Quotes About Maturity

As you get older, you look at things differently.

When you mature, you also get more secure about yourself. You see things differently.

You see things differently at 40 than you do at 31. Especially if you got to 40 the way I did.

Of course you do things differently in your 30s and 40s than in your 20s.

Let's just say I've learned a lot and seen things differently than any other average high school kid.

I grew up very quickly because of the difficulties and responsibilities that I have always had.

Sometimes things in life take a few years to digest, and they find their way into the work later on. Sometimes I'm writing about things from eight years ago-they just took a long time to distill and come out in the appropriate way.

I want to age with some dignity.

There is a way to grow old and still have dignity.

Some people aren't smart enough to understand the intellectual part of a being. That's why as a 30-year-old you don't have a conversation with a 15-year-old. I don't dine with 15-year-olds and talk about life. Our experiences are completely different.

Life begins at 40. I could attempt writing. Life is taking me into different directions.

I had two older brothers who kept dirty mags under their mattresses. They didn't know I knew.

I don't disagree with the critics often, and I'm not destroyed by bad criticism anymore. There comes a point when you go beyond it.

As I got older, I gave myself the space to be human and to have a minute and be disappointed and feel whatever I'm feeling.

I now have 10 years' more experience from when I broke into the game. I can deal with disappointments easier, and all of that helps to make me a better player. It's the same in any walk of life, in any job.

I have always said, '40 is the new 20,' and I truly believe that, but it for sure takes a lot of hard work, education, and discipline to keep it all together as we make our way to 50 and beyond.

Although I was writing songs when I was younger, I didn't feel I had much of a clue as to what I was doing or how I was doing it. There are a few songs from my past where I thought, 'Well, that's pretty decent,' but I didn't have a discipline. I suppose I'm kind of a late bloomer.

When I was young, I wasn't disciplined at all.

There's more discomfort being an old soul or a person who questions a lot of things. I'm young, but I'm old.

Growing up, when I was younger, I didn't feel all that tough or smart or strong. As I got older, I was able to discover my own strength.

I didn't really discover 'Risky Business' until later in life because I was so young when it came out.

Being in your 30s is about discovering yourself and your body and enjoying who you are.

Kids under, I'd say, 14 are still maturing; they are still growing. They are still understanding themselves. To hit them with something like 'Roots,' to hit them with this particular period of time, it's important to discuss the matters beyond the program itself.

When you're kept out of the adult world, it's a blessing in disguise.