Mature Behavior Quotes

Maturity does not always come with age; sometimes age comes alone.

Adults acting like children and children acting like adults is generally a pretty reliable comic device.

Self-control is one mark of a mature person; it applies to control of language, physical treatment of others, and the appetites of the body.

It is a youthful failing to be unable to control one's impulses.

But I don't think I've grown up to be a damaged adult.

If you behave like a stupid moron, you're going to get called out by me.

Silence speaks so much louder than screaming tantrums. Never give anyone an excuse to say that you're crazy.

In football, you have to grow up quickly, and you're generally more mature than other people your age.

Now he is a statesman, when what he really wants is to be what most reporters are, adult delinquents.

I can't let myself act immature, in a way.

Maturity is a compound of wisdom, goodwill, resilience, and creativity.

I tend to deal with things in a very serious manner.

Maturity comes not with age but with the acceptance of responsibility. You are only young once but immaturity can last a lifetime!

I think it's almost necessary for most people to have the freedom to pull back, and then re-enter at an adult level, where they are neither playing the victim nor creating victims, but just participating in calm, adult behavior. Because an awful lot of churches just aren't there at adult Christianity, this seems to be the norm anymore.

Everyone experiences bouts of jealousy; but the dignified person conceals it, while the vulgar one acts upon it

My parents called me their wise little baby. I was mature when I was 4 or 5. My brother and sister were older, so I was raised by four adults.

Only thirteen, and she knows how to nasty.

A strong nation, like a strong person, can afford to be gentle, firm, thoughtful, and restrained. It can afford to extend a helping hand to others. It's a weak nation, like a weak person, that must behave with bluster and boasting and rashness and other signs of insecurity.

I've always been a serious person.

Mature people relate to each other without the need to merge.

I don't think I'm being forced to grow up too fast; I would rather people treat me like an adult.

I'm not 18 anymore, so I'm not into starting unnecessary beefs. It's tacky.

When emotions dominate, maturity and wisdom deteriorate

I did a lot of mischief while I was a little boy, and I continue to do it now that I am President.

The basic cause of all our difficulties is immaturity. That's why I talk so much about peace within ourselves as a step toward peace in our world. If we were mature, war would not be possible and peace would be assured. In our immaturity we do not know the laws of the universe, and we think evil can be overcome by more evil. One symptom of our immaturity is greed, making it difficult for us to learn the simple lesson of sharing.