Matured Quotations

Kids have a weird honesty, especially in their reaction to things where a lot of older people who have matured have lost that.

I finally get to the place where the book has matured in my mind and I can hardly wait to start writing it. Then I just sit down and I start. I hit the go button. I have an outline, which is 70 pages, but I don't look at it. I never have to look at it.

Of course I would never compare myself to someone who actually went through a war, but I definitely matured shooting 'The Pacific.' I'm more calm and I have more patience.

I think the executives have matured enough so that they recognize that we have a two-party system. In California, we have more than a two-party system.

Interestingly, I matured as a musician and as an artist before I matured as a man. What I mean by that is, I was ready to be completely vulnerable and honest with myself and unapologetic when it comes to how I express myself in my medium. But I wasn't as secure in doing that when it came to just being myself.

The church wasn't an organization in the first century. They weren't writing checks or buying property. The church has matured and developed over the years. But for some reason, the last thing to change is the structure of leadership.

I think I've matured to a great extent. I think that I want different things now. That it's not about the celebrity status that you receive because you're doing the next hot movie. It's about doing good work.

I was very small, about 3 or 4 I think, and just wanted to be the people on telly telling these wonderful stories. Obviously the idea grew and matured with me but I can't ever remember wanting to do anything else. I've just sort of taken it for granted all my life that that was what I would do.

With Maurice suddenly going, I realised... I think I've matured. I don't take things lightly any more.

I feel like I've matured more musically than I have personally. But I totally embrace what becoming older has to offer. I find the wisdom that comes with each passing year is a trip.

India has the capability to create a fairly extensive defence manufacturing capability in many areas, and as a country and as an industry, we have matured in terms of technology and capability to make this happen.

If we want a great future in this world, we have to take God at his word, and God makes it really clear that society and civilization is held together by the glue of families... This is where the next generation of human beings are incubated and nurtured and matured - in homes. In families.

We stood toe-to-toe with Schuylkill Haven and, except for a two-possession stretch late in the third quarter, held our own. We matured as a team tonight and hopefully can carry this effort into the District 4 tournament.

We're going to tie ourselves to his wagon and let him pull us around. He's our leader and he's really matured and accepted that role.

When we defend well and create opportunities on offense, that's really our recipe for success. Once again we had great activity and pressure on the ball. We matured a little bit tonight, we had a greater sense of gamesmanship and clock management toward the end. We saw some good things from the whole team.

It's possible that I've matured as a writer, and I hope I've matured emotionally, but I always find myself revisiting these adolescent scenes.

Those who have matured spiritually, now put service to others at the center of their quest and of their lives.

We're playing our best hockey right now. The team has matured in the last part of the season. It's a pleasure to see how they've improved.

Scott has previous experience of captaincy and his form has been outstanding this year. I think, too, that he has matured a lot this season.

She took on more of a leadership role as a senior. She was a quiet kid, not very talkative in the past, who led by example. This year she was more vocal. As she matured she was more comfortable speaking out.

She's got the conformation; she's got the pedigree; she's got the class. She's the kind that doesn't come along very often. I can't fault her. At the top end of the business, a horse has to keep climbing the ladder. Ever since the spring, every month, she matured and she headed the right way. They don't all do that.

She has really matured from last year, which is one of the reasons we felt comfortable moving her up.

She has more poise and more composure than any of us, and it shows up on the court. She has really matured as a leader and understands how to impact and communicate with her team in a way that does bring calmness. She even calms me down.

She's 16 now, so young, but she's matured quite a bit,

She really has matured a lot. She's developed into a fine player.

My game has matured, and mentally, I've just matured to another level. That is a major factor in it. Some people mature really late.

Nick has matured and been able to make other people better.

One of the few ways in which I feel I've actually matured is that as I've grown older I do find the concept of 'men' mystifying, whereas when I was a feisty young thing I was forever saying 'The most fun part of being a feminist is frightening men!'

I guess I matured finally. Took me 37 years, but I guess I got there.

But as a matured economy, like the US or European nations, the Japanese economy cannot grow by five or six per cent.

Basically our players have matured naturally and they understand how to prepare every game. We have had great pitching depth and the key is that our defense has been good consistently.

I have been here for three years and if I compare things from the first year I met (Webb) to this year, she has grown and matured so much as an individual.

I have more power in the later rounds. People used to say I have no endurance; that I was only strong for three or four rounds. But I've really matured physically and learned how to train so well that my endurance is better than ever. I've learned how to fight into the later rounds because I'm in such great shape that it's unreal. I used to be afraid a fight would go into the later rounds, now I welcome it.

