Top 33 Adage Quotes

Words matter. These are the best Adage Quotes from famous people such as Cory Barlog, Bozoma Saint John, Kamala Harris, Lilly Singh, Peter Morgan, and they’re great for sharing with your friends.

It is the adage of any creative thing; it looks terribl

It is the adage of any creative thing; it looks terrible, it is an ugly baby, until the very last second.
Cory Barlog
The adage is true: Walk a mile in my shoes – or drive a mile in my car. There is nothing quite like sitting in the seat yourself.
Bozoma Saint John
I believe in that old adage that ‘as goes California, so goes the country.’
Kamala Harris
Growing up, I was always creatively inclined, and when YouTube came about, it was like getting the perfect platform to showcase what I wanted. Personally, I was going through a dark phase in my life, and I decided to make videos and basically go by the adage, ‘If you want to cheer up yourself, go cheer up someone else.’
Lilly Singh
I make a point of not reading reviews because of the old adage, if you read the good ones then you have to read the bad ones, and if you read the bad ones, you have to, you know… And also because it’s a very, very bewildering and exposing thing.
Peter Morgan
That adage about ‘Write what you know’ is basically the opposite of the way I function. I write about what I’m curious to find out.
Jennifer Egan
If we provide the young with a strong foundation, we can leave behind a legacy substantially greater than most are able to bequeath. As for the women, the old adage that you invest in a woman, you invest in a generation, still rings true today.
Joyce Banda
There’s an adage that a lot of coaches have, that I completely disagree with, is if you make the Olympic team too early you become complacent.
Natalie Coughlin
The adage that you’re either gay or straight or you’re lying, well, that’s not true. Bisexuality does exist.
Clive Davis
I never challenged control of the band. Basically, all I did was start asking questions. There’s an old adage in Hollywood amongst managers: ‘Pay your acts enough money that they don’t ask questions.’ And I started asking questions.
Don Felder
My experience bears out an adage about airlines: People almost always opt for convenience and price, even while complaining loudly about crowded planes and a dearth of amenities.
James B. Stewart
There’s a writing adage that says, ‘Write yourself into a corner.’ My brother and I have always loved that adage.
Anthony Russo
I’ve always believed in the adage that the secret of eternal youth is arrested development.
Alice Roosevelt Longworth
I grew up listening to this adage that hard work never fails. It is very true of ‘Adhoori.’
Radhika Pandit
I’m a longtime believer in the old adage that sunlight is the best disinfectant, particularly in politics.
Mike Quigley
The adage ‘a family that prays together, stays together’ is so true.
Niecy Nash
As a professional broadcaster, I can tell you that over the course of my career, there is an adage: don’t ever apologize.
Rush Limbaugh
The adage that fact is stranger than fiction seems to be especially true for the workings of the brain.
Vilayanur S. Ramachandran
My mother used to always say to me, ‘Do naught, get naught.’ It’s an adage that I hold by. If you don’t do anything, you can’t really expect anything.
Peter Hook
‘The Good Wife’ was definitely the biggest surprise and gift that I’ve had in a long time, and that did come out of some other work that I had done. That whole adage of ‘work begets work’ actually worked in that case – it was at the very end of their first season that my character was first introduced.
Carrie Preston
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
You know the adage, when you want something done, ask a busy person. It’s so true. Having kids taught me to prioritize, delegate, and accept life’s imperfections. I also learned the all-important skill of jumping off the train: taking breaks in career and passion pursuits to tend to the things that last.
Rachel Campos-Duffy
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 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
The old adage about acting – that it’s 98% energy and 2% talent – is true, you know.
Richard Attenborough
I guess you go back to the old writer’s adage that when they do your stuff in Hollywood, you smile sweetly upon your credit – if there is one – and enjoy the show.
Chris Claremont
It’s an old adage that the way to be safe is never to be secure… Each one of us requires the spur of insecurity to force us to do our best.
Harold W. Dodds
The old newspaper adage, ‘If it bleeds, it leads,’ is as true today as it was a century ago.
Peter Diamandis
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
There’s a wonderful adage in acting that you’re stuck with the character, but the character is also stuck with you.
Jeffrey Tambor
The old adage that you shouldn’t change a winning team doesn’t apply in modern international football because managers have to study the opposition and pick players who exploit their weaknesses.
Glenn Hoddle
I firmly believe in the old adage 'Actions speak louder

I firmly believe in the old adage ‘Actions speak louder than words.’ This means proactively seeking women for roles within boards, identifying opportunities for diversity within teams, and finding ways to use your platform to mentor women – and then encourage them to do the same.
Mindy Grossman
There’s an old adage about speakers: You won’t remember what they said, but you’ll never forget how they made you feel. Trump knows that in his bones. He gives his supporters – and they are growing – a terrific feeling of safety and security, along with a laugh and a smile.
Cass Sunstein