Lily Collins Quotes

One of the greatest moments in anybody's developing experience is when he no longer tries to hide from himself but determines to get acquainted with himself as he really is.

I'm not changing to the point where suddenly I wear floor-length skirts and start playing the violin; I'm just growing up a little bit, I guess.

I think the beauty of growing up is not really knowing and figuring it out for yourself.

I think that no matter how old you get, you are always learning about yourself.

Life experience is not something to be denied, but to be celebrated.

The romantic idealism of my youth has been replaced with realism and hard work at what I love.

You don't find out who you are unless you work at it.

My 20s was a time for self-exploration and, okay, a little self-indulgence.

It is only in adventure that some people succeed in knowing themselves - in finding themselves.

I feel like I've grown up a bit. I'm a bit more confident, and I've been reading more, and I've had a little more time to myself. I went on this writing trip to gather my thoughts about where and who I am in this world, and why we're all here.

We continue to shape our personality all our life. If we knew ourselves perfectly, we should die.

I have a lot of growing up to do, or a lot of growing down. I think that's probably more appropriate.

One of the reasons I'm an interesting person to be married to is my intensely late-blooming self-awareness.

I feel the older I get, the more I'm learning to handle life. Being on this quest for a long time, it's all about finding yourself.

I got married before I found myself. People should find themselves before they get married.

Just live life. That's the best way to learn how to act. Just live.

Little kids grow up discovering the world that's shown to them and then when you become a teenager, it kind of shrinks a little bit. I think when you get past that point, one of the important things is that you see there is more to the world than yourself.

I'm one of those people that makes a better adult than I did a kid.

When you're 22 or 23, you think the world revolves around you, and I felt that way for a long time. But I just turned 30, and I love it! You realize, 'Whoa, baby, you ain't all that.' And you're not! You're just a woman out there doing something she loves.

Life is the only real counselor; wisdom unfiltered through personal experience does not become a part of the moral tissue.

I think you grow up every year, every day. You learn something new and try to really worry about what's important in life.

I stepped away to find out more about myself, which I was having difficulty doing as a football player. I got a chance to travel the world. I studied Eastern philosophy, and I've grown as a person so much.

I think you just learn so much about yourself over the years.

I think life is about growing into yourself and getting to like that person.

My view is that you have to deal with who you are. It's hard work, in a way, but somebody has to do it.