Emily Dickinson on age
“Old age comes on suddenly, and not gradually as is thought.”
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Emily DickinsonEmily Dickinson I do not like the man who squanders life for fame; give me the man who living makes a name.
Emily DickinsonEmily Dickinson We turn not older with years but newer every day.
Emily DickinsonEmily Dickinson Till I loved I never lived.
Emily DickinsonEmily Dickinson The Heart wants what it wants – or else it does not care.
Emily DickinsonEmily Dickinson Until you have loved, you cannot become yourself.
Emily DickinsonEmily Dickinson I think of love, and you, and my heart grows full and warm, and my breath stands still. I can feel a sunshine stealing into my soul and making it all summer, and every thorn, a rose.
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Know that you are the perfect age. Each year is special and precious, for you shall only live it once. Be comfortable with growing older.
Louise HayLouise Hay Bad news isn’t wine. It doesn’t improve with age.
Colin PowellColin Powell Old age is a shipwreck.
Charles de GaulleCharles de Gaulle Ours is the commencement of a flying age, and I am happy to have popped into existence at a period so interesting.
Amelia EarhartAmelia Earhart We have to have a diversity of age represented in Congress, too.
Alexandria Ocasio-CortezAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez As a teenager, I had big breasts for my age, and my friends cracked on me a lot.
Queen LatifahQueen Latifah He who thinks with difficulty believes with alacrity. A fool is a natural proselyte, but he must be caught young, for his convictions, unlike those of the wise, harden with age.
Ambrose BierceAmbrose Bierce I didn’t start singing until I was 16. I was afraid to sing in front of people.
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