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I don't believe in giving in to old age.

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I wanted to grow up to be George and Ira Gershwin from the age of about six.

Leslie Bricusse

The film musical is a very strange animal. They can bite you in the back, or they can do very well for you.

Leslie Bricusse

'Retirement' is a dirty word. Luckily, I can carry on working until I drop, provided I retain my mental abilities.

Leslie Bricusse

Writing songs and lyrics is not that different from doing the 'Times' crossword every morning. They both give you a good mental workout.

Leslie Bricusse

The answer to old age is to keep one's mind busy and to go on with one's life as if it were interminable. I always admired Chekhov for building a new house when he was dying of tuberculosis.

Leon Edel Literary Critic

Bashfulness is an ornament to youth, but a reproach to old age.

Aristotle Philosopher

In my old age I've come to find that if you respect other people, you feel better about yourself.

Bijou Phillips Film Actress

Old age and treachery will always beat youth and exuberance.

David Mamet Playwright

Old age has got to start creeping up on me one day soon, and frankly I'm very scared. I don't want to be old. I've always felt so young. And I want to stay that way.

David Niven Actor

I am involved in a lot of nonprofits. And when I reached the ripe old age of 60, I wanted to provide leadership to some I had been involved in.

David Rubenstein Executive

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