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I don't care how poor a man is; if he has family, he's rich. ~M*A*S*H, Colonel Potter
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Sherman made the terrible discovery that men make about their fathers sooner or later... that the man before him was not an aging father but a boy, a boy much like himself, a boy who grew up and had a child of his own and, as best he could, out of a sense of duty and, perhaps love, adopted a role called Being a Father so that his child would have something mythical and infinitely important: a Protector, who would keep a lid on all the chaotic and catastrophic possibilities of life. ~Tom Wolfe, The Bonfire of the Vanities
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Growing old is mandatory; growing up is optional. ~Chili Davis
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Old as she was, she still missed her daddy sometimes. ~Gloria Naylor
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I still have a full deck; I just shuffle slower now. ~Author Unknown
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Growing old is mandatory; growing up is optional. ~Chili Davis
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Youth is a disease from which we all recover. ~Dorothy Fulheim
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You're not 40, you're eighteen with 22 years experience. ~Author Unknown
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You're not 40, you're eighteen with 22 years experience. ~Author Unknown
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A father carries pictures where his money used to be. ~Author Unknown
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Middle age is having a choice between two temptations and choosing the one that'll get you home earlier. ~Dan Bennett
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I don't care how poor a man is; if he has family, he's rich. ~M*A*S*H, Colonel Potter
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We know we're getting old when the only thing we want for our birthday is not to be reminded of it. ~Author Unknown
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Sherman made the terrible discovery that men make about their fathers sooner or later... that the man before him was not an aging father but a boy, a boy much like himself, a boy who grew up and had a child of his own and, as best he could, out of a sense of duty and, perhaps love, adopted a role called Being a Father so that his child would have something mythical and infinitely important: a Protector, who would keep a lid on all the chaotic and catastrophic possibilities of life. ~Tom Wolfe, The Bonfire of the Vanities
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The secret of staying young is to live honestly, eat slowly, and lie about your age. ~Lucille Ball
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Because time itself is like a spiral, something special happens on your birthday each year: The same energy that God invested in you at birth is present once again. ~Menachem Mendel Schneerson
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There is still no cure for the common birthday. ~John Glenn
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The secret of staying young is to live honestly, eat slowly, and lie about your age. ~Lucille Ball
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Old as she was, she still missed her daddy sometimes. ~Gloria Naylor
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Never raise your hand to your kids. It leaves your groin unprotected. ~Red Buttons
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It kills you to see them grow up. But I guess it would kill you quicker if they didn't. ~Barbara Kingsolver, Animal Dreams
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Thanks to modern medical advances such as antibiotics, nasal spray, and Diet Coke, it has become routine for people in the civilized world to pass the age of 40, sometimes more than once. ~Dave Barry, "Your Disintegrating Body," Dave Barry Turns 40, 1990
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