Jason Giambi Quotes

The older I get, the more relaxed I am.

The older you are, the wiser you are. The more comfortable you are in your own skin, the more you know yourself, the more patient you are. I don't sweat the small stuff any more.

As you get older you learn some balance and mediation in your life - that's where I am right now. I feel pretty comfortable about things.

I'm far more comfortable in my 40s than I ever was.

Life is not quantifiable in terms of age, but I suppose in my fifties I am more grounded and more at ease in my own skin than when I was younger. I have a confidence that I didn't have before from the experiences I've had.

I'm so glad I'm not 20 years old anymore. I was in a hurricane. I'm a lot calmer now. I don't cause destruction for myself and others everywhere I go.

With time, you learn to be calmer.

With each year I experience, I become more relaxed. I know now what is important to listen to and what to ignore. You only get that with age.

The good part about getting older is you stop trying to prove anything to anyone, including yourself. All you are in the pursuit of is collecting experiences - beautiful, fragile little soap bubbles that you store in your heart, and every once in a while you pull one out and gaze at the delicate pictures it shows you.

Silence is a source of great strength.

What happens when you get to the age of 60 is that you have no more doubts. I know why I'm here on this planet. I know what I need to do. I know what is a distraction and what isn't.

First keep peace with yourself, then you can also bring peace to others.

I think I have more patience now than I did in the past.

With age comes a greater wisdom, an ease and comfort with oneself.

It's a beautiful thing at 60 to know who you are.

I think it's nice to age gracefully. OK, you lose the youth, a certain stamina and dewy glow, but what you gain on the inside as a human being is wonderful: the wisdom, the acceptance and the peace of mind. It's a fair exchange.

My goal is to get quieter as I get older.

I have no projects on the horizon. I don't feel frustrated. It's a great life lesson for me.

When I passed the age of 50, I learned how to control my emotions.

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.

Your mid-thirties is a good time because you know a fair amount, you have some self-control.

Where I once constantly lost my temper, I found myself arriving at a crisis and experiencing peace.

I feel more grounded and more settled than I ever have. I don't know whether that is to do with my spirituality or whether I'm wiser about life, but as you age you become more selective about what you listen to, devote your time to and who you hang out with.

When you're older and wiser a lot of the ego has gone out of the window.

I love being middle-aged in general. I'm more at peace with myself now. I still have tormented times, but they are few and far between. You don't feel you have to be the centre of your world when you get older. Becoming a mother had been a turning point which stopped me from being the centre of my world.