Mythology is part of our heritage, part of our identity at times because anywhere in India you will find the name of… — Sudha Murty Copy Share Image
A lot of the mythology that sprung up around Haile Selassie, it's not like something he asked for, having people deify him.… — Conor Oberst Copy Share Image
“Sky was the first god. Robert knew that there was only one God and he had a Son who was also God,… — Arthur Slade Copy Share Image
“…I bet Echo that she couldn't repeat the following line ten times fast: Cupid's Academy counts kissing cousins as completed conquests cause… — Tai Odunsi Copy Share Image
In Haitian mythology there is the figure Ghede, who in West Africa, is Iku, whose role is to show "each man his… — Ishmael Reed Copy Share Image
Sweden is still a very peaceful country to live in. I think that people in Britain have created this mythology about Sweden,… — Henning Mankell Copy Share Image
In fact, the underlying principle of the baroque is the idea of transformation, of movement, and animals becoming man, and man becoming… — Camille Henrot Copy Share Image
“According to Greek mythology, humans were orginally created with four arms, four legs and a head with two faces. Fearing their power,… — Plato Copy Share Image
I look at all of world mythology and folklore as my toy to play with. There are just so many characters and… — Mike Mignola Copy Share Image
“She groaned and rolled her eyes. “Do you ever not get your way?” He stepped closer to her, his chest an inch… — Lisa Kessler Copy Share Image
According to the prevailing mythology, to be younger is to be better; therefore, we should expect to find young people in the… — Gail Sheehy Copy Share Image
“But is the unicorn a falsehood? It's the sweetest of animals and a noble symbol. It stands for Christ and for chastity;… — Umberto Eco Copy Share Image
Subjective reason ... is inclined to abandon the fight with religion by setting up two different brackets, one for science and philosophy,… — Max Horkheimer Copy Share Image
In how few words, for instance, the Greeks would have told the story of Abelard and Heloise, making but a sentence of… — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
When you look at that nature world it becomes an icon, it becomes a holy picture that speaks of the origins of… — Joseph Campbell Copy Share Image
“Narcissistic personality disorder is named for Narcissus, from Greek mythology, who fell in love with his own reflection. Freud used the term… — Donald W. Black Copy Share Image
The Met is such a powerful place for me because it's a natural connection between the ancient world and the modern world.… — Rick Riordan Copy Share Image
It was really John's [Musker] idea to begin with to tell a story set in the world of the South Pacific, Polynesia.… — Ron Clements Copy Share Image
Baseball is really two sports -- the summer game and the autumn game. One is the leisurely pastime of our national mythology.… — Thomas Boswell Copy Share Image
At first I was glad for the help. My freshmen English class, "Mythology and Archetypal Experience," confounded me. I didn't understand why… — Alison Bechdel Copy Share Image
If no other knowledge deserves to be called useful but that which helps to enlarge our possessions or to raise our station… — Thomas Bulfinch Copy Share Image
I guess darkness serves a purpose: to show us that there is redemption through chaos. I believe in that. I think that's… — Brendan Fraser Copy Share Image
“There are multiple roads. You alone choose the ones you take. Some lead to the same destination via different pathways. Others lead… — Amanda Bouchet Copy Share Image
In Greek mythology, the hero wants to be great, but the very concept does not exist in the Indian vocabulary. Yet it… — Devdutt Pattanaik Copy Share Image
I'm from New Orleans. There's a lot of vampire mystique and mythology that resonates there, and I was fascinated by it. I… — Ian Somerhalder Copy Share Image
When I wrote my first album, I was reading Joseph Campbell - he's this philosopher who writes about mythology. That inspired the… — MO Copy Share Image
“If professional religious leaders cannot instruct us in mythological lore, our artists and creative writers can perhaps step into this priestly role… — Karen Armstrong Copy Share Image
Every ethnic group has a mythology... Until 'Roots'... there was nothing in the popular culture to refute the paragraph in elementary school… — A'Lelia Bundles Copy Share Image
“Once humanity discovers what's behind the mirror of all the ruling class of governments and religions there will be a new beginning… — Charleston Parker Copy Share Image
For me Greece is Maria Farantouri. This is how I imagined Goddess Hera to be: strong, pure and vigilant. I have never… — Francois Mitterrand Copy Share Image
They who shall enter into [the] joy [of the Lord] shall know what is going on outside in the outer darkness. .… — Saint Augustine Copy Share Image
The images of Myth are reflections of Spiritual and Depth potentialities of every one of us. Through contemplating those we evoke those… — Joseph Campbell Copy Share Image
The holistic acupuncturist and the sea turtle rescuer may not be able to explain the feeling, 'We are serving the same thing,'… — Charles Eisenstein Copy Share Image
“Courting a princess does come with a few perks. Such as an immortal madwoman chasing us to the ends of the realm."… — K.V. Wilson Copy Share Image
When I'm painting them, the whole legend and mythology of apples occurs to me, and so Adam and Eve and the snake… — Mary Pratt Copy Share Image
There's this mythology that parents are supposed to be parents 24/7 and are supposed to be completely fulfilled by their kids. That's… — Julia Cameron Copy Share Image
Movies really have replaced what traditionally were mythologies, that every culture had their mythological beliefs and their collective 'stories.' There is now… — Eckhart Tolle Copy Share Image
Steven Spielberg name is synonymous with Hollywood. You sometimes meet people who revel in their own mythology, and he doesn't feel like… — Zach Woods Copy Share Image
Christianity, contrasted with the Jewish system of emblems, is truth in the sense of reality, as substance is opposed to shadows, and,… — Richard Whately Copy Share Image
There was this kind of mildly annoying mythology about conductor Like biker should riding a Harley-Davidson on an LP cover, and wearing… — Esa-Pekka Salonen Copy Share Image