The first music I was ever exposed to was Irish folk music, like the Clancy Brothers. My father plays that and Christmas… — Matt Dillon Copy Share Image
I come from a long line of people that write. My folks ran a weekly newspaper. — Sam Wyly Copy Share Image
So just to be clear, I'm not going to sign any package that somehow prevents the top rate from going up for… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
You can't force folks to have good sense, even if they're family. Maybe especially then. — Patricia C. Wrede Copy Share Image
Not everyone can come and post on Forbes; it's a very distinguishing factor for us. We vet the folks who come on… — Michael Perlis Copy Share Image
“if you can learn a simple trick, you'll get along a lot better with all kind of folks.” — Harper Lee Copy Share Image
Folks who talk about no violence are always the ones who are first to call a policeman and usually they are sure… — Louis L'Amour Copy Share Image
The greatest influence for good comes from those quiet folks who make morals, not moralizing, their vocation. — Lawrence Reed Copy Share Image
There are folks who burn the Koran and hold signs saying, "God hates fags" and all sorts of sick things - and… — Shane Claiborne Copy Share Image
Most organizations should be pro-active, but philanthropists concerned with poverty should deliberately be reactive, learning from the efforts of ordinary folks who… — Marvin Olasky Copy Share Image
The system of white supremacy is intended to make folks of color doubt themselves, their intelligence, their abilities, their very sanity. And… — Tim Wise Copy Share Image
Skiffle was blues featuring a washboard and acoustic instruments. It encompassed blues, with elements of folk, jazz, and, at times, American country-and-western… — Van Morrison Copy Share Image
Imagination without culture is crippled and moves slowly; but it can be pure imagination, and rich also, as folk-lore will tell the… — Ouida Copy Share Image
Dwarves are not heroes, but a calculating folk with a great idea of the value of money; some are tricky and treacherous… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
There are divers men who make a great show of loyalty, and pretend to such discretion in the hidden things they hear,… — Marie de France Copy Share Image
The roster of Nobel Peace Prize winners, though it has some strange people on it from time to time, tends to feature… — Guy Burgess Copy Share Image
New Orleans had a great tradition of celebration. Opera, military marching bands, folk music, the blues, different types of church music, ragtime,… — Wynton Marsalis Copy Share Image
Once in a while you get people that maybe because of economic reasons, or have a social network, they get attracted. But… — Michael Emerson Copy Share Image
For me, reggae music and its aesthetic are touchstones in both simple and complex ways. Reggae's capacity to be a folk music… — Kwame Dawes Copy Share Image
Koch Industries is an amazing business that has succeeded by building a product that customers love dearly. The folks who run Koch… — Mike Pompeo Copy Share Image
Most British playwrights of my generation, as well as younger folks, apparently feel somewhat obliged to Russian literature - and not only… — Tom Stoppard Copy Share Image
Most folks, when they see movies or hear records, need something that they find pulls them in, draws them in, and appeals… — Ry Cooder Copy Share Image
In the middle of a conversation, she'll frequently say something like, "Young people are heartless, they don't have any respect anymore." I… — Susanna Tamaro Copy Share Image
American views today are weak, confused, and divided. On one side, many progressive liberals still think that we humans are essentially good… — Os Guinness Copy Share Image
I guess all songs is folk songs. I never heard no horse sing them. — Big Bill Broonzy Copy Share Image
