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It is a sobering thought that when Mozart was my age, he had been

It is a sobering thought that when Mozart was my age, he had been dead for two years. – Tom Lehrer

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When you get to fifty-two food becomes more important than sex. – Tom Lehrer

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Political satire became obsolete when they awarded Henry Kissinger the Nobel Peace Prize. – Tom Lehrer

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My last public performance for money was in 1967. For free, it was 1972, with the exception of two little one-shot, one-song things. But thats just for friends, out of friendship for the people involved, and also because it was fun. – Tom Lehrer

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Im asked all the time in interviews about who I am, and I know a few people my age who have a strong sense of self, but I couldnt say I know myself and sum it up and give it to you in a little package. I dont know myself at all yet. – Kristen Stewart

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Age

Wrinkled was not one of the things I wanted to be when I grew up. – Author Unknown

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Age

It is well for the world that in most of us, by the age of thirty, the character has set like plaster, and will never soften again. – William James

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Age

Perfection of means and confusion of ends seem to characterize our age. – Albert Einstein

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I write the way you might arrange flowers. Not every try works, but each one launches another. Every constraint, even dullness, frees up a new design. – Richard Powers

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Were just into toys, whether its motorcycles or race cars or computers. Ive got the Palm Pilot right here with me, Ive got the worlds smallest phone. Maybe its just because Im still a big little kid and I just love toys, you know? – Catherine Bell

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Every mans life lies within the present; for the past is spent and done with, and the future is uncertain. – Marcus Aurelius

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In an artwork youre always looking for artistic decisions, so an ashtray is perfect. An ashtray has got life and death. – Damien Hirst

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