Most People, Grow Up, Grow Old, Give Up Something, Maya Angelou

“Most people don't really grow up. What they do is grow old, they grow tiresome even and self-righteous maybe, for it is hard to grow. Because it means they must give up something. Usually their ignorance.” - Maya Angelou, in New York Newsday, Jan. 12, 1993

Found in Contemporary Quotations in Black, compiled and edited by Anita King, page 11.

Twilight of My Career, Most People, Martina Navratilova

“I've been in the twilight of my career longer than most people have had their career.” - Martina Navratilova, a tennis pro for all seasons (not to mention all hours of the day).

Found in Loose Cannons: Devastating Dish from the World's Wildest Women, complied by Autumn Stephens, page 6.