirty-six years old. I'm just getting started! Votes: 0

Cancer got me over unimportant fears, like getting old. Votes: 0

Getting old and dying alone is my worst fear. Votes: 0

What's the worst thing about getting old? Getting old. Votes: 0

Getting old in America ... best to do it somewhere else. Votes: 0

Getting older comes with abilities. Being old comes with disabilities. Votes: 0

Getting old we can deal with. Being old is the problem Votes: 0

Life must be understood before getting old, most preferably, in youth! Votes: 0

I'm getting so old, I don't even buy green bananas anymore. Votes: 0

I'm getting so old my insurance company sends me 1/2 a calendar! Votes: 0

I'm getting old, don't wear underwear, and I don't go to church. Votes: 0

You will be old-fashioned one day. It's more shocking than getting old. Votes: 0

Smell the cheese often so you know when it is getting old. Votes: 0

I am scared of getting old. I am scared of being ill. Votes: 0

I retired from rugby because I was old and getting really slow. Votes: 0

I'm getting too old to play some parts, but I'm still greedy Votes: 0

You can't help getting older, but you don't have to get old. Votes: 0

I wasn't afraid of getting old, because I was never a great beauty. Votes: 0

It's not easy getting old, you know. Things become a lot less clear. Votes: 0

The worst thing about getting old is evil men cease to fear you Votes: 0

When you start thinking about death more than sex, you know you're getting old. Votes: 0

The clock never stops, never stops, never waits. We're growing old. It's getting late. Votes: 0

I'm getting old, that's the thing! What's in me now won't be there anymore. Votes: 0

You know you're getting old when you can pinch an inch on your forehead. Votes: 0

I do not believe in old age. I do not believe in getting tired. Votes: 0

The freedom to make mistakes is the one and only bonus of getting old. Votes: 0

The more the years go by, the more difficult it gets. I'm getting old. Votes: 0

Talking about the body getting old, there's a sadness to it in a way. Votes: 0

Growing up isn't simply getting old... Growing up is when you don't believe anymore. Votes: 0

The writer, an old man with a white moustache, had some difficulty getting into bed. Votes: 0

Harrison Ford may be getting old, but he can fight like a 28 year old man. Votes: 0

Miss Marple' enjoys every minute of her existence and is not worried about getting old. Votes: 0

Youth is the time of getting, middle age of improving, and old age of spending. Votes: 0

I don't worry about getting old. I'm old already. Only young people worry about getting old. Votes: 0

This was meaningful that at almost 41 years old, I could be getting my first beauty campaign. Votes: 0

The great thing is that the funny side of getting old is fuel for my comedy. Votes: 0

The old dog barks backward without getting up I can remember when he was a pup. Votes: 0

It's the same old thing getting lost Day 'N' Nite young and lost in the pain. Votes: 0

My old life - no amount of getting used to it would have made it right. Votes: 0

I see a guy getting old. I try to not look in the mirror too much. Votes: 0

the first time you are reconciled to the terrible unfairness of disappointment, you are getting old. Votes: 0

It's not bringing in the new ideas that's so hard; it's getting rid of the old ones. Votes: 0

What an old maid I'm getting to be. lacking the courage to be in love with death! Votes: 0

A world government run by the UN will be like getting an old, purblind, half-deaf substitute teacher. Votes: 0

Keeping score of old scores and scars, getting even and one-upping, always makes you less than you are. Votes: 0

It is coincidence, I decide, and I am getting old and batty, thinking the universe revolves around me. Votes: 0

One begins to realize that one is getting old when the birthday candles weigh more than the cake. Votes: 0

You'll find people who rib you about their age are petrified about getting old. It doesn't bother me. Votes: 0

There's no pleasure in getting to be an old coot unless you have some fun along the way. Votes: 0

I didn't mind getting old when I was young. It's the being old now that's getting to me. Votes: 0

It's not the number of years that makes you old, but the idea that you are getting old. Votes: 0

How do you tell your mother that you feel you're getting... old? If I'm... old, then what is she? Votes: 0

You know how you can tell that you're getting really old? Nobody says the word 'death' around you anymore. Votes: 0

