Aspirations Quotes

"Everyone has a purpose in life. Perhaps yours is watching television."

- David Letterman

"Adults are always asking children what they want to be when they grow up because they're looking for ideas."

- Paula Poundstone

"When I was growing up, I always wanted to be someone. Now, I realize I should have been more specific."

- Lily Tomlin

"Honey, time marches on, and eventually, you realize it is marchin' across your face."

- Truvy Jones

"You know you've reached middle age when you're cautioned to slow down by your doctor instead of by the police."

- Joan Rivers

"Look, you didn't ask me for my opinion, but I'm old, so I'm giving it anyway."

- Sophia Petrillo

"No matter how bad things get, remember these sage words: You're old, you sag, get over it."

- Sophia Petrillo

"You know you're getting old when you stoop to tie your shoelaces and wonder what else you could do while you're down there."

- George Burns

"Age is something that doesn't matter unless you are a cheese."

- Luis Buñuel

"As you get older, three things happen. The first is your memory goes, and I can't remember the other two."

- Sir Norman Wisdom

"The older you get, the better you get. Unless you're a banana."

- Betty White

"You can live to be a hundred if you give up all things that make you want to live to be a hundred."

- Woody Allen

"Birthdays are good for you. Statistics show that the people who have the most live the longest."

- Larry Lorenzoni

"If I had known I was going to live this long, I’d have taken better care of myself."

- Mickey Mantle

"I’m very pleased to be here. Let’s face it, at my age, I’m very pleased to be anywhere."

- George Burns

"Don’t let aging get you down. It’s too hard to get back up."

- John Wagner

"Too many of us are not living our dreams because we are living our fears."

- Les Brown

"When [what you are deeply passionate about, what you can be best in the world at and what drives your economic engine] come together, not only does your work move toward greatness, but so does your life. For, in the end, it is impossible to have a great life unless it is a meaningful life. And it is very difficult to have a meaningful life without meaningful work. Perhaps, then, you might gain that rare tranquility that comes from knowing that you’ve had a hand in creating something of intrinsic excellence that makes a contribution. Indeed, you might even gain that deepest of all satisfactions: knowing that your short time here on this earth has been well spent, and that it mattered."

- Jim Collins

"Can a good company become a great company and, if so, how?"

- James C. Collins

"During Advent, we occupy our greatest longings."

- Ruth Haley Barton

"I want a Christmas that whispers ‘Jesus’."

- Ann Voskamp

"Dream until your dreams come true."

"In November, let your dreams take flight and your spirit soar."

"Your goal shouldn’t be 'be the best,' but rather understand what you can be the best at."

"Being 'good' isn’t good enough. Find what you can be the great at, and do that."

"If you can’t be the best at something, don’t do it."

"I want to look out from my porch at one of the great companies in the world someday and be able to say, ‘I used to work there.’"

"Wishing you a year of new opportunities and thrilling adventures. Happy Birthday!"

"As you blow out your candles today, may your dreams light up the world. Happy Birthday!"

"You're not getting older; you're just getting better!"