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.
Instead of writing songs for girls, I tend to write albums, which I guess is a bit weird.
That walk around the block, that fresh air, is going to help you work more quickly and effectively when you get back.
Acting was always my passion, even before music, so I knew I was always heading down that path.
Chicago is highly segregated, a fact that both causes and compounds the problems we face in bringing an end to violence.
A lot of my emotional issues come from dealing with the opposite sex. I've come to terms with the fact that I'll be retired before I can finally enter into a healthy relationship.
I grew up in a small, old-school Catholic world, imprinted with an above-average number of categories and judgments.
South Korea's economy is still difficult. I will create a country where nobody worries about putting food on the table.
We need to fashion policies with proper incentives to reduce the amount of carbon we are putting in the atmosphere.
Like all best families, we have our share of eccentricities, of impetuous and wayward youngsters and of family disagreements.