Iman Shumpert Quotes

A child learns to discard his ideals, whereas a grown-up never wears out his short pants.

As a child, I thought, 'Once I am a grown-up, there will be no more fear, no more worries,' and it turns out that's not true.

I know I felt like I was ready to be an adult long before the rest of the world agreed. I'd already realized that a lot of grown-ups didn't know any more than I did, and some of them were even dumber than I was, and even the ones who were smarter weren't using their smarts for things I necessarily considered worthwhile.

People are entitled to their friendships, and we're all entitled to be disappointed by our friends when they disappoint us.

There comes a time in every man's life when he realises he will never be James Bond.

I have lived a great deal among grown-ups. I have seen them intimately, close at hand. And that hasn’t much improved my opinion of them.

A lot of boys will let me down but a real man wouldn't do it like that.

Heroes betray us. By having them, in real life, we betray ourselves.

That's the worst of growing up, and I'm beginning to realize it. The things you wanted so much when you were a child don't seem half so wonderful to you when you get them.

These days it takes a child nearly 20 years to find out that Superman, Batman will not come to his or her rescue.

I think probably everyone can relate to wanting to believe that your parents are one thing, and having to come to the realization that they might not be.

There's a whole other chapter of my life where I was, for 15 years, the significant other of coach Phil Jackson.

I always gave everything for Juventus, but then everybody has a right to believe what they want.

The events of my twenties felt historic, but the people involved did not. I wanted a hero - someone who could make sense of what was happening around me and in some way redeem it.

When I was growing up, I thought everything was a life of friendship, respect, and sharing. But I discovered that unfortunately, you have people who aren't behaving in the same way but have hatred.

You spend your childhood wanting to get out from your house and wanting to get away and out into the real world, and then as adults, we start to learn that things are not what we thought they were.

It's refreshing and weird when your kids get older and they're able to tell you how they feel and what they want.

My father is my hero. No matter what, I'll always forgive him.

To become historically-minded is to be grown-up.

This was not a good idea coming home for Christmas. I'm too old. Years ago, coming back from schools or trips, I always expected some sort of new perspective or fresh insight about the family on returning. That doesn't happen anymore-the days of revelation about my parents, at least, are over... its time to move on. I think we'd all appreciate that.

Then I grew up, and the beauty of succulent illusions fell away from me.

In my youth I, too, entertained some illusions; but I soon recovered from them.

Picture anybody growing up so stupid he didn't know that hope is just another phase you'll grow out of.

He wondered whether growing up was learning that most stories turned out to be lies.

Everyone wants to grow up to be a faerie princess. Trust me, It's overrated