"Age Doesn't Matter Unless You're a Cheese": Wisdom from Our Elders
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| Rating | : | 4.68 (951 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0761125183 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 416 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-06-03 |
| Language | : | English |
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Kathryn Petras lives in Seattle.. Kathryn and Ross Petras, sister and brother, are great curators of quotes whose calendar, The 365 Stupidest Things Ever Said, has sold over 4.6 million copies
-Lena Horne"I take a simple view of living. Collected by authors with a perfect ear for quotes, Kathryn and Ross Petras, Age Doesn't Matter brings together Albert Einstein's equation for happiness, Colette on the virtues of astonishment, and Julia Child's secret of longevity: "Red meat and gin.". It's ill-becoming for an old broad to sing about how bad she wants it. But occasionally we do. It is: Keep your eyes open and get on with it." -Laurence Olivier "The only sin is mediocrity." -Martha Graham"When I was young, I found out that the big toe always ends up making a hole in a sock. That's where the fruit is."-Jimmy Carter Full of surprise, insight, humor, perspective, celebration, inspiration, and a kind of offhand, poignant poetry, Age Doesn't Matter Unless You're a Cheese-title courtesy of Billie Burke-shares hundreds of the best things men and women over sixty have said about how to love, work, laugh, and live. So I stopped wearing socks." -Albert Einstein "Go out on a limb
A GREAT BOOK FOR FRIENDS AND FAMILY, PARTICULARLY FOR THOSE WITH A SENSE OF HUMOR !! Enjoyed it IMMENSELY !! Have already given the book to several people !! - Recommend it highly as a gift for friends and family !I appreciated the fact that the used books were in VERY GOOD CONDITION, and the cost was very affordable.. Beesusie said Quotations about aging, many humorous, many profound. This is a really fun book to read about issues of aging. Each page has a quotation that is funny or enlightening or thought provoking. It's very entertaining and I think it would make a good gift for anyone over 55.. A Customer said Wise, Useful, and Entertaining. While this is not a mega-sized collection of quotes (just one quote per page) it IS an amazing selection of time-tested wisdom, humor, and experience. I collect quotations; and this book was an outstanding resource from that standpoint, since the preponderant majority of the quotes were "keepers." I have collected
About the AuthorKathryn and Ross Petras, sister and brother, are great curators of quotes whose calendar, The 365 Stupidest Things Ever Said, has sold over 4.6 million copies. Kathryn Petras lives in Seattle.