Quotes About Maturity

Short stories are often strong meat. Reading them, even listening to them, can be challenging, by which I do not mean hard work, simply that a certain amount of nerve and maturity is required.

I think experience helps but it's not required to be successful.

But above that, most mature adults can hold their attention on something for 45 minutes, whether they like it or not. But above that requires training.

You are going to grow up whether you want to or not. It requires no effort.

It's always interesting researching characters and as I get older and the more that I work in this business, I do more and more of it because I realize how important it is.

The older one gets the more one comes to resemble oneself.

Once you get to a certain age, if you have resentment towards people, it only affects you.

Well, once you've resigned yourself to the fact that you are the more mature pop performer and you're past the age you ever thought you would do it, you might as well do it as long as you can. As long as I can still lift a microphone, then I'll do it, you know.

Directors who turn into big babies and shut out criticism stop learning.

Sometimes I have to shut off the omnipresent disco ball and flashing lights that are always in my head. It's a part of maturing, I guess - just learning that it's not just always about a quick, easy fix of getting people to dance.

If I could go back in time and give Rookie C.J one piece of wisdom, it would be that sometimes less is more. Off the court, sometimes it's just better to shut up and be quiet.

I'm not as impatient as I used to be. I used to hit people if I didn't like what they were saying. Just lash out. 'Bam - shut up! Hahahah!' I was terrible.

Everybody thinks you're wrong and that you're a kid, and hence, you should shut up. Such reactions hurt me. I can think for myself.

I got more shy as I got older and realized people could be laughing at me or judging me.

The oldest sibling always knows things that the younger ones don't.

I hated high school. I watched my older siblings out in the world and they seemed to be having a much better time than me. I could not wait to be an adult.

If 'Heavy Rain' is a huge commercial success, it will show everybody in the industry that the world is sick of first-person shooters, that people are ready for an adult gaming experience. If we fail, it will say, 'Please keep making the same old stuff.'

Childhood is a disease - a sickness that you grow out of.

That's the bright side, even at 34 years old I know I can get better in several areas of my game, and that's my goal.

If any human being is to reach full maturity both the masculine and feminine sides of the personality must be brought up into consciousness.

I'm sick of having an opinion on everything. Getting older, you learn all sorts of things you're supposed to, but I feel like it's time, when you get older, through experience, to... I started to feel quite... what's the word? ... intimidated by seeing both sides of everything.

I'm 38, and everyone is making a big deal out of it because I got a few gray hairs cropping in my sides.

I get along great with all of my exes. That's really cool. That's a good sign.

Gardening is seen as a pastime that is almost like belonging to the Church of England - a sign of maturity and wisdom and right thinking.