Getting Quotes
People ask how I feel about getting old. I tell them I have the same question. I'm learning as I go.
The explanation is that prayer is not primarily God's way of getting things done. It is God's way of giving the church 'on the job training' in overcoming the forces hostile to God.
I never get tired of talking about food. I do getting tired of fighting governments when they are so clearly not putting the best interest of the children forward.
Learn to say no in situations where saying no can be difficult, where it could mean getting fired. Say no anyway, because it could lead you to greater opportunities.
Joy is not the result of getting what you want; it is the way to get what you want. In the deepest sense, joy is what you want.
One great thing about getting old is that you can get out of all sorts of social obligations just by saying you're too tired.
Madeleine Albright, when you see her, she's not a beautiful woman and she's getting older. But you're saying that woman has gravitas. She knows what she's talking about.
I think between the ages of 15 and 32, don't worry about getting married, don't worry about settling down, don't worry about having a baby. Give birth to yourself.
Instead of just getting old and giving up and dying, let's learn to make a huge contribution to life.
When your friends begin to flatter you on how young you look, it's a sure sign you're getting old.
Life is essentially a series of events to be lived through rather than intellectual riddles to be played with and solved.
Fatigue is the price of leadership. Mediocrity is the price of never getting tired.
Getting old is a fascination thing. The older you get, the older you want to get.
If you let your emotions get high, your bargaining power will be low. Make sure you don't negotiate from a position of need when making a deal.
When irony first makes itself known in a young man's life, it can be like his first experience of getting drunk; he has met with a powerful thing which he does not know how to handle.
I do see myself settling down, getting married and having kids. But when I think about a family life in the future there's rarely a man involved which is kind of weird.
You know how to tell when you're getting old? When your broad mind changes places with your narrow waist.
Since people are going to be living longer and getting older, they'll just have to learn how to be babies longer.
If you're not actively involved in getting what you want, you don't really want it.
I'm very headstrong and I know what I want from life. I listen to peoples' opinions, but a lot of the time I'll trust my own instincts. I'm also really clumsy, so I'm always getting hurt.
I used to think getting old was about vanity but actually it's about losing people you love.
If you don't like yourself, you're going to have a really hard time getting along with anyone else.
Things rarely get stuck because of lack of time. They get stuck because the doing of them has not been defined.
Two things scare me. The first is getting hurt. But that's not nearly as scary as the second, which is losing.
You cannot prevent a man getting drunk if he wishes to do so, but when he becomes a nuisance, then you interfere.
I didn't mind getting old when I was young. It's the being old now that's getting to me.
The single most important factor to getting rich is getting started, not being the smartest person in the room.
Remember my first tenet in getting dressed is how you feel in the morning. So if you're not being true blue to that, it usually shows.
Getting older is tough. I remember the last time I felt an erection. It was at the movies. The only trouble is, it belonged to the guy sitting next to me.
The more you let yourself be distracted from where you are going, the more you are the person that you are. It's not so much like getting lost as it is like getting found.
I love clothes, but I don't know what to put on myself, let alone others. I have a lot of help getting dressed.
