Folklife Village Quotes & Sayings

There is one gratification an old author can afford a certain class of critics; that namely, of comparing him as he is with what he was. It is a pleasure to mediocrity to have its superiors brought within range. — Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.

Luxury is ... to be able to take control of one's life, health, and the pursuit of happiness in a way that is joyful. — Andre Leon Talley

I was attracted to girly boys and boyish girls, or girls who later became boys. Boy were always going to be part of the equation. — Zoe Whittall

Other people - they practice and they practice ... these fingers of mine, they got brains in 'em. You don't tell them what to do - they do it. God given talent. — Jerry Lee Lewis

We must go beyond the constant clamor of ego, beyond the tools of logic and reason, to the still, calm place within us: the realm of the soul. — Deepak Chopra

Thank God, He doesn't measure out grace in teaspoons. — Amy Carmichael

Being brave is not a part of your
personality, it's your job. It's what you owe the people who love you. — Kate Le Vann

Your mental picture of yourself has a powerful effect on your behavior. Visualize yourself as the person you intend to be in the future. Your self-image, the way you see yourself on the inside, largely determines your performance on the outside. All
improvement in your outer life begins with improvements in your mental pictures, on the inside. — Tracy Brian

She was cool -
the whole world
seemed
to spin around her
in smooth jazz. — Atticus Poetry

She is getting old, and he is getting old, right on schedule, and yet as time ruins them, they are not, strangely enough, married to each other. — Michael Chabon

Europeans not only colonized most of the world, they colonized information about the world. — John Henrik Clarke

I'm getting used to this planet and to this curious human culture which is as cheerfully enthusiastic as it is cheerfully crue — Annie Dillard

Right now I'm sick of acting, so it's like, maybe I'll do writing for a bit. Then, when I'm tired of writing, I'll go work on my music. When I'm sick of music, I'll be like, I'm going to start performing comedy now. So it's good. It's not like I want to be famous or anything. — Charlyne Yi