L O V E
MOST WOMEN SET OUT
TO TRY TO CHANGE A MAN,
AND WHEN THEY HAVE CHANGED
HIM THEY DO NOT LIKE HIM.
M.DIETRICH
A D U L T H O O D
EVERY GENERATION IMAGINES ITSELF
TO BE MORE INTELLIGENT THAN THE
ONE THAT WENT BEFORE IT,
AND WISER THAN THE ONE
THAT COMES AFTER IT.
G.ORWELL
TO BE MORE INTELLIGENT THAN THE
ONE THAT WENT BEFORE IT,
AND WISER THAN THE ONE
THAT COMES AFTER IT.
G.ORWELL
A D U L T H O O D
ACTING
IS
A
MASOCHISTIC
FORM
OF
EXHIBITIONISM.
IT
IS
NOT
QUITE
THE
OCCUPATION
OF
AN
ADULT.
L.OLIVIER
IS
A
MASOCHISTIC
FORM
OF
EXHIBITIONISM.
IT
IS
NOT
QUITE
THE
OCCUPATION
OF
AN
ADULT.
L.OLIVIER
A D U L T H O O D
IMAGINATION GROWS
BY EXERCISE, AND
CONTRARY TO COMMON
BELIEF, IS MORE
POWERFUL IN THE
MATURE THAN IN
THE YOUNG.
W.S.M.
BY EXERCISE, AND
CONTRARY TO COMMON
BELIEF, IS MORE
POWERFUL IN THE
MATURE THAN IN
THE YOUNG.
W.S.M.
A D U L T H O O D
MATURITY
BEGINS
TO
GROW
WHEN
YOU
CAN
SENSE
YOUR
CONCERN
FOR
OTHERS
OUTWEIGHING
YOUR
CONCERN
FOR
YOURSELF.
JM NAUGHTON
BEGINS
TO
GROW
WHEN
YOU
CAN
SENSE
YOUR
CONCERN
FOR
OTHERS
OUTWEIGHING
YOUR
CONCERN
FOR
YOURSELF.
JM NAUGHTON
A D U L T H O O D
THE MAN WHO VIEWS THE WORLD
AT 50 THE SAME AS HE DID AT 20
HAS WASTED 30 YEARS OF HIS LIFE.
MUHAMMAD ALI
AT 50 THE SAME AS HE DID AT 20
HAS WASTED 30 YEARS OF HIS LIFE.
MUHAMMAD ALI
A D U L T H O O D
BACK IN THE 1960S,BIRTHDAY PARTIES WERE
MAJOR FUN. THE 'GRATEFUL DEAD' WAS ON THE
HI-FI AND YOU DANCED AND TOOK POWERFUL
DRUGS AND SWAM NAKED IN THE LAKE AND LAY
ON THE SAND TALKING ABOUT WHAT YOU WERE
FEELING. BUT I CAN'T DO ANYMORE FOR FEAR
OF EMBARRASSING MY CHILDREN.
G.KEILLOR
MAJOR FUN. THE 'GRATEFUL DEAD' WAS ON THE
HI-FI AND YOU DANCED AND TOOK POWERFUL
DRUGS AND SWAM NAKED IN THE LAKE AND LAY
ON THE SAND TALKING ABOUT WHAT YOU WERE
FEELING. BUT I CAN'T DO ANYMORE FOR FEAR
OF EMBARRASSING MY CHILDREN.
G.KEILLOR
A D U L T H O O D
THE YOUTH
OF THE
PRESENT
DAY ARE
QUITE MONSTROUS.
THEY HAVE
ABSOLUTELY
NO RESPECT
FOR DYED HAIR.
O.WILDE
OF THE
PRESENT
DAY ARE
QUITE MONSTROUS.
THEY HAVE
ABSOLUTELY
NO RESPECT
FOR DYED HAIR.
