I Love Myself, Laughing, Mean and Impressive, Zora Neal Hurston

“I love myself when I am laughing. . . and then again when I am looking mean and impressive.” ― Zora Neale Hurston, I Love Myself When I Am Laughing... And Then Again: A Zora Neale Hurston Reader

Found on Goodreads at https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/15151.Zora_Neale_Hurston.

Biggest Sin, Sitting, Florynce Kennedy

“The biggest sin is sitting on your ass.” - Fleet-tongued Florynce Kennedy. Fortunately, the Ur-activist of the Sixties and Seventies seldom stayed down in the dumps for long.

Found in Loose Cannons: Devastating Dish from the World's Wildest Women, complied by Autumn Stephens, page 70.

Only Thing I Regret, Length, Same Mistakes, Sooner, Tallulah Bankhead

“The only thing I regret about my life is the length of it. If I had to live my life again, I'd make all the same mistakes – only sooner.” - Tallulah Bankhead

Found in Age Happens: The Best Quotes About Growing Older, Selected by Bruce Lansky, page 37.

When I Examine Myself, Methods of Thought, Gift of Fantasy, Albert Einstein

“When I examine myself and my methods of thought, I come to the conclusion that the gift of fantasy has meant more to me than my talent for absorbing positive knowledge.” - Albert Einstein

Found in Great Quotes from Great Leaders, by Peggy Anderson, page 89.

Young, No Respect, Old, Missed Out, J. B. Priestly

“When I was young there was no respect for the young, and now that I am old there is no respect for the old. I missed out coming and going.” - J. B. Priestly

Found in Age Happens: The Best Quotes About Growing Older, Selected by Bruce Lansky, page 25.

Books, Uniquely Portable Magic, Stephen King

“Books are a uniquely portable magic.” ― Stephen King, On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft

Found on Goodreads at https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/3389.Stephen_King.

Love, Your Soul, Hiding Place, Zora Neal Hurston

“Love makes your soul crawl out from its hiding place.” ― Zora Neale Hurston

Found on GoodReads at https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/15151.Zora_Neale_Hurston.

Want the Rainbow, Rain, Dolly Parton

“The way I see it, if you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain.” - Dolly Parton

Found in The Quotable Woman, by Running Press, Editor, page 124.

Cost of Living, Quite Popular, Laurence J. Peter

“Despite the cost of living, it's still quite popular.” - Laurence J. Peter

Found in Age Happens: The Best Quotes About Growing Older, Selected by Bruce Lansky, page 37.

Food Stamp Recipients, Financial Crisis, Wall Street, Barack Obama

"Food Stamp recipients didn't cause the financial crisis; recklessness on Wall Street did." - Barack Obama

Found on Brainy Quote. Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/b/barackobam733938.html

Diplomat, Remembers His Wife's Birthday, Age, Robert Frost

“A diplomat is a man who always remembers his wife's birthday but never remembers her age.” - Robert Frost

Found in Age Happens: The Best Quotes About Growing Older, Selected by Bruce Lansky, page 13.

Better to Light One Candle, Curse the Darkness, Chinese Proverb

“It is better to light one candle than to curse the darkness.” - Chinese proverb

Found in Quotes to Live By: Words That Inspire Those Who Inspire Us, by F+W Media, Inc., page 60.

Time to Read, Time to Write, Stephen King

“If you don't have time to read, you don't have the time (or the tools) to write. Simple as that.” ― Stephen King

Found on Goodreads at https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/3389.Stephen_King.

When Prosperity Comes, Confucius

“When prosperity comes, do not use all of it.” - Confucius

Found in Great Quotes from Great Leaders, by Peggy Anderson, page 52.

Trouble Is, Read a Girl Like a Book, Library Card, Milton Berle

“The trouble is, by the time you can read a girl like a book, your library card has expired.” - Milton Berle

Found in Age Happens: The Best Quotes About Growing Older, Selected by Bruce Lansky, page 39.

Book, Banned, Indefensible, Rebecca West

"God forbid that any book should be banned. The practice is as indefensible as infanticide." - Rebecca West

Found on Brainy Quote. Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/rebecca_west_137977 .

Life, Dog Sled Team, Scenery, Lewis Grizzard

“Life is like a dog sled team. If you ain't the lead dog, the scenery never changes.” - Lewis Grizzard

Found in Age Happens: The Best Quotes About Growing Older, Selected by Bruce Lansky, page 29.

Amateurs Sit, Inspiration, Get Up, Go To Work, Stephen King

“Amateurs sit and wait for inspiration, the rest of us just get up and go to work.” ― Stephen King, On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft

Found on GoodReads at https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/3389.Stephen_King.

Skate, Puke, Wayne Gretzkey

“I skate to where the puke is going to be, not where it's been.” - Wayne Gretzkey, professional ice hockey player and member of the Hockey Hall of Fame

Found in Quotes to Live By: Words That Inspire Those Who Inspire Us, by F+W Media, Inc., page 92.

What Is In Store For Us, Harry Truman

“We can never tell what is in store for us.” - Harry Truman

Found in Quotes to Live By: Words That Inspire Those Who Inspire Us, by F+W Media, Inc., page 127.

No Great Things, Small Things, Great Love, Mother Teresa

“We can do no great things – only small things with great love.” - Mother Teresa

Found in Great Quotes from Great Leaders, by Peggy Anderson, page 96.

Trouble About Man, Truths, Rebecca West

"The trouble about man is twofold. He cannot learn truths which are too complicated; he forgets truths which are too simple." - Rebecca West

Found on Brainy Quote. Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/rebecca_west_108172.

Grandmother, Dating, Never Argue, Can't Hear Each Other, Cathy Ladman

“My grandmother's ninety. She's dating. He's ninety-three. It's going great. They never argue. They can't hear each other.” - Cathy Ladman

Found in Age Happens: The Best Quotes About Growing Older, Selected by Bruce Lansky, page 15.

Beautifully Arranged, Fingers, Julia Childs

“It's so beautifully arranged on the plate – you know someone's fingers have been all over it.” - Julia Child

Found in Women's Lip: Outrageous, Irreverent and Just Plain Hilarious Quotes, edited by Roz Warren, page 43.

Failure, Opportunity, Begin Again More Intelligently, Henry Ford

“Failure is only the opportunity to begin again more intelligently.” - Henry Ford

Found in Great Quotes from Great Leaders, by Peggy Anderson, page 109.

Freedom and Justice, Laughter, Rejoice, Molly Ivins

“So keep fightin' for freedom and justice, beloveds, but don't you forget to have fun doin' it. Lord, let your laughter ring forth. Be outrageous, ridicule the fraidy-cats, rejoice in all the oddities that freedom can produce.” - Molly Ivins

Found in Quotes for Nasty Women: Empowering Wisdom from Women Who Break the Rules, by Linda Picone, page 34.

Movies, Life, Myrna Loy

“They say the movies should be more like life. I think life should be more like the movies.” - Myrna Loy

Found in Women's Lip: Outrageous, Irreverent and Just Plain Hilarious Quotes, edited by Roz Warren, page 65.

Human Kindness, Weakened, Free People, Franklin D. Roosevelt

"Human kindness has never weakened the stamina or softened the fiber of a free people. A nation does not have to be cruel to be tough." - Franklin D. Roosevelt

Found on Brainy Quote. Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/franklin_d_roosevelt_138856.