LeBron James

My father wasn't around when I was a kid, and I used to always say, 'Why me? Why don't I have a father? Why isn't he around? Why did he leave my mother?' But as I got older I looked deeper and thought, 'I don't know what my father was going through, but if he was around all the time, would I be who I am today?

American Basketball Player

Morgan Freeman

All my life, all my life that I can, as far back as I can remember, I saw my first movie when I was six years old. And since then I wanted to do that. I wanted to be a part of that.

American Actor

T. S. Eliot

I don't believe one grows older. I think that what happens early on in life is that at a certain age one stands still and stagnates.

American Poet

Clint Eastwood

As you get older, you're not afraid of doubt. Doubt isn't running the show. You take out all the self-agonizing.

Oscar Wilde

When I was young I thought that money was the most important thing in life; now that I am old I know that it is.

Irish Poet

Billy Graham

Growing old has been the greatest surprise of my life.

American Clergyman

Stephen Hawking

There is nothing bigger or older than the universe.

English Physicist

Muhammad Ali

Old age is just a record of one's whole life.

American Boxer

Betty White

I think older women still have a full life.

American Actress

Margaret Thatcher

English Leader

Emphasizes the duration someone or something has been alive or in existence.

Lifespan Emphasis

'Old' can carry a sense of nostalgia or respect when talking about age.

Emotional Weight

Commonly used to politely inquire about someone's age.

Age Inquiry

Suggest whether someone is suitably aged for an activity or responsibility.

Age Suitability

Refers to things from the past, often with a hint of fondness or respect.

Historical Context

Can refer to something one used to be associated with but no longer is.

Past Association

In technology, 'old' implies it might not work well with new systems.

Technological Updating

With clothing or styles, 'old' means out of current trends.

Fashion Trends

Describes feeling physically or mentally depleted, as if aged by fatigue.

Exhaustion Expression

Used to dramatize the effect of exhaustion or tiredness, not to be taken literally.

Exaggeration for Effect

Implies a person's character or disposition seems characterized by the wisdom of age.

Inner Maturity

Describes someone who exhibits qualities of wisdom beyond their physical age.

Timeless Qualities

 it just means you cannot die. But it doesn't guarantee what condition you'll be alive in. Look at your body and count how many scars you have. If you have made this many permanent scars within your life, imagine how much damage you would have if you were one thousand years old! Now, there are approximately

If superpowers were...

 What do they eat and how do they play? How do they treat their young and their old? What relationships do they have with the animals and plants of the world? And what do those animals and plants look like? What kind of technology exists? Transportation? Communication? Access to information?

How to build a fictional...

 millions on a single computer chip. Those chips and their spread out electrons power the computer you're using to watch this video. An old joke says that the Internet exists to allow the sharing of cat videos. At a very deep level, though, the Internet owes its existance

Schrödinger's cat: A...

 peace, and steadfastness. From the time he got up from under that tree to the moment of his death as an old man, the Buddha taught people how to become right speech, right goals, a mind focused on what is real, and a heart focused on loving others.

The five major world...

 Now, throughout history, men practically had a license to cheat with little consequence, and supported by a host of biological and evolutionary theories that justified their need to roam, so the double standard is as old as adultery itself.

Rethinking infidelity...

 An invitation, a challenge? Assistance The hero needs some help, probably from someone older, wiser. Departure The hero crosses the threshold from his normal, safe home, and enters the special world and adventure.

What makes a hero? -...

 big old brain on you by that time i didn't know but you didn't know it man you're either right or you're wrong that i liked about it she always loved numbers the professor said i think you'd make a good math

NASA Trailblazer:...

 much to my character as from a very early age I love challenges by practicing daily chess chess became as my native language I never forget when I was just seven years old and I was

Giving checkmate is...

 If you know an older left-handed person, chances are they had to learn to write or eat with their right hand. And in many parts of the world,

Old

Having lived or existed for a long time.

Often appears as...

Used to describe or ask about someone's age.

Often appears as...

Belonging to the past; former.

Often appears as...

Not modern; dated.

Often appears as...

Tired, weary.

Often appears as...

Having qualities associated with age, wisdom.

Often appears as...

Lifespan Emphasis

Emotional Weight

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