The loss of a sexual life is one of the worst things about getting really old. The worst thing. Votes: 0

Quit smoking, and observe posted speed limits. This will improve your odds of getting old enough to be wise. Votes: 0

Instead of just getting old and giving up and dying, let's learn to make a huge contribution to life. Votes: 0

You know you're getting old when work is a lot less fun and fun is a lot more work. Votes: 0

You know how to tell when you're getting old? When your broad mind changes places with your narrow waist. Votes: 0

Writing old school HTML code was never very much fun but now it's getting downright tedious for most people. Votes: 0

Just ask anybody who is getting old - everything starts hurting. For me, it's my shoulders, thumbs, knees and feet. Votes: 0

Do I know my lines? As I'm getting older, they're getting harder to learn. The old brain cells are deteriorating. Votes: 0

I'm kind of a complainer, but not about getting old. I complain about, you know, something that can be fixed. Votes: 0

I have made noise enough in the world already, perhaps too much, and am now getting old, and want retirement. Votes: 0

I think that true horror is accomplished by slowly getting into your brain. The old way is much more scary. Votes: 0

The war is like an actress who is getting old. It's less and less photogenic and more and more dangerous. (1944) Votes: 0

Stop whining about getting old. It's a privilege. A lot of people who are dead wish they were still alive. Votes: 0

As I grow old I hate the writing of letters more and more, and like getting them better and better. Votes: 0

Getting old is like climbing a mountain; you get a little out of breath, but the view is much better! Votes: 0

Be happy when you don't notice that you're getting old, it means you have had a great life so far. Votes: 0

The only thing harder than getting a new idea into the military mind is to get an old one out. Votes: 0

You know you're getting old when a four-letter word for something pleasurable two people can do in bed together is R-E-A-D. Votes: 0

There's nothing wrong with being single and not getting married and being, you know, just an old single lady. Who cares? Votes: 0

There are young people today that move like old people from eating too much junk food and not getting enough exercise. Votes: 0

Awards can give you a tremendous amount of encouragement to keep getting better, no matter how young or old you are. Votes: 0

Slobodan Milosevic was just as smart as a five-year-old. Five-year-olds have an uncanny way of getting into your psyche, your self-esteem. Votes: 0

I'm not very good at being alive. Sometimes I despair of ever mastering it, getting it right. When I'm old, perhaps. Votes: 0

You can't help getting older, but you can help yourself from becoming old and infirm, in mind as well as body. Votes: 0

People ask how I feel about getting old. I tell them I have the same question. I'm learning as I go. Votes: 0

Is my growing old making me any closer to Christ? Am I only getting older or am I getting more godly? Votes: 0

I hope before I am getting too old and when my mind is still functioning, I can tell some better stories. Votes: 0

Maybe one day the old guys will die off and things will change, 'cuz it's officially getting scary over here in America. Votes: 0

My number one style requirement is to have fun getting dressed. Nothing is too old, expensive, cheap, cute or ugly for me. Votes: 0

Our souls are getting older and we're tired of doing things the same old way. We want to find some real solutions. Votes: 0

At 50 you now have realized ?Getting old isn't fair? And that it's hard to make a comeback ?When you haven't gone anywhere Votes: 0

Nations have lost their old omnipotence; the patriotic tiedoes not hold. Nations are getting obsolete, we go and live where we will. Votes: 0

I'm getting old! My back hurts, I got asthma, I just been listening to Amy Winehouse, trying not to cry. Life's crazy. Votes: 0

You know you're getting old when kids start to dress like you used to and movies are made about your teen life. Votes: 0

As my friend George Oppen once said to me about getting old: what a strange thing to happen to a little boy. Votes: 0

There's a lot that is awful. That's the struggle of getting old. To make sure you don't let what's hard...obscure the beauty. Votes: 0

"Isn't it fun getting older?" is really a terrible fallacy. That's like saying I prefer driving an old car with a flat tire. Votes: 0

Some people are faster than others; I'm just figuring it out later, that's all. I'm getting smart too late and old too soon. Votes: 0

Getting old is not a matter of age; it's a lack of #‎ movement . And the ultimate lack of movement is death. Votes: 0

