Quotes About Aging

I hate birthdays.

I think it's harder when you get older and you start having children because you've got to get up in the morning and you've got actual responsibilities instead of just writing music for yourself.

Photoaging is the worst. It wreaks havoc.

If you are heading for 60, people will flirt with you; if you are heading for 70, they won't.

People use so much more health care when they live longer.

It is certainly true that as we grow older, our need for healthcare also grows. It is also true that those who have lived their lives in the most difficult circumstances and experienced the most exhausting and challenging work places need healthcare the most.

In an aging world with more chronic disease, health and healthcare are enormous opportunities that we want to focus on.

The fact that healthier lifestyles and advances in medicine mean that we are living longer is actually something to be celebrated.

As we live longer and healthier for longer, we need to keep ourselves busy... the diary is pretty full.

I was so young when I was competing that I wasn't as focused on my diet. I was a kid - I ate a lot, and I worked out a lot. But as I get older, I definitely want to be healthier.

I think as we get older, we need a little weight on us to fill us out and make us look healthier.

I'd see an old person on the street and start crying. I couldn't understand how people could cope, knowing they only had so long left. It would be like dominoes and then the last one fell and I'm a little heap on the floor. Doctors put me on anti-depressants for a couple of years.

My hearing after 50 years of playing music sometimes isn't too great.

You know I used to be a heartthrob, and now I'm a coronary.

Starting in my 20s, I couldn't wait to look like Anna Magnani or Isabelle Huppert, all these great European actresses - Charlotte Rampling - the cheekbones and the heavy lidded eyes and the dark circles under the eyes, you know. So around 42/44, I started getting a little character on my face, and I was so glad.

I always ask myself why old heavyweights come back, but I plan to stay out of the ring.

The word that scares the hell out of me is 'frail.' I don't want to be frail.

I hope I help lead my son's high school team to a state championship by the time I'm 45. I don't think I'm gonna have a helmet on when I'm 45.

Aging is not uncomplicated. Creativity is an extraordinary help against destructive demons.

The older I get, the less jarring I want my exercise to be, and I find that a long walk is equally as helpful and satisfying as a three-mile jog.

I find that the older you get, the more helpful eyeliner is.

There are apparently three factors that lead to longevity: heredity, habits, and what your wife will let you get away with.

All my friends were retiring, and it got to the point where I was like, 'Hey, how come I'm not retiring?'

As you get older and fatter, good clothes can hide a lot.