19 Adage Quotes for You to Enjoy

The old adage about giving a man a fish versus teaching him how to fish has been updated by a reader: Give a man a fish and he will ask for tartar sauce and French fries! Moreover, some politician who wants his vote will declare all these things to be among his 'basic rights.' Thomas Sowell

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The adage 'a family that prays together, stays together' is so true. Niecy Nash

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I believe in that old adage that 'as goes California, so goes the country.' Kamala Harris

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There's a writing adage that says, 'Write yourself into a corner.' My brother and I have always loved that adage. Anthony Russo

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I believe that the day one stops being spiritual, one ends up being religious. I live by the adage that the only certainty in life is death. We should, therefore, learn to live for the day and be content. Ashwin Sanghi

The secret of the truly successful, I believe, is that they learned very early in life how not to be busy. They saw through that adage, repeated to me so often in childhood, that anything worth doing is worth doing well. Barbara Ehrenreich

I hope telling stories though 'Making a Difference' - as in my academic work and nonprofit work - will help me to live my grandmother's adage of 'Life is not about what happens to you, but about what you do with what happens to you.' Chelsea Clinton

I went with the old adage that you should write what you know. What I knew was 18th century Britain, so what I decided I would do is write a novel based on my dissertation research. David Liss

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There's a wonderful adage in acting that you're stuck with the character, but the character is also stuck with you. Jeffrey Tambor

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Regardless of the difficulties we may face individually, in our families, in our communities and in our nation, the old adage is still true - you can make excuses or you can make progress, but you cannot make both! The America I know doesn't make excuses. Mia Love

I'm a longtime believer in the old adage that sunlight is the best disinfectant, particularly in politics. Mike Quigley

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The old adage is true, people will only be as good to you as you are to yourself. They will follow your example, and those who don't will be left by the wayside. Niecy Nash

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I really subscribe to that old adage that you should never let the audience get ahead of you for a second. So if the film's abrasive and wrongfoots people then, y'know, that's great. But I hope it involves an audience. Paul Thomas Anderson

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