"I want to die young at a ripe old age."

-- Ashley Montagu

#Age Quotes #Want Quotes #Aging Quotes

“But we'll stumble on, she and I, into our messy future. And we'll have each other.”

Source : Sophie Hannah (2009). “Little Face: Culver Valley Crime”, p.328, Hachette UK
“Here I am, one of the most colorful women of my time - if not of my block - being made to sound positively legumelike in printed interviews.”
“At first, we lived in very, very small places... with my mom cleaning houses and scrounging up just enough to keep us in town with a working car. She introduced me to my first agent, and I started with stand-in work, then eventually commercials and television guest-shots.”
“... a nation to be strong, must be united; to be united, must be equal in condition; to be equal in condition, must be similar inhabits and feeling; to be similar in habits and feeling, must be raised in national institutions as the children of a common family, and citizens of a common country.”
“I don't remember writing anything until I wrote my college application.”
“I want the state to take away people's guns. But I don't want the state to use methods against gun owners that I deplore when used against naughty children, sexual minorities, drug users, and unsightly drinkers. Since such reprehensible police practices are probably needed to make anti-gun laws effective, my proposal to ban all guns should probably be marked a failure before it is even tried.”

Source : Aryeh Neier (1976). “Crime and Punishment: A Radical Solution”
“I think I'm a better actress for having friends and interests outside the theatre. I wouldn't want to live my life surrounded by other actors all the time.”
“I was always taught to be hungry and humble.”

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