Famous Quotes & Sayings

Dennis Prager

When emotions dominate, maturity and wisdom deteriorate

Edsger Dijkstra

… what society overwhelmingly asks for is snake oil. Of course, the snake oil has the most impressive names — otherwise you would be selling nothing — like “Structured Analysis and Design”, “Software Engineering”, “Maturity Models”, “Management Information Systems”, “Integrated Project Support Environments” “Object Orientation” and “Business Process Re-engineering”.

Dave Ramsey

Being willing to delay pleasure for a greater result is a sign of maturity.

Dave Ramsey

One definition of maturity is learning to delay pleasure.

Chuck Heater

We need them. We'll find out what kind of maturity they have and who can go out and make plays.

Charlie Chaplin

As I began to love myself I stopped craving for a different life, and I could see that everything that surrounded me was inviting me to grow. Today I call it 'maturity'.

Charles Caleb Colton

Antithesis may be the blossom of wit, but it will never arrive at maturity unless sound sense be the trunk and truth the root.

Bruno Schulz

My ideal goal is to "mature" into childhood. That would be genuine maturity.

Diablo Cody

Juno MacGuff: I was out handling things way beyond my maturity level.

Edgar Allan Poe

A dirge for her the doubly dead in that she died so young.

Elizabeth Edwards

I have less energy than I did when I was a younger parent, although I was never really a young parent.

Aharon Appelfeld

People who lose their parents when young are permanently in love with them.

Abdul Kalam

We will be remembered only if we give to our younger generation a prosperous and safe India, resulting out of economic prosperity coupled with civilizational heritage.

Yingluck Shinawatra

One thing that I can't avoid the fact, because I am Thaksin's youngest sister.

Chris Evert

I was very, very shy as a younger girl, just petrified of people.

Chad Harbach

Other things awaited. It was good to be young and to know it for once. So much unfolding to do.

Chelsea Clinton

For most young Americans I know, 'serving' in the broadest sense now seems like the only thing to do.

Billy Joel

Only the good die young.

China Machado

I'm practical. I see something, and I do it.

Baruch Spinoza

In practical life we are compelled to follow what is most probable ; in speculative thought we are compelled to follow truth.

Kristanna Loken

I never really was much of a practical jokester or anything.