"At the age of three my grand aunt proclaimed her independence by categorically refusing to have her feet bound, resolutely tearing off the bandages as fast as they were applied."

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Source : Adeline Yen Mah (1997). “Falling leaves return to their roots”, Penguin Books Ltd

Adeline Yen Mah

#Aunt Quotes #Feet Quotes #Independence Quotes

“I was a keen sportsman, and became school captain in soccer and cricket.”
“I think I've seen the first 'RoboCop' like 15 or 20 times. I'm like a kid that way.”

Source : "The New Robocop Talks" by Eric Goldman And Jim Vejvoda, www.ign.com. March 26, 2012.
“[On Senator Everett Dirksen:] His great enemy was boredom and he won every engagement.”
“Sleeping with your phone in your bedroom is never a good idea, but it's even worse when you're bullied online because it's too tempting to stay up all night trying to "fix" the situation - which isn't possible anyway.”

Source : "School Bullying: What You Haven’t Heard" by Rosalind Wiseman, www.huffingtonpost.com. March 20, 2011.
“Of course my jokes are in poor taste, inappropriate, and confused; they reveal my lack of security. But that is because I have no respect for myself.”
“Self-checkout is negative because more and more retailers are losing the personal touch. People want to do business where people know their name and communicate with them. With a world full of email and more self-service we will begin to start seeking out the basics from retailers who create emotion. There is not emotion out of self-service and most people buy out of emotion.”
“When you're in your early 20s, a lot of characters can be one or two dimensional. You want a role to substantiate the drama, as opposed to actually analyzing the psychology of a human being. That's what drew me to acting, particularly the contradictions in people.”
“Working in the context of ultra-famous brands like Dior and Vuitton, creative spirits are always going to feel reined in. It's important that they are free to develop ideas. And rather than detracting from the principal job, it reinforces it. I think of that money as venture capital. It's not a big investment.”

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