I enjoyed the experience. I think as a person I matured and I was strong through it all. I'm happy with it. I'm just really ecstatic to come out with a medal.

He's grown and matured over the years in such a unique way.

He's been a big part of our success these last two years. This year he has taken on a leadership role. He's matured and been a vocal leader. He's not afraid to say the tough things that may ruffle some feathers. But I think everyone on the team really likes and respect him.

He has matured so fast. Probably because he's had no choice, given the position that he's in. He had to succeed. He had to be aggressive. It's been learn-as-you-go. He's handled it. He's maturing beautifully, and it's working out. So far, so good.

He has matured a lot since last year. Another key to his game so far this season has been his ability to stay focused throughout the entire game.

He has just matured so unbelievably this past year. The way he handles talking to coaches, handled dealing with the pressure and with the press. He's become so articulate talking to people. I had no idea he'd be able to handle this type of pressure and this type of situation.

He has really matured and was a late bloomer. He was very thin at first and he worked hard in the (wrestling) room. He had to add muscle tone and work and work during his younger years to add strength.

He matured quite a bit as the game went on.

He matured even from the beginning of the year. As the season went on, his mental game got better.

He matured big-time after the first week. He used to be kind of a happy-go-lucky guy. Every now and then you would turn and see him goofing off with guys. You don't see that anymore. There is a whole different maturity with him now as far as focus.

He matured along with our offense and he knows it really well, ... He knows the game plan almost as well as the coaches do every week.

There is no auto pilot in U.S.-China relations, but relations have matured to the point where neither is this a terribly unusual meeting.

He's always been able to shoot, been a great shooter, a good ball-handler and just an all-around player. He's definitely gotten better with time. ... He's just matured as a player.

He's a lot more dedicated and I think he's matured quite considerably over the last couple of years.

He showed glimpses, but you could just tell he wasn't quite the same. But now he's more active. He's matured into a really, really good kid, and he's showing people just the type of player he can be.

He's been pitching well. David's a guy that's matured since last year and really stepped up.

Huge. This is a relief. This is excitement. It's just a culmination of 72 games that this team has just grown and matured so much. What a nice reward we got tonight.

He was real rebellious the first half of the season. He didn't want to listen to us. He had his own game plan. Then we'd get back and break down videos and ask him, 'Is this you, or is this somebody else?' He really matured in January. I think he finally got tired of us beating on him.

He knows me, so he'll probably know what I'm up to, but I've matured a lot since I went pro,

He knows the offense and just has matured and physically gotten bigger and stronger this year.

Jack really matured over the years. He got to be a much bigger person, much more willing to see people as they are.

John is a very emotional player, and early on would get out of control. Not to the point of hurting the team but hurting himself. His production has matured the last two seasons because his maturity has seen a gradual increase.

John has matured a great deal and is now capable of being a leader for other players in the team. I'd say there is a very good chance that he will be captain of Norway before too long.

I think it's indicative of a young team that hasn't matured yet that we play to the level of our competition. We've got to establish some consistency. We obviously know what we're capable of at our best, and we're not at our best.

I think Tony has finally grown up and matured as a leader of the team. When you talk about point guards and look at the things he has been able to do consistently this season, you have to mention Parker as one of the best in the league.

I think the most important thing was that the core of the players stayed the same, ... A lot of the guys matured and became very good players.

Jimmy has grown up tremendously, probably as much as any young man I've ever been around. Four years ago we didn't see eye-to-eye very often, but he's matured as a person and as a player. He came back for all the right reasons.

I think Dalila has matured a great deal in the four years she's been here.

Robert made some big decisions in that game and we only won, 13-12. He really matured into a quarterback and could really read the defenses.

Our relationship has matured beyond the stage when our focus should be measured by the sheer potential. Now, our trading relationship needs to be measured by results.

People have a right to surf the Web without Big Brother watching their every move and announcing it to the world. The Internet marketplace has matured - and it's time for consumers' protections to keep pace.

Stephanie has matured a lot as a basketball player in the last two weeks. The whole team has. I'm really proud of them. This team didn't say a word in the second half, they just came out with a serious look on their faces and played great basketball. They're believing in themselves and each other. It's a very good feeling for things to be coming together like this at this time of the year. It's a real good place to be right now.

Marcus was probably our team MVP tonight. He's really matured as a basketball player and just continues to get better. Obviously, that's something you like to see as a coach, and it helps build momentum for us as a basketball team.

Marcus has really matured as a player, ... The way he went about preparing himself for that game last week was very impressive.

I was expecting them to work hard, but we had a goal of getting to districts. We just wanted to get better with each game, and we matured tremendously.

I think I have matured over the past five or six months. I know that I have to keep maturing and I know that people will be looking at me as a leader next year. I'm ready for that, though.

