Old Man Quotes - Page 36

• I'm a fan of Ernest Hemingway work and specifically The Old Man and the Sea. I researched the relationship he had with the captain of his boat for 20 years, Gregorio Fuentes, and that inspired me to write a screenplay about it.

  Andy Garcia

  Writing, Men, Inspired

  Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

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• It was not my destiny, I kept thinking it would be, waiting for it to happen, but it never did, and I didn't care what people thought ... It was only boring old men who would ask me. And whenever they went, 'What? No children? Well, you'd better get on with it, old girl,' I'd say 'No! F*** off!'

  Helen Mirren

  Girl, Children, Destiny

  "Helen Mirren confronts the final female taboo" By Sarah Rainey, www.telegraph.co.uk. February 4, 2013.

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• I am an old man and have had many worries, but most have never come to pass.

  Marcus Aurelius

  Motivation, Men, Worry

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• I would not say that old men grow wise, for men never grow wise; and many old men retain a very attractive childishness and cheerful innocence. Elderly people are often much more romantic than younger people, and sometimes even more adventurous, having begun to realize how many things they do not know.

  Gilbert K. Chesterton

  Wise, Men, Elderly

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• Nothing is more disgraceful than that an old man should have nothing to show to prove that he has lived long, except his years.

  Seneca the Younger

  Men, Should Have, Years

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• What I've done serves mostly to show that nearly all limits are self-imposed, a false construct of the mind. You can take on mind-boggling challenges. It may cause you grief, it may test your relationships and cause you to question your sanity, but you can do it! Yes, a fifty-seven year-old man can run across the United States and break a couple or records in the process. People of any age can accomplish what few others have done; we can endure the trials, overcome the obstacles, put up with the pain to realize our dreams. Why not try?

  Marshall Ulrich

  Running, Dream, Pain

  Marshall Ulrich (2011). “Running on Empty: An Ultramarathoner's Story of Love, Loss, and a Record-Setting Run Across Ameri ca”, p.117, Penguin

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• A true university can never rest upon the will of one man. A true university always rests upon the wills of many divergent-minded old men, who refuse to be disturbed, but who growl in their kennels.

  John Jay Chapman

  Inspirational, Education, Men

  John Jay Chapman (1968). “The selected writings of John Jay Chapman”

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• A word, a look, an accent, may affect the destiny not only of individuals, but of nations. He is a bold man who calls anything a trifle.

  Andrew Carnegie

  Destiny, Men, Looks

  Andrew Carnegie (2015). “Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie: Top Biography”, p.24, 谷月社

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• The passing of every old man or woman means the passing of some tradition, some knowledge of sacred rites possessed by no other...consequently the information that is to be gathered, for the benefit of future generations, respecting the mode of life of one of the great races of mankind, must be collected at once or the opportunity will be lost for all time.

  Edward S. Curtis

  Mean, Men, Opportunity

  Edward S. Curtis (2015). “The Apache, The Jicarillas, The Navajo”, p.16, Native American Book Publishers, LLC

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• An old man is twice a child, and so is a drunken man.

  Plato

  Children, Men

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• When I was a kid I got no respect. When I went on the roller coaster, my old man told me to stand up straight.

  Rodney Dangerfield

  Respect, Kids, Men

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• Im sick and tired of old men sitting around in air conditioned rooms here in Washington, dreaming up wars for young men to die in.

  George McGovern

  Dream, War, Tired

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• Apart from an innate grasp of tactical concepts, a great coach must possess the essentials attributes of leadership which mold men into a cohesive, fighting team with an invincible will to victory.

  Douglas MacArthur

  Team, Fighting, Men

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• With my old man I got no respect. When he took me hunting he gave me a three minute head start. Then on the way home he tied me to the fender and put the deer in the car.

  Rodney Dangerfield

  Respect, Home, Men

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• One time I saw an old man in a hurry and I thought, 'That makes sense.'

  Demetri Martin

  Men, Saws, Make Sense

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• There isn't any New Man. The New Man is the old man, only he whines more.

  Roseanne Barr

  Men

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• I tell you what really turns my toes up: love scenes with 68-year-old men and actresses young enough to be their granddaughter.

  Mel Gibson

  Men, Years, Granddaughter

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• A young mind in a healthy body is a wonderful thing. Especially for an old man with an open night.

  George Burns

  Men, Night, Healthy

  "Personal Quotes/ Biography". www.imdb.com.

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• The real Oxford is a close corporation of jolly, untidy, lazy, good-for-nothing humorous old men, who have been electing their own successors ever since the world began and who intend to go on with it. They'll squeeze under the Revolution or leap over it when the time comes, don't you worry.

  C. S. Lewis

  Real, Humorous, Men

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• I did not go to Boston, for with regard to that place I sympathize with one of my neighbors, an old man, who has not been there since the last war, when he was compelled to go. No, I have a real genius for staying at home.

  Henry David Thoreau

  Real, War, Home

  Henry David Thoreau (2014). “Familiar Letters (Annotated Edition)”, p.194, Jazzybee Verlag

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• With my old man I got no respect. He told me never take candy from a stranger unless he offered me a ride.

  Rodney Dangerfield

  Respect, Men, Stranger

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• The sight of one old man kneeling on all fours in front of me assembling a picnic table was enough to put all thoughts of lunch out of my head, possibly for life.

  Michael Simkins

  Men, Sight, Lunch

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• Within, stood a tall old man, clean shaven save for a long white moustache, and clad in black from head to foot, without a single speck of colour about him anywhere.

  Bram Stoker

  Men, Feet, White

  Bram Stoker (2016). “Dracula”, p.30, Noodle-Doo Studios

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• I'm a greedy old man. Life's been good to me, and I want some more of it.

  John Wayne

  Men, Want, Greedy

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• The truth is that, after 30 years old, men still masturbate. There are still sexual problems that arise for guys.

  Jason Biggs

  Men, Years, Guy

  Source: collider.com

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