Quotes about "Time & Aging"

If you read about Mussolini or Stalin or some of these other great monsters of history, they were at it all the time, that they were getting up in the morning very early. They were physically very active. They didn't eat lunch. ”

He was what I often think is a dangerous thing for a statesman to be - a student of history; and like most of those who study history, he learned from the mistakes of the past how to make new ones. ”

Like most of those who study history, he (Napoleon III) learned from the mistakes of the past how to make new ones. ”

In my opinion, most of the great men of the past were only there for the beer - the wealth, prestige and grandeur that went with the power. ”

The greatest problem about old age is the fear that it may go on too long. ”

Southern political personalities, like sweet corn, travel badly. They lose flavor with every hundred yards away from the patch. By the time they reach New York, they are like Golden Bantam that has been trucked up from Texas - stale and unprofitable. The consumer forgets that the corn tastes different where it grows. ”

I tried the paleo diet, which is the caveman diet - lots of meat. And I tried the calorie restriction diet: The idea is that if you eat very, very little - if you're on the verge of starvation, you will live a very long time, whether or not you want to, of course. ”

The key to making healthy decisions is to respect your future self. Honor him or her. Treat him or her like you would treat a friend or a loved one. A Stanford study showed that those who saw a photo of their future self made smarter financial decisions. ”

All the best stories are but one story in reality - the story of escape. It is the only thing which interests us all and at all times, how to escape. ”

To go from Yale to the National League is simply to go from one form of management to another. ”