Quotes about "Retirement & Later Life"

I think for a woman, the hardest thing about growing old is becoming invisible. There's something very front and center about being young. ”

But my experience is that people who have been through painful, difficult times are filled with compassion. ”

I think what I mostly realize is just that life is unpredictable. So don't be afraid, but just enjoy the day you're in. Really make the most of it. ”

For me, the backdrop of half the experiences of life includes music. ”

Life goes by really fast, and it seems that there are times when you're burying a lot of friends and family. And then there are times that feel really precious and everybody is doing okay. This is one of those times. ”

I write about everything, but I just - how faith filters through all that and colors your opinion of other people and life and all that. ”

Everybody's entitled to think whatever they want and to express that, but my personal day-to-day experience does not come into contact with any of those people. ”

Practice smiling by holding a pencil between your teeth for twenty minutes. ”

Some parents let their kids sleep at other people's houses, where they drink alcohol, watch TV for hours and God knows what else. But if you say you have to get all A's and practice the violin for two hours, then they consider that abusive. That upsets me. ”

You can't invent Google, Facebook or the iPod unless you've mastered the basics, are willing to put in long hours and can pick yourself up from the floor when life knocks you down the first 10 times. ”