Turning 40 Quotes

• I'm not sad at all about turning 40.

  Halle Berry

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• Women are most fascinating between the ages of 35 and 40 after they have won a few races and know how to pace themselves. Since few women ever pass 40, maximum fascination can continue indefinitely.

  Christian Dior

  Birthday, Women, Race

  1955 In Collier's Magazine, 10 Jun.

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• The secret of genius is to carry the spirit of childhood into maturity.

  Thomas Huxley

  Life, Success, Children

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  The secret of staying young is to live honestly, eat slowly, and lie about your age.

  Lucille Ball

  Happy Birthday, Beauty, Funny Birthday

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• At age 20, we worry about what others think of us. At age 40, we don't care what they think of us. At age 60, we discover they haven't been thinking of us at all.

  Ann Landers

  Funny, Uplifting, Retirement

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• Life begins at 40 - but so do fallen arches, rheumatism, faulty eyesight, and the tendency to tell a story to the same person, three or four times.

  Helen Rowland

  Funny, Birthday, Motivation

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• I'm excited about turning 40. I've been an adult for a long time, but there is a difference between being an adult and being a grown-up. I'm someone's mummy now and I'm enjoying that. I feel as if I'm about to hit my peak.

  Jill Scott

  Differences, Long, Adults

  "What I see in the mirror" by Jill Scott, www.theguardian.com. September 23, 2011.

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• You've heard of the three ages of man - youth, age, and you are looking wonderful.

  Francis Spellman

  Funny, Birthday, Meaningful

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• The secret of genius is to carry the spirit of the child into old age, which mean never losing your enthusiasm.

  Aldous Huxley

  Birthday, Children, Mean

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• Men at forty Learn to close softly The doors to rooms they will not be Coming back to.

  Donald Justice

  Funny, Meaningful, Men

  "Men at Forty" l. 1 (1967)

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• I'm very pleased with each advancing year. It stems back to when I was forty. I was a bit upset about reaching that milestone, but an older friend consoled me. "Don't complain about growing old - many, many people do not have that privilege."

  Earl Warren

  Years, People, Upset

  The Reader's Digest, Vol. 116, (p. 43), 1980.

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• I hated turning 40; the whole idea of it stank. But once I got through it, I was fine.

  Cindy Crawford

  Ideas, Fine, Hated

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• I definitely feel more comfortable in my own skin since turning 40.

  Kate Moss

  Skins, Feels, My Own

  Source: www.harpersbazaar.com

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• I am just turning 40 and taking my time about it.

  Harold Lloyd

  My Time

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• When I was turning 40, I felt that there were no books out there that hit the spot in terms of what I wanted to read.

  Molly Ringwald

  Book, Spots, Term

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• I wasn't worried about turning 40 at all.

  Helena Christensen

  Worried

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

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• It changed my whole outlook. I lost a decade to self-pity, and the next thing I knew I was turning 40.

  Chris Hardwick

  Self, Next, Pity

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• It turns out that the 'Cry It Out' method of baby sleep training, where you ignore that your kid is screaming, crying and turning 40 shades of purple so that she can break herself out of the habit of being spoiled and cuddled to sleep, does more harm - way more - than good.

  Denene Millner

  Baby, Sleep, Kids

  Denene Millner (2017). “My Brown Baby: On the Joys and Challenges of Raising African American Children”, p.32, Agate Publishing

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