Erma Bombeck Quotes About Age

Quotes about: Age

• The fact was I didn't want to look my age, but I didn't want to act the age I wanted to look either. I also wanted to grow old enough to understand that sentence.

  Erma Bombeck

  Age, Looks, Want

  Erma Bombeck (2013). “Aunt Erma's Cope Book: How To Get From Monday To Friday . . . In 12 Days”, p.49, Open Road Media

• Youngsters of the age of two and three are endowed with extraordinary strength. They can lift a dog twice their own weight and dump him into the bathtub.

  Erma Bombeck

  Dog, Two, Age

• I didn't fear old age. I was just becoming increasingly aware of the fact that the only people who said old age was beautiful were usually twenty-three years old.

  Erma Bombeck

  Beautiful, Years, People

  Erma Bombeck (1996). “Four of a Kind: A Suburban Field Guide”, Bbs Publishing Corporation

• Maybe age is kinder to us than we think. With my bad eyes, I can't see how bad I look, and with my rotten memory, I have a good excuse for getting out of a lot of stuff.

  Erma Bombeck

  Memories, Eye, Thinking

• A grandparent will accept your calls from anywhere, collect.

  Erma Bombeck

  Grandparent, Age, Aging

• A grandparent will help you with your buttons, your zippers, and your shoelaces and not be in any hurry for you to grow up.

  Erma Bombeck

  Growing Up, Zippers, Grandparent

  Erma Bombeck (2013). “Forever, Erma: Best-Loved Writing From America's Favorite Humorist”, p.230, Open Road Media

• The age of your children is a key factor in how quickly you are served in a restaurant. We once had a waiter in Canada who said, "Could I get you your check?" and we answered, "How about the menu first?"

  Erma Bombeck

  Baby, Children, Food

• As a graduate of the Zsa Zsa Gabor School of Creative mathematics, I honestly do not know how old I am.

  Erma Bombeck

  Creativity, School, Creative

• I've always felt there are two things a woman should never do after the age of thirty-five: stand in natural light and have a baby.

  Erma Bombeck

  Baby, Light, Two

• When children reach the age of sixteen, they discover the meaning of life: car keys.

  Erma Bombeck

  Children, Keys, Car

• After age twelve, birthdays should be as private as hernia surgery.

  Erma Bombeck

  Age, Twelve, Should

  Erma Bombeck (2011). “I Lost Everything in the Post-Natal Depression”, p.68, Fawcett

• Motherhood is the second oldest profession in the world. It never questions age, height, religious preference, health, political affiliation, citizenship, morality, ethnic background, marital status, economic level, convenience, or previous experience.

  Erma Bombeck

  Religious, Motherhood, Political

  Erma Bombeck (2013). “Motherhood: The Second Oldest Profession”, p.8, Open Road Media

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