Michelle Pfeiffer Quotes

To the one, a little natural moderation and quietness of temper may be sufficient to conduct us: but to the other, we can only attain by much discipline and slow advances; and when we think we have made great way, we shall often find reason to confess in the hour of trial, that we had greatly, far too greatly, over-rated our progress.

I look back now, and most of the drama in my life was self-inflicted. I don't need to make up so much drama now.

Planning and reminiscing can be a good thing... in moderation.

Some degree of expression is necessary for growth, but it should be little in proportion to the full life.

I think, you know, when you're a teenager, sometimes your emotions are a little bit more drastic than maybe when you're in your 20s. You sort of level out a little bit.

I can be pretty reactive, and I've learned over time to be less reactive: to stop and think before I make decisions.

When I was younger, I behaved a bit strangely sometimes - lost my temper, did silly things - but little by little, I've gotten better. As a chef, I think you need to do a lot of work on yourself and your temperament.

I've found that balance is key. I'm no longer an extremist in any one direction.

I think I'm still a little too intense for my own good sometimes.

A little more moderation would be good. Of course, my life hasn't exactly been one of moderation.

When we have a good balance between thinking and feeling... our actions and lives are always the richer for it.

There's a very wild side to me, but it's calming down.

I'm not much of a partier anymore. I enjoy clarity much more.

My biggest weakness is that I'm excessive. Fortunately for everyone concerned, I'm not as excessive as I used to be.

I am bound to add that the excess in too little has ever proved in me more dangerous than the excess in too much; the last may cause indigestion, but the first causes death.

There's always something going on, but thank goodness these days it's with a clear head, which helps me massively.

Temperance is simply a disposition of the mind which binds the passion.

I can't do anything in moderation.

I'm a real 'go, go' person... I'd make myself crazy by pushing too hard. It's important to pull pack the reins a little bit and get in touch with what's inside.

In therapy I have learned the importance of keeping spiritual life and professional life balanced. I need to regain my balance.

Never exaggerate, but express your feelings with moderation.

When you really put your heart and soul into something, the temptation is to try to be in control of circumstances, however you can, and looking and seeing how people are responding. But I realized, early on, that that was just not going to be a healthy thing for me to do.

You have to find ways to find that center, to find that balance, to find sanity, because again, we are getting bigger, and people look at us that way. We have to find that new balance.

I have realised I need to tone down and be easy at times. It is good to be competitive and have a fighting spirit, but one should not go to extremes.

I'm a really extreme person, and balance is probably the hardest thing for me to maintain.