I think he's matured physically. He was kind of an immature colt when we first started racing him. It seems like around the first of December, he's just turned into a man. He really developed. He's a beautiful animal now. And he's probably 75 to 100 pounds heavier than he was the first of December. And with all of his racing and training he's had, that's kind of remarkable.

I think he's matured as a person. He's heard all the chants. They're getting old.

I think he's matured a lot. He's throwing the ball harder. He's leading the team. He's doing a good job.

I think he's worked very hard at it. He's grown and matured as a coach dramatically.

I think he's really matured this year, compared to his first couple years. We drafted him when he was a junior. People forget that he was (21) years old. I think he's really matured the last couple years, but this year it's evident by his play and taking care of himself and understanding that, in order for him to be a good football player, he has to take care of himself on and off the field.

I think he?s become a lot more mature about a lot of different things. I think his life, because of the situation that he was involved with, has matured him a great deal.

I think his selection is a very shrewd one because he has matured as a cricketer this season,

I think (Gardner) has matured tremendously. And since he has been there (at Bolton) he has been a permanent fixture in terms of his performance day in day out, week in week out, year in year out.

It is definitely trial and error. I guess we went through the same process when the cable industry first appeared, and later on with the wireless industry, but you see the Internet has really matured a lot over the last two years and I guess the trial and error, or the art portion, of the analysis is really declining -- though there's still a margin for error.

That was the second game of the season. Playing a team like Duke the second game of the season, that's something that's really hard to simulate. We've grown a lot, which is a good thing. That's 15, 16 games since then, we've matured as a team. We've had a lot of close games and our character and confidence have grown.

That was the best pitching I've seen from him. He had a lot of control, a lot of command. He had a good fastball. He's got a lot of talent. I think he's matured a lot.

That was a huge thing, the defensive intensity. But I really feel like that experience with Highland the first time has matured us in a lot of ways. One thing about our season, we've had some 'necessary' failures.

I would like to see Brian become consistent and show that he's matured enough to make good decisions. He doesn't have to go out and win games, he just can't lose them.

Wireless technology has really matured a lot in the last five years. Not only has it matured, it's become affordable.

Wireless e-mail was ushered in by BlackBerry. It was a great first act, but the show goes on. The audience has matured and wants much, much more. Thank you BlackBerry, the market will take it from here.

When you're getting matured the more responsibility you have

We've matured over the year and they've been doing it all the time for us.

We're not at the same place as the county. Our system has not matured to the point theirs has.

We're kinda in the same boat. It probably will come down to who takes better care of the football. It'll come down to who's matured the most to this point in the season. Both teams will have a lot of first-time Friday night players.

We still had a few fits with our serve-receive, but the girls scrapped, swung and blocked enough to come out on top. We have matured a bit and were able to come out stronger in the third game.

Wal-Mart's much slower rate of sales growth in November clearly shows this is a matured global business. As supermarket goods continue to increase as a percentage of sales -- and this includes consumables and perishables sold in big volume at Sam's Club -- we will expect to see a persistently slower rate of top line growth.

The decision showed he has learned, he has progressed, he has matured during this 12 months.

While subscriber growth remains strong, especially in developing regions, the revenue opportunity for the infrastructure vendors appears to be more muted as the market moves from coverage driven investments to more incremental capacity spending. We forecast that increases in WCDMA revenues will more than slightly offset declines in GSM-based infrastructure. The CDMA market has matured such that it is prone to the ups and downs of upgrade cycles, but should see modest growth through the scope of our forecast.

We knew it wasn't going to be easy. But we've become a second-half team this year. I don't necessarily like it that way -- we don't like to have to come back. But we have matured enough to be poised and do whatever we have to do to come away with a win.

We've come a long way. I don't want to sound braggadocio, but the team has matured so much since then.

This was a much-needed win. I am really happy with how we matured as a team. When they (Scoopers) got more aggressive we matched it and got aggressive and went to the basket.

The Panthers have matured as a franchise, and they are benefiting from a continuous effort to upgrade their operations. Even when they had lean years on the field, the Panthers took care of their fans and sponsors. That's paying off.

The play of our offensive line has been the secret to our success. These guys have been through the trenches together and have matured and developed into a solid group.

When you end up getting into the profession, you end up learning how important that end is. This is a group of guys who have gotten older and matured through the Big Ten. ... They understand the benefits that go into defending.

The position, frankly, never matured to what I expected it to be.

We need to get matured real fast. Fortunately -- or unfortunately, depending on how you want to look at it -- this game this week is going to give me a chance to look at people, whether they're going to execute or not. We just didn't execute last week.