O.WILDE
A D U L T H O O D
A SAFE BUT SOMETIMES CHILLY WAY OF
RECALLING THE PAST IS TO FORCE OPEN A
CRAMMED DRAWER. IF YOU ARE SEARCHING
FOR ANYTHING IN PARTICULAR YOU DON'T
FIND IT, BUT SOMETHING FALLS OUT AT THE
BACK THAT IS OFTEN MORE INTERESTING.
JM BARRIE
RECALLING THE PAST IS TO FORCE OPEN A
CRAMMED DRAWER. IF YOU ARE SEARCHING
FOR ANYTHING IN PARTICULAR YOU DON'T
FIND IT, BUT SOMETHING FALLS OUT AT THE
BACK THAT IS OFTEN MORE INTERESTING.
JM BARRIE
A D U L T H O O D
MIDDLE AGE IS WHEN YOU'VE MET
SO MANY PEOPLE THAT EVERY NEW
PERSON YOU MEET REMINDS YOU
OF SOMEONE ELSE.
O. NASH
SO MANY PEOPLE THAT EVERY NEW
PERSON YOU MEET REMINDS YOU
OF SOMEONE ELSE.
O. NASH
A D U L T H O O D
EVERY GENERATION THINKS THEY INVENTED SEX,
WHICH IS THE STUPIDEST ASSUMPTION IN THE
WORLD BECAUSE IF THAT WAS THE CASE,
YOU WOULDN'T EVEN BE HERE.
J.F.
WHICH IS THE STUPIDEST ASSUMPTION IN THE
WORLD BECAUSE IF THAT WAS THE CASE,
YOU WOULDN'T EVEN BE HERE.
J.F.
A D U L T H O O D
IT'S TOO BAD I'M NOT AS WONDERFUL
A PERSON AS PEOPLE SAY I AM,
BECAUSE THE WORLD COULD USE
A FEW PEOPLE LIKE THAT.
A.ALDA
A PERSON AS PEOPLE SAY I AM,
BECAUSE THE WORLD COULD USE
A FEW PEOPLE LIKE THAT.
A.ALDA
A D U L T H O O D
THE FUTURE IS LIKE HEAVEN-------
EVERYONE EXALTS IT,...........
BUT NO ONE WANTS TO GO THERE NOW.
J.BALDWIN
EVERYONE EXALTS IT,...........
BUT NO ONE WANTS TO GO THERE NOW.
J.BALDWIN
A D U L T H O O D
HABITS ARE SAFER THAN RULES;
YOU DON'T HAVE TO WATCH THEM.
AND YOU DON'T HAVE TO KEEP THEM EITHER.
THEY KEEP YOU.
F.CRANE
YOU DON'T HAVE TO WATCH THEM.
AND YOU DON'T HAVE TO KEEP THEM EITHER.
THEY KEEP YOU.
F.CRANE
A D U L T H O O D
MIDDLE AGE OCCURS
WHEN YOU ARE TOO YOUNG
TO TAKE UP GOLF
AND TOO OLD TO RUSH
UP TO THE NET.
F.P.ADAMS
WHEN YOU ARE TOO YOUNG
TO TAKE UP GOLF
AND TOO OLD TO RUSH
UP TO THE NET.
F.P.ADAMS
A D U L T H O O D
MIDDLE AGE IS THAT PERPLEXING
TIME OF LIFE WHEN WE HEAR
TWO VOICES CALLING US,
ONE SAYING, 'WHY NOT?'
AND THE OTHER, 'WHY BOTHER?'
S.J.HARRIS
TIME OF LIFE WHEN WE HEAR
TWO VOICES CALLING US,
ONE SAYING, 'WHY NOT?'
AND THE OTHER, 'WHY BOTHER?'
S.J.HARRIS
A D U L T H O O D
IT'S A NON-STOP INVENTION,
THIS GAME OF LIFE,
AND AS SOON AS YOU THINK
YOU'VE GOT IT,
YOU LOSE IT.
T.FINN
THIS GAME OF LIFE,
AND AS SOON AS YOU THINK
YOU'VE GOT IT,
YOU LOSE IT.
