It was a favorite expression of Theophrastus that time was the most valuable thing that a man could spend.

I think the most exciting thing is that you expect people our age to know the music, but actually a lot of kids know the music, and if anything is left, we have left really good music, and that's the important part, not the mop-tops or whatever.

My first job was in retail at the age of 14, and I have worked in the industry ever since.

In a spiritually sensitive culture, then, it might well be that age is something to be admired or envied.