A child learns to discard his ideals, whereas a grown-up never wears out his short pants.
Karl KrausI refuse to put make-up on just because the paparazzi are on my doorstep. I find it morally wrong.
Lily AllenGrowing up, I have discovered over time, is rather like housework: never finished.
Lois McMaster BujoldWhen I was a boy we didn't wake up with Vietnam and have Cyprus for lunch and the Congo for dinner.
Lyndon B. JohnsonGrowing up in eastern Kentucky like I did, I'm used to having a few guns around to protect me.
Loretta Lynn