T.FINN
A D U L T H O O D
MAKE IT A RULE OF LIFE
NEVER TO REGRET
AND NEVER TO LOOK BACK.
REGRET IS AN APPALLING WASTE
OF ENERGY, YOU CAN'T BUILD ON IT,
IT'S ONLY GOOD FOR WALLOWING IN.
KATHERINE MANSFIELD
NEVER TO REGRET
AND NEVER TO LOOK BACK.
REGRET IS AN APPALLING WASTE
OF ENERGY, YOU CAN'T BUILD ON IT,
IT'S ONLY GOOD FOR WALLOWING IN.
KATHERINE MANSFIELD
A D U L T H O O D
MIDDLE AGE
IS THE AWKWARD
PERIOD
WHEN 'FATHER TIME'
STARTS CATCHING UP
WITH 'MOTHER NATURE'.
H.COFFIN
A D U L T H O O D
WE ALL WISH WE COULD BE IN MORE
THAN ONE PLACE AT THE SAME TIME.
PEOPLE WITH FAMILIES FEEL GUILTY
ALL THE TIME --- IF WE SPEND TOO
MUCH TIME WITH OUR FAMILY,
WE FEEL WE'RE NOT WORKING
HARD ENOUGH.
H.RAMIS
THAN ONE PLACE AT THE SAME TIME.
PEOPLE WITH FAMILIES FEEL GUILTY
ALL THE TIME --- IF WE SPEND TOO
MUCH TIME WITH OUR FAMILY,
WE FEEL WE'RE NOT WORKING
HARD ENOUGH.
H.RAMIS
A D U L T H O O D
THE WILLINGNESS TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY
FOR ONE'S OWN LIFE IS THE SOURCE
FROM WHICH SELFRESPECT SPRINGS.
J.DIDION
FOR ONE'S OWN LIFE IS THE SOURCE
FROM WHICH SELFRESPECT SPRINGS.
J.DIDION
A D U L T H O O D
TRUE MATURITY IS ONLY REACHED
WHEN A MAN REALISES
HE HAS BECOME A FATHER FIGURE
TO HIS GIRLFRIENDS' BOYFRIENDS--
ANS HE ACCEPTS IT.
LMM
WHEN A MAN REALISES
HE HAS BECOME A FATHER FIGURE
TO HIS GIRLFRIENDS' BOYFRIENDS--
ANS HE ACCEPTS IT.
LMM
A D U L T H O O D
WOMEN NOW HAVE CHOICES.
THEY CAN BE MARRIED,
NOT MARRIED,
HAVE A JOB,
NOT HAVE A JOB,
BE MARRIED WITH CHILDREN,
UNMARRIED WITH CHILDREN.
MEN HAVE THE SAME CHOICE
WE'VE ALWAYS HAD:
WORK OR PRISON.
TIM ALLEN
THEY CAN BE MARRIED,
NOT MARRIED,
HAVE A JOB,
NOT HAVE A JOB,
BE MARRIED WITH CHILDREN,
UNMARRIED WITH CHILDREN.
MEN HAVE THE SAME CHOICE
WE'VE ALWAYS HAD:
WORK OR PRISON.
TIM ALLEN
A D U L T H O O D
WHEN YOU DANCE,
YOUR PURPOSE IS NOT
TO GET TO A CERTAIN PLACE
ON THE FLOOR.
IT'S TO ENJOY
EACH STEP
ALONG THE WAY.
W.DYER
YOUR PURPOSE IS NOT
TO GET TO A CERTAIN PLACE
ON THE FLOOR.
IT'S TO ENJOY
EACH STEP
ALONG THE WAY.
W.DYER
A D U L T H O O D
EVEN
AS
THE
CELL
IS
THE
UNIT
OF
THE
ORGANIC
BODY,
SO
THE
FAMILY
IS
THE
UNIT
OF
SOCIETY.
N.R.A.
AS
THE
CELL
IS
THE
UNIT
OF
THE
ORGANIC
BODY,
SO
THE
FAMILY
IS
THE
UNIT
OF
SOCIETY.
N.R.A.
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