Yen Quotes

I knew that I was the least-loved child because I was a girl and because my mother had died giving birth to me. — Adeline Yen Mah

To be comforted by God is a promise that few of us ever receive, because we are consumed with controlling our situations to avoid being vulnerable. — E'yen A. Gardner

Understated jewellery is not for me. It's too itsy-bitsy. My husband is lucky, as I've never had a yen for real jewels. — Iris Apfel

How I perceive others is a direct reflection of the judgments that I have placed over my own life. — E'yen A. Gardner

I read because I have to. It drives everything else from my mind. It lets me escape to find other world. — Adeline Yen Mah

For years, I looked to Bruce Lee as a mentor as being a Chinese and Asian man living in this country. — Donnie Yen

When there is more gratitude, there is less distrust. — Cheng Yen

Quickly pretended disappointment. We hailed a taxi and squeezed in with all our luggage. Aunt Reine — Adeline Yen Mah

In early Meiji one yen was worth a little more than one American dollars; — George H. Kerr

The future belongs to you. Should anyone insult you, tell yourself this: I am a child of destiny who will unite East and West and change the world. — Adeline Yen Mah

Suen Le! (it means, "Let it be. — Adeline Yen Mah

We can never fully impact others to change if there is no evidence of change in our lives. — E'yen A. Gardner

Do not ask for less responsibility to be free and relaxed-ask for more strength! — Sheng Yen

Looking for someone to value what you have, will keep you coming up empty. — E'yen A. Gardner

I must dedicate my life to teaching my people, for only education would make their lot less bitter, their latent power more strong. — Y. C. James Yen

Forgiveness in God's eyes is unconditional; no matter what you have done, you can receive forgiveness. — E'yen A. Gardner

Though life has to be lived forward, it can only be understood backwards — Adeline Yen Mah

Say something.' 'I wouldn't like to lose you, Yen.' 'But you have me.' 'The night will end.' 'Everything ends.' No — Andrzej Sapkowski

There's a tendency for the yen to strengthen because it's rated highly, but I don't think that accurately reflects Japan's economic performance. — Yoshihiko Noda

Patience is learned through waiting — E'yen A. Gardner

Day after day, anxiety spun its web around my thoughts and spread to all corners of my heart. — Adeline Yen Mah

In our stillness, we acknowledge God's greatness and we are at peace in our life. Stillness saturates us in the Presence of God. — E'yen A. Gardner

Love is who you are, don't resist it. — E'yen A. Gardner

The wilderness is a place that every believer has to experience to be molded for their divine purpose. — E'yen A. Gardner

We must surrender ourselves to God, not our assignments. — E'yen A. Gardner

There is no cap to the potential within us, except when we place one on ourselves. — E'yen A. Gardner

You can't force feed a fool. They are blind to their need. — E'yen A. Gardner

To be at peace with others you must be at peace with yourself. — E'yen A. Gardner

Our heart is the key to liberating a generation that has been bred to hate. — E'yen A. Gardner

You don't realize it and that is why you hate who you are. You are living as someone else, so you unknowingly destroy that image everyday. — E'yen A. Gardner

Jesus has prayed over us that our faith in Him will not fail but rather be strengthened by the process we go through. — E'yen A. Gardner

Love holds no expectation on what you will be, it simply values who you are. — E'yen A. Gardner

When we praise God in the midst of our "darkness," God is moved by our faith. — E'yen A. Gardner

Confidence is a magnet to success. — E'yen A. Gardner

When you watch my films, you're feeling my heart. — Donnie Yen

You are not meant to serve time. Time is meant to serve you. Become the master of your now — E'yen A. Gardner

Comparison is the enemy to creativity. — E'yen A. Gardner

Transcend your abuse and transform it into a source of courage, creativity and compassion. — Adeline Yen Mah

Revenge is not worthy of you. If you concentrate on revenge, you will keep those wounds fresh that would otherwise have healed. — Adeline Yen Mah

What I can do, I will do. What I can't do, I will surrender to the one that can. — E'yen A. Gardner

Those who do not have faith in others will not be able to stand on their own. — Sheng Yen

Still, as much as I wish Ballistic Kiss could be a better film, the recognition it gained from critics and at festivals speaks for itself. — Donnie Yen

I've always been in a rebel. — Donnie Yen

Time moves forward don't live backwards — E'yen A. Gardner

When I see God I see Beauty, I see Love, I see Joy, I see Peace and I see You. God loves us let us love one another. — E'yen A. Gardner

I just like to choose projects that will allow me as an artist to make my art. — Donnie Yen

I can't compete for likes and follows, I won't win. What I will do is pour out my heart and allow love to reach those that need it. — E'yen A. Gardner

From my experience as an actor, choreographer, action director, and producer, I understand the elements and the dynamics of being a film maker. — Donnie Yen

