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.
Come on, we're teenagers. Everything that comes out of our mouth is something that's off. You never say something that's perfect.
I think it's possible to climb the Dawn Wall in a single day. No matter what, it would be really, really hard.
When a woman tells the truth she is creating the possibility for more truth around her.
I was very afraid to write a novel - it was a dream for a very long time, and it was one of the few things that I was afraid to try.
I'm big on watching film, and sometimes it hurts myself because I over-calculate things, or I overthink sometimes.
After the attacks, it took firefighters 100 days to extinguish all the fires around Ground Zero.
I've deliberately tried to calm myself down because eventually I want to be a good role model to my kids.
You cannot have players come on and not make the impact because the game will slowly slip away from you. It is important you are ready.
For anybody who is chronically disorganized or is so busy that they can't manage all the details, they call us.