51 Late Bloomer Quotes

Late bloomer quotes are perfect for you if you are feeling blue and trying to catch up with the world.

In this hasty world, it is tough to keep up sometimes. Instead of leading a shallow life, it is a beautiful thing if you are a late bloomer.

It is easy to succumb to the idea that people of a young age are taking over while your time is running out. But it is essential to take your time to listen to your soul; success will follow. If you are having a fruitless year, this late bloomer quotes article might be the right thing for you.

The following is a list of late bloomer quotes by famous people you did not know were late bloomers. They did not ruin their life by following mundane fashion. They listened to their soul and thus, had these words of comfort to share.

“I was a late bloomer. I was still naïve about what 16 year olds today have known for years. I remember sitting up and taking notice—of the world, my body, others—in a way never before experienced. I noticed boys, or rather they noticed me, at 16.” - 'On Being A Rat And Other Observations', Chila Woychik.

“In 'George Lopez', I played Veronica who's a bratty 18-year-old, and so I feel like it's much easier for me to play that because I feel like a late bloomer. It wasn't difficult or challenging at all because it's not like I haven't been a teenager.” - Aimee Garcia.

“I knew at a young age that I wanted to do comedy, and maybe part of that was trying to fit in at school because I had a weird name, and my parents had these accents, and I was definitely a late bloomer.” - Nasim Pedrad.

“I was a late bloomer. I was a kinda shy little kid, definitely a child of the dark side. I wanted to play guitar and be in a rock band.” - Yul Vasquez.

“I've always been a late bloomer in some ways, and extremely precocious in other ways. When I was twenty I was living in New York and working a job and could barely bother to be a college student and had my own apartment, but I couldn't possibly get married before I was thirty-nine.” - Meghan Daum, 'A LIFE IN NON-FICTION.'

“I'm a guy who has always been a late bloomer on every level. I've always wanted to get into the league as a kid. Who would have thought during my senior year at college that I would be where I am now? It's been a lot of hard work and never stopping.” - Kevin Martin.

“I was such a late bloomer when it comes to fashion.” - Debra Messing.

“Being a late bloomer, I really didn't have any interest in children until my late 30s, but I'm so happy I didn't go through life without that experience.” - Stacy Keach, Los Angeles Times.

“I was a late bloomer. I tried out for the football team, and I got locked off the field. That's how I wound up in drama.” - Dennis Quaid.

“I was a late bloomer, but I realized that people really liked it when I played blues scales and, with the piano, I had that insatiable need to prove myself.” - Tim Minchin, 'If you ask Mum who was the most trouble, she’d say it was me.'

“I'm a late bloomer. Even in high school, everyone else was charging ahead, and I didn't come into my own until very late. I feel that's true in cinema, too. I didn't even start 'Metropolitan' until I was 37.” - Whit Stillman.

“I was a late bloomer.” - Alia Shawkat.

“I've always been a late bloomer. My body developed late. From ninth to 10th grade, I grew like 3 inches. Just kind of stretched out. I was like 6-1, grew to 6-4 in 10th grade.” - Paul Pierce, 'Paul Pierce Q&A', David Beard.

“Lots of famous people are late bloomers. My father says it's an advantage to be a late bloomer. Because when good things start happening, you're ready for it.” - Candace Bushnell, 'Summer And The City.'

“I guess you can say I was a late bloomer.” - Jeremy Shocker.

“I was a late bloomer on the career front.” - Margaret Trudeau.

“I feel like I always describe myself as a late bloomer. My first album, in my mind, was that I had a few songs I needed to take from incomplete demos to working with someone else and finishing them.” - Albert Hammond Jr.

"I was a late bloomer. I'm not one of those girls who's like, “I love my body! Hey, everybody, come look at my body!” - Lizzy Caplan, 'How Lizzy Caplan 'Master'ed Her Career', Jarett Wieselman.

Late bloomer quotes guide you to listen to your heart and move at your own pace.

“Being a late bloomer gives you a second chance at life.” - Rhyme Devereux.

“Late bloomer is another way of saying slow learner.” - Ben Fountain.

“I was such a late bloomer I didn't have feelings towards men or women, and frankly I was a little surprised when it turned out to be men.” - Diane Neal.

“I was never pegged to be the next great American tennis player by any means. I wasn't a prodigy. I'm a late bloomer. Whatever happens, I'm proud of what I've done.” - John Isner.

