![]() "Well, the worst part of being old is rememberin' when you was young." On Growing Old
In the movie "The Straight Story", when Alvin Straight (played by Richard Farnsworth), who had bad eyesight and walked with a cane, was asked, while sitting around a crackling campfire, "So, uh, what's the worst part about being old, Alvin?", he replied, |
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From Leonard Cohen's song "Did I Ever Love You" from his 2014 album "Popular Problems":
"Was it ever settled? |
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Ser Davos Seaworth (played by Liam Cunningham) in season 7, episode 5 ("Eastwatch") of "Game Of Thrones", reminding the younger men that he is old and has seen some shit: "Nothing fucks you harder than time." |
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Princess Alice (played by Jane Lapotaire) in season 3 of "The Crown", speaking with Lord Mountbatten:
"There came a moment, around the time I turned 70, when it dawned on me that I was no longer a participant, rather a spectator...." |
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Neil Diamond - Done Too Soon | |||
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Simon and Garfunkel - Bookends | |||
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