Mature Quotations | Page 8

We've asked a lot of him being a young player. ... He's been asked to come in and play a major role in a hurry, but he's a very mature kid and he takes coaching terrifically.

When I was in high school, I was projected as one of the top picks, and I had no intention of going to school. But, I had a bad senior year and I fell. Looking back, if I had gone (pro) out of high school, I would not have made it. I wasn't mature enough. ... Going to college was the best thing I ever did.

One of the reasons mature people stop learning is that they become less and less willing to risk failure.

One of the most important phases of maturing is that of growth from self-centering to an understanding relationship to others. A person is not mature until he has both an ability and a willingness to see himself as one among others and to do unto those others as he would have them do to him.

One of the reasons he's glad to be released is to reestablish the relationship with the daughter. This is a case where an immature guy fell in love with an 18-year-old. That's all it ever was.

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.

We bought this land in anticipation of future growth and expansion. It's premature for Abbott to make any announcement regarding the future development or use of the land.

I think it's premature to try to determine who he's going to play with. He's a real talented player with some bite to his game who will fit in real nicely with this team.

I think it's premature for the EPA to make that judgment. It begs the question of why transport a substance across miles and miles for disposal when a process for treating it on-site would be preferable.

I think it's premature at this point in time to call it a prank or a hoax.