John Masefield Quotes

When I was in my 20s, I don't think I knew what happiness was. Now, it's about getting to a place in your life when you're confident in the person you are. It took me a long time to get there.

I don't regret anything, because I feel better every year, and if I'd done something different, maybe I wouldn't. I'm more of a whole person, the older I get.

Now I got kids and I'm more wise now. Life means more to me than having fun. I'm more calm, more wise, and more cautious.

The disadvantage of becoming wise is that you realize how foolish you've been.

The things that make us happy make us wise.

Better to be happy than wise.

Self-knowledge is no guarantee of happiness, but it is on the side of happiness and can supply the courage to fight for it.

People have asked if I would go back to my 20s, and I'm like, "Only if I could hold onto the wisdom and the things that I've learned." But in reality, I don't think I'd want to even go back then. I'm so happy with where I'm at. My life is very content. Everything feels really good. I wouldn't want to change any of that. I'm happy for all the ups and the downs, and everything that has led me to where I am. I wouldn't want to lose any of that.

It's a helluva start, being able to recognize what makes you happy.

When I became a mature woman, I put both feet firmly on the side of maturity.

Novels teach you that actions have consequences. They help you grow up.

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

A solid sense of self will help a person to lead a full and happy life.

I view the experiences that I have had - both tough ones and the pleasant ones - as gifts. They've been full of lessons. And I've learned to be open to those lessons.

Look for joy in your life; it's not always easy to find.

There are times in my life when I haven't been happy. Sometimes it's not even physical, it's something else. The key is identifying why you're unhappy and doing whatever you can to fix it in a healthy way.

My life is better with every year of living it.

I have no regrets in my life whatsoever.

The more you've lived, the more you've experienced, you emotionally know a lot more, especially if you haven't had a regular, straightforward kind of life.

Life's experiences, whether they be pleasant or unpleasant, torturous or excruciatingly wonderful and blissful, you know, season you somehow and you learn from them.

I'm a much better mother at 46... than if I were like, 21 or 25.

If I was to do it all over again, I wouldn't change a thing.

As we get older, we get better at choosing in ways that will make us happy. We do a better job at picking activities that make us happy, and at spending time with people who make us happy. We're also better at letting things go.

The belief that youth is the happiest time of life is founded on a fallacy. The happiest person is the person who thinks the most interesting thoughts, and we grow happier as we grow older.

But I'm not an idiot. At the end of the day, I've learned a lot.