Famous Quotes & Sayings

Dorothy Dunnett

Today,’ said Lymond, ‘if you must know, I don’t like living at all. But that’s just immaturity boggling at the sad face of failure. Tomorrow I’ll be bright as a bedbug again.

Andrew Sarris

It is cynicism, and not idealism, that is generally the mark of youthful immaturity, or rather it is the cynic who is generally the most foolish romantic.

Mason Cooley

For many, immaturity is an ideal, not a defect.

Immanuel Kant

It is difficult for the isolated individual to work himself out of the immaturity which has become almost natural for him.

Immanuel Kant

Dare to know! Have the courage to use your own intelligence!

Mary Robinson

Young persons, because of their immaturity, may not fully comprehend the consequences of their actions and should therefore benefit from less severe sanctions than adults. More importantly, it reflects the firm belief that young persons are more susceptible to change, and thus have a greater potential for rehabilitation than adults.

Len Elmore

There were times my immaturity kept me from being all I wanted to be.

Witold Gombrowicz

Our element is unending immaturity.

Aaron Swartz

The adults were completely wrong.

Elizabeth Olsen

I've never read a young adult novel, though. I'm sure I would love it, but I've never read one.

Art Spiegelman

Sometimes I don't feel like a functioning adult

David Foster Wallace

Stated as an English sentence, of course, this is just a banal platitude-but the fact is that, in the day-to-day trenches of adult existence, banal platitudes can have life-or-death importance. That may sound like hyperbole, or abstract nonsense.

Tina Fey

...nothing is creepier than a bunch of adults being very quiet.

Sigmund Freud

The defense against childish helplessness is what lends its characteristic features to the adult's reaction to the helplessness which he has to acknowledge - a reaction which is precisely the formation of religion.

Shirley MacLaine

Once you get your own family clear in your head, whatever your problems are with it, you're better prepared for being an adult in the world.

Serj Tankian

I'm a huge Beatles fan, but I've only really gotten into them as an adult.

Sherrilyn Kenyon

Oh contraire, mon frère. I’m able to annoy all adults in ten syllables or less. Sometimes, I don’t even have to speak at all. I just walk into the room and it rankles them.

P. J. O'Rourke

Wealth brings great benefits to the world. Rich people are heros.

Denis Waitley

Unless what you say benefits the other person, don't say it.

Bob Toth

We are pleased that yet another independent source has recognized the tremendous value of our tires. Goodyear's product development efforts have focused on an application of relevant technology - advancements that are technologically innovative, but which also offer discernable benefits to those who drive on our tires.

Darrell Braden

We have no benefits at all -- no sick leave. What most people have, we don't have it.

Ed French

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M. Wolfe

We want market share at the end of the day, ... You've got to have it because those are the companies that are going to have pricing power, and  they are going to enjoy the benefits of margin expansion on the back end of this.

Charlie Chaplin

Dictators free themselves by enslaving others. They work not for your benefit, but their own.

Charles Henry Parkhurst

Pity is not enough better than indifference to benefit materially either agent or recipient.

Amy Jo Martin

We don't like what we don't know or understand. Parents don't like the thought of their kids embracing social media because they don't fully understand the benefits and dangers.