#youthful

I had now arrived at my seventeenth year, and had attained my full height, a fraction over six feet. I was well endowed with youthful energy, and was of an extremely sanguine temperament. ↗

— Henry Bessemer

#attained #endowed #energy #extremely #feet

To balance China, the democracies will need new friends - and India with its fast-growing economy, youthful population, and democratic politics seems the obvious candidate. ↗

— David Frum

#candidate #china #democracies #democratic #economy

There are two barriers that often prevent communication between the young and their elders. The first is middle-aged forgetfulness of the fact that they themselves are no longer young. The second is youthful ignorance of the fact that the middle aged are still alive. ↗

— Jessamyn West

#alive #barriers #between #communication #elders

Ah, but I was so much older then I’m younger than that now ↗

— Bob Dylan

#song-lyrics #young-at-heart #youthful-arrogance #life

You are never too old to become younger! ↗

— Mae West

#paradox #poetry #story #story-telling #youthfulness

I'm too old to know everything ↗

— Oscar Wilde

#humour #youthful-arrogance #arrogance

A youthful mind is seldom totally free from ambition; to curb that, is the first step to contentment, since to diminish expectation is to increase enjoyment. ↗

— Frances Burney

#contentment #curb #diminish #enjoyment #expectation

A youthful American voice isn't particularly challenging - I've been a young American, and they're all around me. I can walk from my house to Barrington High School. ↗

— Gene Wolfe

#around #been #challenging #high #high school

The fountain of youth with the youthful young musician is one meaning, and the fountain of youth with the youthful energy of the leader is another meaning. ↗

— Roy Haynes

#energy #fountain #leader #meaning #musician

Anyway, what makes people look youthful is the quality of their skin and I don't think you can change that. ↗

— Nigella Lawson

#change #i #look #makes #people