“I was a shy kid, a late bloomer. At 22, I was probably 16 emotionally.” - Chris Pine.

“For what it's worth: it's never too late to be whoever you want to be. I hope you live a life you're proud of, and, if you find that you're not, I hope you have the strength to start over.” - F. Scott Fitzgerald.

“Really, I was such a late bloomer, I really didn't learn how to be me until I was in my late '40s, which is when I started playing roles that were closer to me.” - Ron Perlman.

“I grew up in Indiana. I'm a late bloomer, very naive.” - Arija Bareikis.

“I've always been a late bloomer, so I never feel like, 'Oh, I'm gettin' older; I guess everything is gonna stop.' I'm the opposite: 'Oh, I'm just getting started.” - Meghan Mullally.

“I'm a late bloomer. It's taken me a long time to find my voice, and I think all the records I've made over the years, I was finding my voice, and that's part of the process.” - Jenny Lewis.

“I was kind of a floater [in high school]. I got along with different types of people but I just was not cool, and definitely a late bloomer.” - Tyler Blackburn.

“Whether it was work, marriage, or family, I've always been a late bloomer.” - Sigourney Weaver.

“I was definitely a late bloomer and didn't really come into my own until I was probably in my 20s.” - Misty Copeland, 'Misty Copeland talks to Richelle Carey.'

“Late bloomers are those who find their supreme destiny on their own schedule, in their own way.” - 'Late Bloomers: The Power Of Patience In A World Obsessed With Early Achievement', Rich Karlgaard.

“Orson Welles was lazy. He was a late bloomer.” - Xavier Dolan.

“I'm a late bloomer. I believe 40 is the new 19.” - Gabriel Mann.

Have you ever read something so accurate that you get lost in your thoughts? These late bloomer quotes can lead you to just that.

“It is never too late to be what you might have been.” - George Eliot.

"In a fruitless year, take a fearless heart."

“Those who bloom late will light sparks through the dark.” - Criss Jami.

“The most beautiful thing is that despite the shallow life we sometimes succumb to - the soul has no timeline and it knows what it wants and will yearn within until it seeks the journey.” - Malebo Sephodi.

“A butterfly that doesn't break out from its chrysalis can't survive.” - 'Simone Breaks All The Rules', Debbie Rigaud.

“I got a very late start at fatherhood. I'm a late bloomer in general. It took me seven years to get through four years of college. I was five years away from 40 before I had a family, and I had never been around kids much at all. All of a sudden, I was around three boys all the time.” - Rick Yancey.

“I think I am a late-bloomer. My taste in music just keeps getting better.” - Britta Phillips, 'Britta Phillips Branches Out.'

“Regardless of when the flower blooms, the flower blooms... and completes its cycle. Enjoy every inch of your ride when you begin.” - Adaora O, 'Waves Aligning.'

“I was very much a late bloomer. That's not to say that girls didn't express interest in me from time to time, but I just, I did not know how to respond to that.” - Mike Birbiglia, 'What's Up, Mike Birbiglia? The Comedian Gets Romantic in My Girlfriend's Boyfriend.'

Famous people have struggled with their timelines too. Here are some clever late bloomer quotes by some of them.

“And just like all those supermodels who said they were gawky and no one liked them, that was me - metaphorically. And so I was ready to rise like a phoenix in later times.” - Stephen Malkmus. 'The Survivors.'

“I'll tell you, there is nothing better in life than being a late bloomer. I believe that success can happen at any time and at any age.” - Salma Hayek.

“There are always late bloomers [in sport], no matter size, although big men are more often late bloomers.” - Michael Wilbon.

“Her take is that I'm just a late bloomer - that I'm taking forever to ruin my life, she's running out of patience.” - Rainbow Rowell, 'Attachments.'

“Plum's own romantic history so far had been pretty limited, with minimal drama. It was one area where she felt comfortable lagging behind her peers. But she prided herself on her powerful philosophical insights into other people's relationships.” - 'The Magician's Land', Lev Grossman.

“No one becomes a late bloomer doing something they hate.” - J.M. Orend, 'Successful Late Bloomers: The Story of Late-In-Life Achievement.'

“And the day came when the risk it took to remain tight inside the bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.” - Anais Nin.

“The flower that blooms late is the most rare and beautiful of all.” - The Emperor, 'Mulan'.

“I don't believe in age. I believe in energy.” - Tao Porchon-Lynch, 'The Tao Of Tao', Paula Felps.