Age-based retirement arbitrarily severs productive persons from their livelihood, squanders their talents, scars their health, strains an already overburdened Social Security system, and drives many elderly people into poverty and despair. Ageism is as odious as racism and sexism.

They that apply themselves to trifling matters commonly become incapable of great ones.

Francois de La Rochefoucauld

My parents- they've been my biggest influences and supporters since day one. They teach me every day that happiness comes from within and not from something outside of your heart.

Shawn Johnson

Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom; and with all your getting get understanding.

Bible

We cannot live, suffer or die for somebody else, for suffering is too precious to be shared.

Edward Dahlberg

Those who have never known the deep intimacy and the intense companionship of happy mutual love have missed the best thing that life has to give.

Bertrand Russell

Honest criticism is hard to take, particularly from a relative, a friend, an acquaintance or a stranger.

Franklin P. Jones

If 50 percent of your career is not filled with failure, you're not really successful.

John Larroquette

I'm hostile to men, I'm hostile to women, I'm hostile to cats, to poor cockroaches, I'm afraid of horses.

Norman Mailer

Give me a moment, because I like to cry for joy. It's so delicious, John dear, to cry for joy.

Charles Dickens

The only medicine that does women more good than harm is dress.

Jean Paul

Something I've noticed as I get older is that I do think about the future more. It's all positive thinking.

Abbie Cornish

I don't think my principles change. I think the way in which you apply those principles to modern society changes.

William Hague