Want to contribute? Send a quote -- yours or one you've found that inspires you* -- and I'll share it with everyone. Please see below for topics and how you should submit it. (You can also find this list on the 39 and Holding Club website.) ... Cheers to you! LinDee
Submit with attribution and feel free to provide a link -- I'm all about networking! Any listed below without an attribution are my contributions. Figured you don't want to see my name here 50 times. 35-word maximum -- unless it's really, really good. Sorted by topic; "R" rated at most, please. (*In submission indicate who owns the copyright and if necessary, obtain authorization to publish; only contributor's name will be listed/linked). Although short quotes often don't require authorization, it's best to have, if possible.)
AGING GENERALIZED
Brad Pitt announced to journalists in a 2012 press conference, "Personally, I like aging. With age comes wisdom -- I'll take wisdom over youth any day." ... [Here! Here!] Mr. pretty-Pitt was 48 on Dec. 18, 2011.
If you have reached the age of 50 and not learned to be tolerant of other people’s honest mistakes, then you have not learned anything from your own. ... LinDee Rochelle, 07/13/98.
"Life should be a little nuts, otherwise it’s just a bunch of Thursdays strung together …” ... From movie, Rumor Has It, with Jennifer Aniston (viewed 05/17/08).
Old age is the most unexpected of all the things that can happen to a man. ... Leon Trotsky, Diary in Exile; found on Notable Quotes.
Jack Benny had celebrated his 39th birthday on-air in 1933 with his audience, during The Jack Benny Program. When he turned 40 the next year, ever-more popular than before, he wanted to again enjoy his birthday with his fans. But came the day, he refused to say he was turning 40 ... instead, he announced he was "39 and holding."
Why? Because "there's
nothing funny about 40," declared Benny. ... An inspiration for the 39 and Holding Club.
Johnny asked his grandmother how old she was; she replied, “39 and holding.”
He thought for a second, then said, “How old would you be if you let go?” ... Found on sports blog by Billy Powers.
A woman walked up to a little old man rocking in a chair on his porch. "I couldn't help noticing how happy you look," she said. "What's your secret for a long happy life?"
"I smoke three packs of cigarettes a day," he said. "I also drink a case of whiskey a week, eat fatty foods, and never exercise."
"That's amazing," the woman said. "How old are you?'
"Twenty-six," he said. ... Found on Aha! Jokes.
Q: Why did the old lady put wheels on her rocking chair? A: She wanted to rock and roll! ... Found at Free Funny Jokes.
DRINK UP!
“You know you’re getting older, when ‘Happy Hour’ is a nap!” ... Source unknown (notated, 07/05/98; possibly from a tavern sign).
Old pool players never die ... they just scratch a lot! ... Definitely from a bar sign, who knows where or when.
Live longer, remember less – drink wine! ... [Sage advice?] Most definitely a bar sign somewhere, sometime.
LIFE, PLAIN & SIMPLEYou have to stay in shape. My grandmother started walking five miles a day when she was 60. She’s 97 today and we don’t know where the hell she is. ... Found at Free Funny Jokes.
“Well, there goes a few seconds of my life I’ll never get back!” ... Quoted from the Roseanne TV show (rerun aired 12/23/94).
The Senate is investigating deceptive sweepstakes practices. These companies target the elderly and make them think they will receive a bunch of money, but in reality they never see any of it. The most popular of these scams is called Social Security. ... Found at Free Funny Jokes.
LOVINGLY AGING
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