Richard Le Gallienne Quotes

My mom calls me an older soul because, growing up, she taught me stuff real early. Now I spend most of my time chasing wisdom, chasing understanding.

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.

After a while, you just don't do things you don't wanna do - that's the great freedom you get, the older you get. You learn what to do and what not to do, and what will be a waste of time and what won't be a waste of time.

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.

If I had it all to do over again, I would do most all things differently. However, how would I know that if, I had not had the opportunity to do them the first time.

If you can last until you're 40 years old, hopefully you'll be mature enough to figure out the rest of the years.

Whether it's in the right way or sometimes the wrong way, you learn about life and its lessons.

It took me a long time to grow up.

As a young boy, I did a lot of foolish things. I made a lot of mistakes. And you live and learn.

I enjoy growing older and wiser and learning from my mistakes every single day.

I've gotten away with a lot in my life. The older you get the more you realize you're not getting away with it, it's taking its toll somewhere. So you try not to put yourself in those situations. Part of the mysterious process called growing up. Some people do that better than others.

I like getting older. When you're in your twenties you're really forging for your future. Things take shape later on.

I know that in my past I was young and irresponsible - but that's what growing up is. You learn from your mistakes.

I was always the kid at school who thought it was a good idea to set off the fire alarm. And much as I'm aware that that's a trait which also propels other things which are good, I wish I could just pause and go, 'Is this really what you want to do?'

Every experience makes you grow.

I'm excited about turning 40. I've been an adult for a long time, but there is a difference between being an adult and being a grown-up. I'm someone's mummy now and I'm enjoying that. I feel as if I'm about to hit my peak.

Experience is what really happens to you in the long run; the truth that finally overtakes you.

I wouldn't go back on my old days, though; everybody needs to have their wild years. It's just a question of when and I'd rather have had them early than be doing it as a mid-life crisis type thing.

Age puzzles me. I thought it was a quiet time. My seventies were interesting and fairly serene, but my eighties are passionate. I grow more intense as I age.

For most of us, wisdom is acquired in the thicket of experience and usually meets us somewhere along the way if we live long enough. But sooner is better than later.

Everything in life is a lesson and I have learned from each marriage. Yes, I've made mistakes but every experience is a learning curve.

Every man must wear out at least one pair of fools shoes.

I thought I was an old soul, and that I knew life, but then starting the real life, I figured I am completely new.

I don't want to put a pause on the rest of my life; I'm really enjoying getting older and the wisdom that comes from that.

I remember thinking, when I was in my early 30s, that this is the best age to be, and I still believe your 30s are a wonderful time.