Folklorists Define Quotes & Sayings

Despite so many ordeals, my advanced age and the nobility of my soul make me conclude that all is well. — Sophocles

But trying to conjure my mother was like trying to hum a song I'd never heard. — Nadia Hashimi

Mom may be able to power a city, but Dad barely stays lit. — Victoria Schwab

I had always wanted to be on SNL, it's not always great, but it's this leftover childhood dream. — Rachel Dratch

I can remember sitting in a cabin outside of Denver writing that with a can of soup on the stove. — Gordon Lightfoot

No more worlds like this / No more days like that — Thomas Ligotti

I know I'm probably much too late to try and apologize for my mistakes. — Bruno Mars

I am Queen of Joya d'Arena and bearer of a living Godstone. I kneel to no one. - Elisa — Rae Carson

Listen not to the words that have been spoken, but bend your ears to what has not been said. — Ian Segal

Your fortune is yet doubtful: when I examined your face, one trait contradicted another. — Charlotte Bronte

We are unlikely to cease making gods or inventing ceremonies to please them for as long as we are afraid of death, or of the dark, and for as long as we persist in self-centeredness. That could be a lengthy stretch of time. However, it is just as certain that we shall continue to cast a skeptical and ironic and even witty eye on what we have ourselves invented. If religion is innate in us, then so is our doubt of it and our contempt for our own weakness. — Christopher Hitchens

When our embassy is attacked in Benghazi by terrorists and there is no response, you get more bad behavior. When Russia invades Ukraine and there is no response, you get more bad behavior. When Syria crosses the red line and there is no response, you get more bad behavior. When Iran launches tests of ballistic missiles and there is no response, you get more bad behavior. When North Korea attacks Sony Pictures and there is no response, you get more bad behavior. In other words, Mrs. Clinton, you cannot lead from behind. We must respond when we are attacked or provoked. — Carly Fiorina

Bipolar disorder is about buying a dozen bottles of Heinz ketchup and all eight bottles of Windex in stock at the Food Emporium on Broadway at 4:00 a.m., flying from Zurich to the Bahamas and back to Zurich in three days to balance the hot and cold weather (my sweet and sour theory of bipolar disorder), carrying $20,000 in $100 bills in your shoes into the country on your way back from Tokyo, and picking out the person sitting six seats away at the bar to have sex with only because he or she happens to be sitting there. It's about blips and burps of madness, moments of absolute delusion, bliss, and irrational and dangerous choices made in order to heighten pleasure and excitement and to ensure a sense of control. The symptoms of bipolar disorder come in different strengths and sizes. Most days I need to be as manic as possible to come as close as I can to destruction, to get a real good high
a $25,000 shopping spree, a four-day drug binge, or a trip around the world. — Andy Behrman

God bless you today and always and may all your goals come true. — Auliq Ice

It's very easy to walk on a wire if you spend a whole lifetime practicing for it. — Philippe Petit