Sharon Stone Quotes

It's not that I bounce ideas off of my children as much as it is that having children has had a profound effect on the way I see the world. They have mined my soul. They've made me a better person and therefore a more empathetic writer.

A man doesn't have to have all the answers; children will teach him how to parent them, and in the process will teach him everything he needs to know about life.

The older I get, the more open-minded I get, the less judgmental I get.

I always feel that life can teach you how to act. I'm always looking at life through other people's eyes. By feeling empathy. And I do feel that I am constantly learning.

You have to treat people gently because we're all in a process. What might seem like a good idea to somebody at 21 is probably not going to seem like a good idea at 50, but you don't know that until you get there.

The longer you live, I believe, you learn so much about life that you have more to give.

I'm very very happy for my hardships and misfortunes: they build character and make you a better person. Even if I think it's something you have to carry with you, it's definitely something that makes you more empathic towards other people, makes you understand people and relationships so much better.

The more life you live, the more you are able to understand the experiences of other people. It's one of the few benefits of getting older.

As I got older, I guess I became more mellow and more forgiving and more loving.

I think over the years, being a mother, I've matured in so many ways.

I guess the older I get, the more understanding and forgiving I've become.

It is not until you become a mother that your judgment slowly turns to compassion and understanding.

You can learn from anyone even your enemy.

It is a great thing about having young children, is that they don't really care whether you're the chief justice or whatever, and they do make sure that you have a good perspective on life and what's important.

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

Compromise and tolerance are magic words. It took me 40 years to become philosophical.

Get this in mind early: We never grow up.

It is healthier, in any case, to write for the adults one's children will become than for the children one's 'mature' critics often are.

Literature seems to offer lessons in human nature that help us decode the world around us and be better friends.

I find it strange when people can't relate to kids, because you were a kid once, you know?

The great thing about getting older is that you become more mellow. Things aren't as black and white, and you become much more tolerant. You can see the good in things much more easily rather than getting enraged as you used to do when you were young.

Life experiences can, at times, be quite humbling, but you learn from them. But I like the changes in my life and what kind of person they've made me into. I'm very open, not as judgmental as I was in my twenties, and a lot more compassionate.

As you age, you have this vast cauldron of experience to draw from. Some of the experiences are great; some of them you wish you'd never had. But all of them shape the work that you do and the person you become. It's just inevitable.

I haven't changed much, over the years. I use less adjectives, now, and have a kinder heart, perhaps.

When I was young, I admired clever people. Now that I am old, I admire kind people.