Folklore Studies Quotes & Sayings

That's what I want to do, ultimately: figure out a way to get the world engaged with discovery and protecting these ancient sites. — Sarah Parcak

Without a doubt, psychological warfare has proven its right to a place of dignity in our military arsenal. — Dwight D. Eisenhower

None of the harvest tales started out as parasites. They were the most powerful pieces of the narrative, once upon a time. We fought back, turned them tame, gave them names and labels that pinned them like butterflies in the textbooks of religious studies professors and folklore teachers all around the world. — Seanan McGuire

It was as though her soul were neatly removed by a drinking straw and siphoned into the green pool of quiet that lay beneath the rippling cascade of notes. — Louise Erdrich

If people knew the sexual intimacy of each other, no one would greet each other on the street. — Nelson Rodrigues

How do you study something that cannot possibly get your clothes dirty? How do astrophysicists know anything about either the universe or its contents if all the objects to be studied are light-years away? Fortunately, the light emanating from a star reveals much more to us than its position in the sky or how bright it is. — Neil DeGrasse Tyson

Thales was asked what was very difficult; he said: To know one's self. — Diogenes Laertius

I usually play toffs and soldiers, with a sideline in mass murderers. — Samuel West

Nobody ever feels like they've arrived. That's just the nature of being a creative type of person. You always feel like you can get better or reach more people. — Laura Allen

The significance of folklore studies as an academic field comes back to the idea that folklore exists as a form of cultural expression without the anchor of institutional culture. — Lynne S. McNeill

Please put your penises away, gentlemen. Dinner is procured. By a woman. — Kresley Cole

I practice on the acoustic guitar a little bit, but I think I have reached the peak of my talent. — Tim Hudson