"Fifty years old, 212 fights, and I'm still pretty."
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"There's nothing stressful about turning 50 except people reminding you about it."
"Sixteen candles make a lovely light But not as bright as your eyes tonight."
"I think being able to age gracefully is a very important talent. It is too late for me."
"A birthday is a good time to begin a new; throwing away the old habits, as you would old clothes, and never putting them again."
"When is man strong until he feels alone?"
"A face to lose youth for, to occupy age With the dream of, meet death with."
"You should not consider a man's age but his acts."
"The ruling ideas of each age have ever been the ideas of its ruling class."
"After fifty, one ceases to digest. As someone once said, "I just ferment my food now.""
"The American flag is an enduring symbol of liberty, democracy, and justice. It is fitting that the House act to protect it as we approach our nation's birthday, and as our men and women in uniform rally behind it in Iraq's battlefields."
"Will you still need me, will you still feed me, when I'm sixty-four?"
"At this age, I should be leading a quiet life."
"And send him many years of sunshine days!"
"The greatest thing in life is to die young - but delay it as long as possible."
"We tried not to age, but time had its rage."
"We're saying no changes for Medicare for people above the age of 55. And in order to keep the promise to current seniors who've already retired and organized their lives around this program, you have to reform it for the next generation."
"Publishing is in a kind of Jurassic age."
"The kids are old enough now - I just want to let them be kids. I don't want to comment on them too much. They're at an age where I just want to let them be kids."
"We all have special numbers in our lives, and 4 is that for me. It's the day I was born. My mother's birthday, and a lot of my friends' birthdays, are on the fourth; April 4 is my wedding date."