Alexandra Bogdanovic's Blog: That's life... - Posts Tagged "aging"

So here I sit. It is 5:20 p.m. on Easter Sunday and I don't have a clue what to write about.
But all is not lost. I'll simply follow the (relatively) new adage that all bloggers swear by: when in doubt, make a list.
This isn't just any old list though. This particular list of some of my favorite quotes about aging is being compiled in honor of my grandfather's 100th birthday, which (knock on wood), he will celebrate in May.
Enjoy!
1. “Most people don't grow up. Most people age. They find parking spaces, honor their credit cards, get married, have children, and call that maturity. What that is, is aging.” ― Maya Angelou
2. “Keeping up the appearance of having all your marbles is hard work, but important.” ― Sara Gruen, Water for Elephants
3. “I want to grow old without facelifts... I want to have the courage to be loyal to the face I've made. Sometimes I think it would be easier to avoid old age, to die young, but then you'd never complete your life, would you? You'd never wholly know you.” ― Marilyn Monroe
4. “When I was younger, I could remember anything, whether it had happened or not; but my faculties are decaying now and soon I shall be so I cannot remember any but the things that never happened. It is sad to go to pieces like this but we all have to do it.” ― Mark Twain
5. “You don't stop laughing when you grow old, you grow old when you stop laughing.”― George Bernard Shaw
6. “It's paradoxical that the idea of living a long life appeals to everyone, but the idea of getting old doesn't appeal to anyone.”― Andy Rooney
7. “As you get older; you've probably noticed that you tend to forget things. You'll be talking with somebody at a party, and you'll know that you know this person, but no matter how hard you try, you can't remember his or her name. This can be very embarrassing, especially if he or she turns out to be your spouse.” ― Dave Barry
8. “Men do not quit playing because they grow old; they grow old because they quit playing.”― Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.
9.“Embrace aging.” ― Mitch Albom, Tuesdays with Morrie
10. “Maybe it's true that life begins at fifty. But everything else starts to wear out, fall out, or spread out.” ― Phyllis Diller
Until next time, "That's life..."