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To me - old age is always ten years older than I am. - John Burrou

To me – old age is always ten years older than I am. – John Burroughs

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Science has done more for the development of western civilization in one hundred years than Christianity did in eighteen hundred years. – John Burroughs

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Blessed is the man who has some congenial work, some occupation in which he can put his heart, and which affords a complete outlet to all the forces there are in him. – John Burroughs

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work
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I would like to see more airplay for all artists, no matter what age. I think theres a lot of money being spent toward the young guys, but a lot of the older guys are the ones who blazed the trail for those young guys. – Willie Nelson

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A stockbroker urged me to buy a stock that would triple its value every year. I told him, At my age, I dont even buy green bananas. – Claude Pepper

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But look, I was born in 1956, the peak year for births in US history. I think Im very representative of many of the thought processes my generation have been through and, by and large, people of my age have had their imprint planted on the consciousness of western society for a long time. – Tom Hanks

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It is old age, rather than death, that is to be contrasted with life. Old age is lifes parody, whereas death transforms life into a destiny: in a way it preserves it by giving it the absolute dimension. Death does away with time. – Simone de Beauvoir

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