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Age-Old Quotes

On problems that never seem to go away.

These age-old quotes highlight enduring problems, weighing cosmetic spending like Botox and face lifts against diseases such as polio, smallpox, and malaria that still haven't been eliminated worldwide.

I suspect that here theists and atheists would agree: Human beings have within them the ability to choose evil or good. We wake up each day facing the age-old struggle of good and evil. In some situations, mental illness clouds...

Quotes by Adam Hamilton

Americans spend more money on Botox, face lifts and tummy tucks than on the age-old scourges of polio, small pox and malaria.

Quotes by Victor Davis Hanson

As per the age-old Customs and Central Excise Rules 1967, a person is allowed to carry only Rs 20,000 worth of gold.

Quotes by Vayalar Ravi

India's connection with philanthropy didn't begin with western influences. The connection with philanthropy is age-old and ingrained in our value systems.

Quotes by Shiv Nadar

Black Quotes

It's wonderful to me that bees have this simple, age-old thing going on.

Quotes by Peter Fonda

We need storytelling from all angles. We need men, women, and trans people participating in all aspects of filmmaking; this is the only way we can depolarise the age-old standard of singular perspective.

Quotes by Parvathy

The Internet has fashioned a new and complicated environment for an age-old dilemma that pits the demands of security against the desire for freedom.

Quotes by Misha Glenny

It's the age-old thing - it's such a cliche - but why worry about things you have no control over?

Quotes by Mike Quade

My true function within a society which embraces all of us is to continue an age-old tradition. This tradition is to create images from the depths of the imagination and to give them form, whether visual, intellectual or musical.

Quotes by Michael Tippett

Experience Quotes

One of the characteristics of New Labour - and Miliband is irredeemably of that species - is that, in the guise of a new liberal language, it has adopted the age-old default mode of British foreign policy, namely military intervention.

Quotes by Martin Jacques

Though there might not be any easy answers to the problem of poverty, its most compelling scribes do not resign themselves to representation solely for the sake of those age-old verities of truth and beauty.

Quotes by Leslie Jamison

I think that's like the age-old psychological core issue for any situation. Anybody who has had an experience with a parent that is absent, it's going to manifest.

Quotes by Kate Hudson

I am part of an age-old profession of musicianship. I believe these times require grounding, real-ness and fun. Let's do it. Whatever happens is all good.

Quotes by Jane Siberry

3D printing is already shaking our age-old notions of what can and can't be made.

Quotes by Hod Lipson

Good Quotes

There is nothing quixotic or romantic in wanting to change the world. It is possible. It is the age-old vocation of all humanity.

Quotes by Gioconda Belli

When I participate in a Series A deal with VCs, entrepreneur-friendly terms go out the window. VCs remain attached to age-old traditional industry terms. 'Ratchet,' 'carry,' 'vetoes' - you name it.

Quotes by Gil Penchina

In my research, I learned that the Boxers' kung fu wasn't all that formalized. The vast majority of them didn't belong to some age-old martial arts tradition. They were basically poor, starving teenagers doing the best they could to figure...

Quotes by Gene Luen Yang

Baseball may be our national pastime, but the age-old tradition of taking a swing at Congress is a sport with even deeper historical roots in the American experience. Since the founding of our country, citizens from Ben Franklin to David...

Quotes by Evan Bayh

Black Lives Matter has already demonstrated that it has the power to shift the societal landscape by bringing awareness to age-old issues that have plagued us as a people.

Quotes by Earl Sweatshirt

Like Quotes

The world is in a constant conspiracy against the brave. It's the age-old struggle: the roar of the crowd on the one side, and the voice of your conscience on the other.

Quotes by Douglas MacArthur

Frequently Asked Questions

What kinds of age-old problems do these quotes describe?
These quotes describe a range of age-old problems, including public health priorities, longstanding customs law, psychological patterns tied to absent parents, and the tension between security and freedom.
Why do people search for age-old quotes?
People search for age-old quotes when looking for language about persistent, unresolved issues that recur across generations. See Experience quotes for related reflective themes.
Is there a quote comparing modern spending to old health problems?
Yes, one quote points out that cosmetic procedures now draw more American spending than longstanding, still-unresolved diseases like polio, small pox, and malaria, framing that gap as worth noting.
Do any quotes mention age-old laws or customs?
Yes, one quote references age-old customs and central excise rules from 1967 that limit how much gold a person may carry, tying the phrase to a specific, longstanding regulation.
Is there a quote about security and freedom as an age-old dilemma?
Yes, one quote describes the internet as creating a new, complicated environment for the age-old dilemma between the demands of security and the desire for freedom. See Good quotes for related civic themes.

Others describe an age-old psychological core issue tied to absent parents, and the age-old dilemma between security and freedom sharpened by the internet. See also Experience and Good quotes.