skepticism Quotes

“We all know now that people can look good for their age. It isn't so extraordinary, I don't know why people go on about it so much.”

“I must be more sensible and realize that at my age, illusions are hardly permitted and they will always destroy me.”

“A stockbroker urged me to buy a stock that would triple its value every year. I told him, 'At my age, I don't even buy green bananas.'”

“Our scientific age demands that we provide definitions, measurements, and statistics in order to be taken seriously. Yet most of the important things in life cannot be precisely defined or measured. Can we define or measure love, beauty, friendship, or decency, for example?”

“I think age is a very high price to pay for maturity.”