"But you can vanquish the demons only when you yourself are convinced of your own worth."

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Source : Adeline Yen Mah (1999). “Chinese Cinderella: The True Story of an Unwanted Daughter”, Delacorte Press Books for Young Readers

Adeline Yen Mah

#Demon Quotes #Vanquish Quotes

“He thinks like a philosopher, but governs like a king.”
“It's human desire to be understood. And we always feel we're not understood.”

Source : Interview with David Salle, www.interviewmagazine.com. October 9, 2013.
“Our entire society is based on discontent. People wanting more and more and more. Being constantly dissatisfied with their homes, their bodies, their dÃ©cor, their clothes, everything â€“ taking it for granted that thatâ€™s the whole point of life. Never to be satisfied. If you are perfectly happy with what you got, especially if what you got isnâ€™t even all the spectacular then youâ€™re dangerous. Youâ€™re breaking all the rules. Youâ€™re undermining the sacred economy. Youâ€™re challenging every assumption that society is built on.”
“There's no good idea that cannot be improved on.”
“Lack of emotion causes lack of progress and lack of motivation.”
“For me, I'm always looking for the opportunity for a character that challenges me and lets me play two for the price of one.”
“You're cultural supremacists to the core. You'll perform your Questionable Activities to help out the poor little piggies, but there isn't a chance in the world you'll notice when they have something to teach you.”
“The late rebellion in Massachusetts has given more alarm than I think it should have done. Calculate that one rebellion in thirteen states in the course of eleven years, is but one for each state in a century and a half. No country should be so long without one. Nor will any degree of power in the hands of government prevent insurrections.”

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