#mature

People who have no hold over their process of thinking are likely to be ruined by liberty of thought. If thought is immature, liberty of thought becomes a method of converting men into animals. ↗

— Muhammad Iqbal

#converting #hold #immature #into #liberty

There is no question that al-Qaida operatives are currently active in Iraq. A premature exit before the threat they represent has been dealt with would endanger America and the prospects of eventual peace in the Middle East. ↗

— Robert Foster Bennett

#america #been #before #currently #dealt

Two premature babies was not a genetic thing; we were just unlucky. ↗

— Sophie Ellis Bextor

#genetic #just #premature #thing #two

I think I'm in the same mood as ever, but in some ways more mature. I guess you could say that, at 65, when you've seen the world shape up as I have, there are only two things you can do: laugh or kill yourself. ↗

— John le Carre

#ever #guess #i #i think #kill

I want to never stop growing as a person. I’d love to be well over 8 feet tall. ↗

— Jarod Kintz

#grow #mature #tall #funny

I was fortunate to play for Pete Rose and have teammates like Ken Griffey Sr., Tony Perez and Dave Concepcion. I grew up in the game with a mature attitude. I've always known it was better to be seen and not heard. ↗

— Eric Davis

#attitude #better #dave #fortunate #game

But above that, most mature adults can hold their attention on something for 45 minutes, whether they like it or not. But above that requires training. ↗

— Robert Fripp

#attention #hold #like #mature #minutes

I have never been able to look upon America as young and vital but rather as prematurely old, as a fruit which rotted before it had a chance to ripen. ↗

— Henry Miller

#america #been #before #chance #fruit

I think it's safe to say that it's rather premature for anyone to make any initial assessment or analysis of Kim Jong-un, or have an accurate impression on Kim Jong-un. ↗

— Lee Myung-bak

#analysis #any #anyone #assessment #i

My grandson Sam Saunders has been playing golf since he could hold a club and I spent a lot of time with him over the years. Like my father taught me, I showed him the fundamentals of the game and helped him make adjustments as he and his game matured over the years. ↗

— Arnold Palmer

#club #could #father #fundamentals #game