I was surprised when I started getting old. I always thought it was one of those things that would happen to someone else. Votes: 0

Western Costume, and the old Universal wardrobe that is huge and they're getting rid of so much of it now, which is sad. Votes: 0

There's a value to getting the meal on the table every night, and there's a value to being an old-school kind of parent. Votes: 0

There's an old Southern saying that if you're worried about your weight, clothes, or getting old, then you don't have any real problems. Votes: 0

After a year or so I really thought I was Howard Hughes. Here I was at eighteen years old, getting all these checks. Votes: 0

Peter is an old friend. I'm heartbroken, but he's also a tough guy. I'm counting on him getting through this very difficult passage. Votes: 0

High-level, big-deal publicity has a way of getting old for me, but what never fails to thrill me is when I make personal appearances. Votes: 0

Americans are getting stronger. Twenty years ago, it took two people to carry ten dollars' worth of groceries. Today, a five-year-old can do it. Votes: 0

I thoroughly object to getting old. If you could let me be 16 again, I'd give you everything I've got and everything I'll ever have. Votes: 0

I think, being an actress, you know that you're getting old. I'm 44. I mean, an agent said when I turned 40, "It won't get better." Votes: 0

In my opinion, everybody is getting older and older. We have a great deal of dementia because nobody grew old enough to get it. Votes: 0

You're getting old when you see a girl who looks like someone you used to know, and it turns out to be her daughter. Votes: 0

One great thing about getting old is that you can get out of all sorts of social obligations just by saying you're too tired. Votes: 0

You are getting too old for this." "A man is as old as he feels, woman!" "And how old do you feel?" "About ninety. Votes: 0

I must be getting old ... People are beginning to tell me I look so young. They never tell you that when you are young. Votes: 0

The pathway to seeing life clearly is not one of absorbing another better explanation, but rather of getting rid of old beliefs and invalid paradigms. Votes: 0

Getting old is horrible, but it is interesting . . . one of the things I've realized is that growing old is compulsory, but growing up is optional. Votes: 0

Here am I, a human being and that has a body that is getting old. And I only have one, I can't trade it in. Votes: 0

Disney World is celebrating its 40th birthday! You can tell the characters are getting old. In addition to Snow White's seven dwarfs, she now has 25 cats. Votes: 0

I had to have help getting up these stairs because I've been tackled by so many lions and tigers. Really. I'm like an old football player. Votes: 0

It's tough to be a 15- or 16-year-old athlete competing around the country. There's tension, there's media. I had no idea what I was getting into. Votes: 0

I might have to consider coaching- I'm getting too old to be a world class runner and my mind isn't gone enough to become an official. Votes: 0

Think simple' as my old master used to say - meaning reduce the whole of its parts into the simplest terms, getting back to first principles. Votes: 0

I'm obsessive enough about getting fit, it's ridiculous. I'm 40 now, and I've got to stop doing it soon. I have to start getting fat and old! Votes: 0

To be perfectly honest the old habits, specifically deadlines, still very much inform what I do. I am brutally disciplined about getting manuscripts in on time. Votes: 0

'Think simple' as my old master used to say - meaning reduce the whole of its parts into the simplest terms, getting back to first principles. Votes: 0

It's just what people do when they're getting old, when they're sick of themselves and their life; they think of money and take care of themselves. Votes: 0

I was a guest on Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee with Jerry Seinfeld, and I interviewed him when I was 15 years old-those moments really blow your mind. Votes: 0

There are so many ways to do research - even watching old Ealing comedies, watching people getting on and off buses in London, looking at household interiors. Votes: 0

Well, we certainly need to raise the retirement age. I've told my 19-year-old and my 22-year-old that they're not going to be getting retirement benefits at age 62. Votes: 0

I don't like to think that maybe I'm just getting old. I'm not too excited about watching a huge explosion. I'm more interested in people and characters. Votes: 0

If I were a 40-year-old woman, 40-to-50, I'd want to be getting my mammograms. They catch cancers, and cancer is very curable if you catch it early. Votes: 0

When people are still getting pleasure from something that you did 30 years ago, it makes you feel good. I always say it makes an old man happy. Votes: 0

