suz@fluke.UUCP (Suzanne Jurgensen) (11/22/85)
You are never to old to try something new and different or to
continue doing something that you enjoy. This statement has
been proven by several people. So, think again before you
say, "I'm too old".
1. At 100, Grandma Moses was painting.
2. At 94, Bertrand Russell was active in international peace drives.
3. At 92, Bernard Shaw wrote the play 'Far Fetched Fables'.
4. At 91, Eamon de Valera served as president of Ireland.
5. At 89, Mary Baker Eddy was directing the Christian Science church.
6. At 89, Albert Schweitzer headed a hospital in Africa.
7. At 87, Konrad Adenauer was chancellor of Germany.
8. At 88, Coco Chanel was the head of a fashion-design firm.
9. At 83, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe finished 'Faust'.
10. At 80, George Burns won an Academy Award for his performance in
'The Sunshine Boys'.
(The above is from "The Book of Lists'.)
suz