#old

One of the great privileges of having grown up in a middle-class literary English household, but having gone to school in the front lines in Southeast London, was that I became half-street-urchin and half-good-boy at home. I knew that dichotomy was possible. ↗

— Daniel Day-Lewis

#dichotomy #english #front #gone #great

I don't tap dance, and I don't think you can learn to tap dance in three weeks at my ripe old age. ↗

— Huey Lewis

#dance #i #learn #old #old age

Our first record, 'Huey Lewis And The News', was seen by no one - it sold 25 copies. ↗

— Huey Lewis

#first #huey #lewis #news #our

A lot of people resent that I've been in someone's life for 50 years. Why shouldn't people have an affection for me and what I've done? Didn't I have to be genuine for them to buy into what I did? There are children who grow up today who will not have that when they're 55 years old. With whom will they have it? Name an example for me. ↗

— Jerry Lewis

#been #buy #children #did #done

If you're an old pro, you know how well you're doing when you're doing it, and your inner government spanks you if you're not doing well. ↗

— Jerry Lewis

#government #how #inner #know #old

I told my doctor I get very tired when I go on a diet, so he gave me pep pills. Know what happened? I ate faster. ↗

— Joe E. Lewis

#ate #doctor #faster #gave #get

All through school, people told me I looked like Marcia Brady. ↗

— Christine Taylor

#i #like #looked #me #people

Great numbers of the Indians pass our camp on their hunting excursions: the day was clear and pleasant, but last night was very cold and there was a white frost. ↗

— Meriwether Lewis

#clear #cold #day #excursions #frost

Even Rod Woodson will tell you his best year he had as a professional was when he was 36 years old. If you think about why, you're much wiser. ↗

— Ray Lewis

#best #even #had #his #much

I knew nothing about martial arts. The coach told me I was talented with learning martial arts, and put me in a school. Three years later I got my first championship in China. ↗

— Jet Li

#arts #championship #china #coach #first