I heard great teachers say: "Give what you have need of." I need love, so I will give love. — E'yen A. Gardner

The truth is I love you but you reject my love. You would rather be right than loved. — E'yen A. Gardner

If there is no door to your dream, create one. — E'yen A. Gardner

All are at war with the one who wars against self. — E'yen A. Gardner

I spent a couple of years doing American films. I did a few. — Donnie Yen

Never get involved. That's my motto. I hurt no one. And no one can hurt me. — Adeline Yen Mah

Aflame in black ecstasy, orders extinguished:
after death
how will I know my love was true,
this sacrifice not an exercise in vanity? — Phan Ming Yen

Dreams are the wanderings of the spirit though all nine heavens and all nine earths. — Lu Yen-hsun

Make investments with your heart not just your wallet. — E'yen A. Gardner

Whoever has done good in the main has spirit-energy that is pure and clear when death comes. — Lu Yen-hsun

Relief has its place. But what the people need is not relief, but release - release of their own potential for development. — Y. C. James Yen

Keep in mind that whenever you are in a crisis, you are in the midst of danger as well as oportunity. — Adeline Yen Mah

Emerging from chaos,
came Light,
filling need. — E'yen A. Gardner

When occupations come to us we must accept them; when things come to us we must understand them from the ground up. — Lu Yen-hsun

True independence is not a gift to be received. It can't be a hand-out to people. It must be an achievement by the people. — Y. C. James Yen

Like any other actor, I draw on life experience. — Donnie Yen

Life is too precious to worry about what could or will happen. Life is..what you make it — E'yen A. Gardner

Patience is produced in the midst of storms; it blossoms under the intense pressures of the storms. — E'yen A. Gardner

Things have value Because somebody buys them, Because somebody pays money; If you can find a buyer, Even a lie is worth a thousand yen. — Kobo Abe

Come out of hiding, don't be afraid to be yourself. — E'yen A. Gardner

The life that I have lived was no more than a mask covering the real me. What has happened was not to kill me but to reveal me. — E'yen A. Gardner

There is no truth I hate, it is blinded by rage. — E'yen A. Gardner

If moment by moment you can keep your mind clear then nothing will confuse you. — Sheng Yen

It takes years of building that experience as a filmmaker, as well as physically. You have to have a high level understanding of martial arts. — Donnie Yen

I follow four dictates: face it, accept it, deal with it, then let it go. — Sheng Yen

Oneness with God is not a dream, it is the only reality. Everything else is an illusion. — E'yen A. Gardner

Love is taking care of oneself by freeing one's mind of worries and conducting one self with propriety. — Master Cheng Yen

Better to be called something positive and inspirational than something negative. — Donnie Yen

There are plenty of theories to listen to and follow but truth yearns to be discovered. When you find it, there is no doubt where to go. — E'yen A. Gardner

When you have nothing to offer, love gives abundantly. — E'yen A. Gardner

Being still does not mean don't move. It means move in peace. — E'yen A. Gardner

Success comes from preparation. — E'yen A. Gardner

Live the life you choose and enjoy the happiness and regret that comes with that life.

~Yong-Kum — Lee Eun

Be grateful always for everything and everyone at every moment. — Master Cheng Yen

Sometimes you have to forsake what you want, to get what you want. — E'yen A. Gardner

Anger keeps us down and hinders from moving forward. — E'yen A. Gardner

One thing I have discovered is that people don't want to be followers, they want to be friends. — E'yen A. Gardner

Life is simple, just be yourself. — E'yen A. Gardner

As an action director, I always try to bring something fresh and new. — Donnie Yen

Martial art is a form of expression, an expression from your inner self to your hands and legs. — Donnie Yen

Don't focus so much on who is following you, that you forget to lead. — E'yen A. Gardner

When anxiety comes knocking on your door, don't invite it in. — E'yen A. Gardner

There is also a strong following among the urbanites on the East Coast when it comes to martial arts films. — Donnie Yen

We work with the people not out of pity but out of respect for their potential for growth and development, both as individuals and as communities. — Y. C. James Yen

When you understand who you are, you cause the world to change in your favor. — E'yen A. Gardner

A mind that worries about the past is distracted, and a mind that worries about the future is delusional. — Cheng Yen

Bruce is the man. He was definitely ahead of his time. — Donnie Yen

Know that love is yours, you will not go bankrupt by sharing it. — E'yen A. Gardner

To love what you do. You must do what you love. — E'yen A. Gardner

When we have a new heart, we become new people, and then we have a new society, then we have a new nation. — Y. C. James Yen

Go to the people and live among them in order to know them and learn from them. — Y. C. James Yen

But you can vanquish the demons only when you yourself are convinced of your own worth. — Adeline Yen Mah