I'm trying to photograph an old offshore oil city that is lying in decay in the Caspian Sea, but I've been having a hard time getting there. Votes: 0

You can still be cool when you’re dead. In fact, it’s much easier, because you aren’t getting old and fat and losing your hair. Votes: 0

I have to tell you I never in my life anticipated getting this old, this fast. It seems as if I were 25 just a few days ago. Votes: 0

I love getting on You Tube to look at the old comics. I am in my element seeing guys like Jack Benny and Phil Silvers give interviews. Votes: 0

Faith is a talent, and it goes the way of all your talents. Getting old is the subtraction of your powers. Which very much goes for writing. Votes: 0

To me, Doors fans were always the 16-year-old idiots at parties, getting stoned, and talking about how Morrison's lyrics were like poetry... like that was a deep thought. Votes: 0

You have had presidential candidates over the last 30 years who would have had a very hard time getting nominated under the old system. One example is John Kennedy. Votes: 0

I'm not really into method acting - the way I was taught was the good old-fashioned British way of just doing your research and getting on with it. Votes: 0

Me and Jerry left because we felt we weren't getting anywhere playing our old songs in tiny clubs. The group was getting stale and staying behind the times. Votes: 0

I am getting old and the sign of old age is that I begin to philosophize and ponder over problems which should not be my concern at all. Votes: 0

It's not getting any better, is it? I don't want my 19-year-old boy going into the army. I love these little kids. They understand how passionate I am. Votes: 0

I've listened to a lot of outside stuff and just haven't really heard anything that moves me. I don't know if I'm getting old and crotchety or what. Votes: 0

My career as an actor started when I was six years old, taking dancing lessons. Then I started getting paid jobs to dance at the age of seven. Votes: 0

I know I'm getting old because there will be times when I'm not even doing anything and I'll think, 'I need to go wipe my ass right now.' Votes: 0

It's confidence; it has to be something good about getting old. One of the things is that you just don't stress about some stuff that made you so worried. Votes: 0

I guess I'm getting to the age where a lot of other people my age have real jobs, and when they're hard-up they refer to an old-timer like me. Votes: 0

Wherever my career takes me, I know I'll love getting there, because ever since I was 2 1/2 years old, I knew that this was all I ever wanted to do. Votes: 0

I've looked forward to being older because you will have that many more miles covered. We mustn't be led into thinking getting old is bad. Growing old is good. Votes: 0

I noticed things in my computer music that were getting old, and I started to figure out that this has to do with the way the listener interacts with music. Votes: 0

When I was young I longed to write a great novel that should win me fame. Now that I am getting old my first book is written to amuse children Votes: 0

There's no need to glamorize one body type and slam another. We need to stop this absurd hatred towards bodies for being different sizes. It doesn't help anyone and it's getting old. Votes: 0

I'm not bothered by the idea of getting old, or I guess you could say by having arrived at old. I was 10 when my mom turned 55. For 1955, she was a very old mom. Votes: 0

I did a load of medicine cabinets a long time ago and I named them after Sex Pistols songs. I suppose I must be getting old if I'm naming work after Philip Larkin poems. Votes: 0

Did you see her again in France?" I asked him.No. When I got to France, she was already dead. She committed suicide ...Why?She often told me she was frightened of getting old... Votes: 0

I'm 47 now, and I'm at that stage where I'm still young but I'm not young. I'm not old but I'm getting old, and I have stuff at home that reminds me of people and places. Votes: 0

Oh simple thing, where have you gone? I'm getting old and I need something to rely on So tell me when you're gonna let me in I'm getting tired and I need somewhere to begin Votes: 0

What else do I have to offer? Nothing happens to me anymore. That's the reality of getting old, and I guess that's really the crux of the matter. I'm not ready to be old yet. Votes: 0

Basically, when I'm writing something, I think about what is the subject of the piece. The subject of the piece is our fear of getting old, which is a variation on our fear of dying. Votes: 0

Pretty girls lie at the centre of straight culture, dyke culture, fag culture. They sell everything, they buy everything, they ruin great men and women, and finally they ruin themselves, accidentally, simply by getting old. Votes: 0