Quotes by Maturity You'll find that marriage is a good short cut to the truth. No, not quite that. A way of doubling back to the truth. Another thing you'll find is that the years of illusion aren't those of adolescense, as the grown-ups try to tell us; they're the ones immediately after it, say the middle twenties, the false maturity if you like, when you first get thoroughly embroiled in things and lose your head. Your age, by the way, Jim. That's when you first realize that sex is important to other people besides yourself. A discovery like that can't help knocking you off balance for a time. Kingsley Amis maturitycuttingsex The American culture ideal of the "self-made-man," of everyone "standing on his own feet" seemed as tragic a picture as the initiative-destroying dependence on a benevolent despot. He felt and perceived clearly that we all need continuous help from each other, and that this type of interdependence is the greatest challenge to maturity of individual and group functioning. Kurt Lewin maturityselfmen Maturity, the way I understand it, is knowing what your limitations are. Kurt Vonnegut maturityknowingway Maturity involves two elements: 1) immediate obedience in specific situations and 2) long-range character growth. Larry Crabb maturitycharactertwo True maturity is only reached when a man realizes he has become a father figure to his girlfriends' boyfriend - and he accepts it Larry McMurtry maturitygirlfriendfather Age is relative. Experience is relative. And I think often intensity is confused with maturity. Laura Marling confusedmaturitythinking Venting every feeling isn't mature. Learning to deal with uncomfortable and unpleasant feelings is an important aspect of maturity. Laura Schlessinger maturityimportantfeelings I like a woman who has both maturity and ingenuity. This comes under the heading of femininity. Laurence Harvey ingenuityfemininitymaturity Adolescents need to be reassured that nothing-neither their growing maturity, their moods, their misbehavior, nor your anger at something they have done-can shake your basic commitment to them. Laurence Steinberg maturityangercommitment Age is no guarantee of maturity. Lawana Blackwell growing-upmaturityinspirational Every year there's a few more things I'm not sure of. I've decided that a wide-ranging uncertainty is the mark of the true maturity of man. Lawrence Block maturitymenyears The mature person perceives the fruitlessness of rigid, external methodologies; Remembering this, he keeps his attitude unstructured at all times and thus is always free to pursue the Integral Way. He studies the teachings of the masters. He dissolves all concepts of duality. He pours himself out in service to others. Laozi service-to-othersmature-personmaturity Those of us who have come to years of discretion and more, must often take to retrospect, and seek to appraise the outcome of our lives. Learned Hand maturityoutcomesyears The mark of a mature man is the ability to give love and receive it joyously and without guilt. Leo Baeck maturitygivingmen I'd date someone younger or older age doesn't matter to me. Or looks, really - it's all about maturity. Leona Lewis maturityagelooks Maturity comes from obedience, not necessarily from age. Leonard Ravenhill maturitychristianityage Maturity is a series of shattered illusions. LeVar Burton illusionshatteredmaturity Maturity and experience shouldn't stop one from craving silly things like sliding down bannisters. Lewis Buzbee cravingmaturitysilly And for him, who lived in a certain circle, and who required some mental activity such as usually develops with maturity, having views was as necessary as having a hat. Leo Tolstoy maturitycirclesviews One time I didn't leave my hotel room for four days, I was so stuck in my head. But now, with maturity and age, I've realized that winning isn't everything. It's very much about the journey, particularly in my sport. There are so many people on my team, and I've got to be conscious of them. So while winning is definitely the ultimate goal, the lessons learned when I don't win only strengthen me. Lewis Hamilton maturityteamsports«1314151617181920212223»
