Quotes About Maturity

pero su tío Jaime opinaba que la gente no lee lo que no le interesa, y si le interesa es que ya tiene madurez para hacerlo.

La edad no lo había hecho más sabio ni más manso, sólo más rebelde.

Exert some independence; you're not a little girl. You can't let anyone else decide things for you. You have to take care of yourself in this world," she said.

In the past, adulthood arrived at twenty, middle age at forty, and old age at fifty. Today adolescence lasts until past thirty or forty, maturity comes around sixty, and old age starts at eighty. This is the baby boomers' achievement. Over the last half century they have redefined many cultural aspects for their convenience.

in itself age doesn't make anyone better or wiser, but only accentuates what they have always been.

Era a única pessoa de toda a casa que tinha uma chave para entrar no túnel de livros de seu tio e autorização para pegá-los e lê-los. Blanca acreditava que deveriam dosar a leitura, porque havia coisas que não eram adequadas à sua idade, mas seu tio Jaime afirmara que só se lê o que interessa, e, se interessa, é porque já se tem maturidade para fazê-lo.

He was thirty-eight years old, and he was ready to change his life.

Irina could not imagine the courage it took to grow old without becoming too frightened; her knowledge of age

Nada hay tan liberador como la edad», decía contando sus arrugas

Blanca argued that her reading should be monitored because there were certain things that were inappropriate for her age, but her Uncle Jaime felt that people never read what did not interest them and that if it interested them that meant they were sufficiently mature to read it.

Después de los cincuenta, la vanidad sólo sirve para sufrir»

pero no me gustan los niños; lo único bueno de los niños es que crecen.

Als ich siebzehn wurde, war mein Körper ausgewachsen, und mein Gesicht nahm die Züge an, die es noch heute zeigt. Da hörte ich auf, mich im Spiegel zu mustern, um mich mit den vollkommenen Frauen aus den Filmen und den Zeitschriften zu vergleichen, und entschied, dass ich schön war aus dem einfachen Grund, weil ich Lust hatte, schön zu sein.

No bastaba con caminar erguido y disimular el cansancio, también se cuidaba de tantos otros síntomas de la edad: avaricia, desconfianza, mal humor, resentimiento y malos hábitos, como dejar de afeitarse a diario, repetir las mismas anécdotas, hablar de sí mismo, de enfermedades o dinero.

Antes se alcanzaba la edad adulta a los veinte, la madurez a los cuarenta y la vejez empezaba a los cincuenta. Hoy la adolescencia se extiende hasta bien entrados los treinta o cuarenta, la madurez sucede alrededor de los sesenta y la vejez empieza recién a los ochenta. Se ha estirado la juventud para complacer a esos

Today adolescence lasts until past thirty or forty, maturity comes around sixty, and old age starts at eighty. This is the baby boomers' achievement.

l'età di per sè non rende nessuno migliore e più saggio, semplicemente accentua ciò che si èsempre stati.

There's a difference between being old and being ancient. It doesn't have to do with age, but physical and mental health," Cathy explained. "Those who are old can remain independent, but those who are ancient need help and supervision; there comes a moment when they're like children again.

However old one is, we need a

la gente no lee lo que no le interesa, y si le interesa es que ya tiene madurez para hacerlo.

Es inútil, Nicolás. ¿No ves que yo tengo el alma muy vieja y tú todavía eres un niño? Siempre serás un niño —le dijo.

I think that my performances with Led Zeppelin got better with each performance and I think that our performances as Led Zeppelin Experience have also gotten better with each show.

My childhood taught me nothing... zero.

That's the hardest part, getting out of my comfort zone and doing more in the public, for the kids or for the team. That's not the type of person I am. I'm trying to mature and work on that.