Adeline Yen Mah Quotes
Revenge is not worthy of you. If you concentrate on revenge, you will keep those wounds fresh that would otherwise have healed.
Quotes to Explore
-
The first show I worked on was 'In Living Color.' I think 'The Daily Show' was the culmination of having that point of view - being able to look at this third rail in our society.
-
If a man went simply by what he saw, he might be tempted to affirm that the essence of democracy is melodrama.
-
I'm antisocial - there's no question about it.
-
Children, I always think, are just putting on a performance of being naive and not understanding anything. I have worked with children in films, and they're treated as adults and they just drop the pretense of being children.
-
I'm very comfortable in Argentina. I was raised there as a baby and stayed there until I was 11 years old, so the first decade of my life or my formative years were spent in Argentina. I stayed in tune with the food, music and language.
-
Campaign widowhood totally suited me, and I soon began to suspect that our setup beat the bill-paying and bickering of an actual marriage.
-
I love music; it's my passion.
-
Most mothers want more of dad in their children’s lives, not less.
-
You actually can’t understand American history without understanding slavery.
-
Apart from cheese and tulips, the main product of the country is advocaat, a drink made from lawyers.
-
Opportunities present themselves every day - to everyone. You just have to be alert and ready to act.
-
The schizophrenic has no sense of humor. His world is a constantly daunting, unfriendly place.
-
Having 'The Ultimate Fighter' was the thing that did it for us, live fighting on TV. That's what we had to do, was get a live fight on TV. It couldn't have worked out better.
-
I get nervous about everything. I think there's something wrong if you don't get nervous.
-
I quite like the idea - just as an abstract idea - of 12 people's collective life experience and wisdom being this formidable thing. People say juries can be led - I think 12 people from different backgrounds, different races, different genders, different ages, it's hard to hoodwink.
-
You got to use what you got to get just what you want.
-
I don't want my husband to push me around in a wheelchair. I don't want someone to lead me around because I'm blind.
-
The rule I have when choosing films is the excitement factor, I need to feel excited about the story and whatever message the film has - only then do I sign on the dotted line.
-
Dancing, singing, storytelling and silence are the four universal healing salves.
-
Coming out with records when you're in a big, successful group that plays stadiums, that's scary to come out by yourself.
-
Young Adam Cupid, he that shot so trim, When King Cophetua loved the beggar-maid!
-
Revenge is not worthy of you. If you concentrate on revenge, you will keep those wounds fresh that would otherwise have healed.
