Sally Field Quotes

There's a confidence and sense of self that comes with age that I didn't anticipate.

We grow neither better or worse as we get old, but more like ourselves.

I'm more confident now than I've ever been. As you get older, you have to be.

The advantage of age is that you swap youth for wisdom. You're so full of insecurities when you're young. 'Who am I? What do I have to do for people to like me?' You get caught up in things. You get very emotional about things.

I am so far more secure and more grounded and more know who I am than when I was in my 20s.

In your 30s, you are very aware of who you are and what you're confident in.

As you get older, you get different, and I'm a mushier, softer person as I get older.

I think confidence comes with age and experience, honestly.

I've calmed down, certainly, from the days of being 18, but I'm still having a good time.

Youth is not a question of years: one is young or old from birth.

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.

Self-acceptance has been a blessed by-product of middle age.

I am too old to think.

So, do I think I'm missing something? I really don't, and I think that comes with age.

As you get older, you kind of take on things and become kind of different than what you used to be as a kid, obviously.

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.

I think the older you get, the more you know about life, and the more you learn about yourself and you become comfortable in your own skin. So the older I'm getting, the more fun I'm having.

Young kids don't have their identity, so everything is so important. Now I'm mature. I know who I am and I know what my thing is and I know what I'm bringing. It's very clear and defined.

Growing old is not growing up.

It is not how old you are, but how you are old.

What most persons consider as virtue, after the age of 40 is simply a loss of energy.

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

When you're young, you worry about what other people think. The older you get, the less that matters.

I had more energy at 50. On the other hand, at 75, I've probably got a little more wisdom and good judgment than I had at 50 because I've got more experience. But I haven't really changed. I'm still driven by the same philosophy.

There are things I'd wish weren't part of ageing. But what you gain is much more than you're giving up. I don't think you come into your own until you're 35 or so.