Chrissie Hynde Quotes

I was always the kid at school who thought it was a good idea to set off the fire alarm. And much as I'm aware that that's a trait which also propels other things which are good, I wish I could just pause and go, 'Is this really what you want to do?'

I haven't changed a bit. I go out with my mates, but I probably have to watch what I do a little more.

There's still the part of me that wants to leap at every opportunity, but now there's the other side that says, 'Let's just wait a minute and see what happens.' That's intuition, and it comes with age and experience.

I don't think you can run around and crash and bang quite the way that I might have done in the past.

What I enjoy most is doing something I've never done before.

Life is too short not to experiment.

I think it's certainly natural to try new things as you grow up and get older!

I used to be such a daredevil but now I'm much more cautious.

Wild oats will get sown some time, and one of the arts of life is to sow them at the right time.

We should not, however, proceed with the adventure simply because we are wound up and cannot stop.

Life's too short not to try different things and to see what works for you and your body.

I think I was pretty reckless and definitely a bit out of control. Now, I'm more focused.

I just wanted to get out there and do different roles and try new things.

When I was a kid, I would mess around on the streets with my mates, winding people up and making them angry. It got to the point where someone called the cops, and we had to run away. But to be honest, now I am a calm guy.

Don't be afraid to try new things, because I just tried shot put not knowing my family history behind it, and trying it led me to the rest of my life.

My parents emphasized experiential learning - in my family, being adventurous was a sign of maturity.

When I went to Spain, it was a risk because I was really young. But I quickly learned the game, and I grew as a result.

You have to experiment and that's gonna help your confidence so much when you step out and try things.

If I've learned anything in my 30s, it's about holding back a little bit.

It's good to try stuff. I wrote a book that I threw away, and I think I just wrote it so I could try stuff in it and not be scared

I am willing to move out of my comfort zone and experience life in a new way.

The art of avoiding extremes is an art that is drawn on the canvas of maturity and painted with the abstract strokes of many experiences.

There's no point sitting here, using words that mean nothing. Go and experiment. It's time you got out of here. Go and re-conquer your kingdom, which has grown corrupted by routine. Stop repeating the same lesson, because you won't learn anything new that way.

I'm try-sexual. I'll try anything once