It is unthinkable for a Frenchman to arrive at middle age without having syphilis and the Cross of the Legion of Honor.
It is folly for an eminent man to think of escaping censure, and a weakness to be affected with it. All the illustrious persons of antiquity, and indeed of every age in the world, have passed through this fiery persecution.
I had used eclectic therapy and behavior therapy on myself at the age of 19 to get over my fear of public speaking and of approaching young women in public.
In passing, we should note this curious mark of our own age: the only absolute allowed is the absolute insistence that there is no absolute.
It's not catastrophes, murders, deaths, diseases, that age and kill us it's the way people look and laugh, and run up the steps of omnibuses.
Old age is a special problem for me because I've never been able to shed the mental image I have of myself - a lad of about 19.
The one thing that unites all human beings, regardless of age, gender, religion or ethnic background, is that we all believe we are above-average drivers.
Why do people talk of the horrors of old age? It's great. I feel like a fine old car with the parts gradually wearing out, but I'm not complaining,... Those who find growing old terrible are people who haven't done what they wanted with their lives.
No man was ever so completely skilled in the conduct of life, as not to receive new information from age and experience.
Elizabeth Peyton, the artist known for tiny, dazzling portraits of radiant youth, is now painting tiny, dazzling portraits of radiant middle age.
The great medical facilities are a relief for the parents, too, who don't have to think about caring for their young ones on their own for a weekend. They have a great time.
Mike Judge is very specific about how people look in his projects, and I think it's because he's an animator.
Your modern teenager is not about to listen to advice from an old person, defined as a person who remembers when there was no Velcro.
I think that's one of the things I've learned through my injuries is that I need to play smarter.
Looking after your ears is unfortunately something you don't think about until there's a problem.
I try to be a truthful artist and I try to show a level of courage. I enjoy that. I'm a messenger.
My advice to new artists is to embrace a broader concept of timelessness than vintage or retro.
If Apple's a technology company in the music industry, why can't somebody in the music industry make technology?
Always do sober what you said you'd do drunk. That will teach you to keep your mouth shut.
Blind commitment to a theory is not an intellectual virtue it is an intellectual crime.