--- title: "12 Folks Say Quotes by 12 authors" description: "Browse 12 Folks Say quotes by 12 authors. Discover the best Folks Say sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/845/mary-stewart-5317_believe_folks-will-say-anything-and-next-time-ro_1346812.png" --- > [Folks will say anything, and next time round they'll believe it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-stewart/folks-will-say-anything-and-next-time-round-they-ll-believe-it/) [Mary Stewart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-stewart/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/845/mary-stewart-5317_believe_folks-will-say-anything-and-next-time-ro_1346812.png) > [Folks say I'm egotistical. Hell, I don't even know what it means.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mac-davis/folks-say-i-m-egotistical-hell-i-don-t-even-know-what-it-means/) [Mac Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mac-davis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/43c/mac-davis-24721_dense_folks-say-i-m-egotistical-hell-i-don-t-e_517541.jpg) > [WHEN FOLKS SAY 'I NEED MY SPACE WHAT THEY NEED IS THE RIGHT PEOPLE IN IT!!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leonard-paul-rose/when-folks-say-i-need-my-space-what-they-need-is-the-right-people-in/) [LEONARD PAUL ROSE](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leonard-paul-rose/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/97e/leonard-paul-rose-3184_life_when-folks-say-i-need-my-space-what-they_1502281.jpg) > [Contrary to what some folks might say, I do not want to raise taxes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-bel-edwards/contrary-to-what-some-folks-might-say-i-do-not-want-to-raise-taxes/) [John Bel Edwards](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-bel-edwards/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/845/john-bel-edwards-6094_contrary_contrary-to-what-some-folks-might-say-i_1139891.jpg) > [“the black folks say that only colored boys are sent to jail, and they not because they are guilty, but because the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/w-e-b-du-bois-2/the-black-folks-say-that-only-colored-boys-are-sent-to-jail-and-they/) [W.E.B. Du Bois](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/w-e-b-du-bois-2/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/195/w-e-b-du-bois-2-12864_crime_the-black-folks-say-that-only-colored-bo_1917145.jpg) > [“Some folks say That he’s my son! I guess it’s possible, you know. I’ve had so many one-night stands, So many whams…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-elliott/some-folks-say-that-he-s-my-son-i-guess-it-s-possible-you-know-i-ve/) [David Elliott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-elliott/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/423/david-elliott-30654_mademoiselle_some-folks-say-that-he-s-my-son-i-guess_255300.jpg) > [“That’s what I was meaning. Ye’ve got to have freedom first. It’s no use believing what other folks say; the only thing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/d-e-stevenson/that-s-what-i-was-meaning-ye-ve-got-to-have-freedom-first-it-s-no-use/) [D.E. Stevenson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/d-e-stevenson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c24/d-e-stevenson-9903_freedom_that-s-what-i-was-meaning-ye-ve-got-to-h_3115696.png) > [“Folks say I've never been quite right since - but they only say that because I'm a poet, and because nothing ever…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/l-m-montgomery/folks-say-i-ve-never-been-quite-right-since-but-they-only-say-that/) [L.M. Montgomery](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/l-m-montgomery/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cf4/l-m-montgomery-567_poetry_folks-say-i-ve-never-been-quite-right-si_2340690.jpg) > [I don't think any man or woman should run for president unless, number one, they know exactly why they would want to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-biden/i-don-t-think-any-man-or-woman-should-run-for-president-unless-number/) [Joe Biden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-biden/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/09f/joe-biden-454_energy_i-don-t-think-any-man-or-woman-should-ru_1844925.jpg) > [You can't please everyone. Just because I don't behave a certain way, some folks will say you don't have any street cred.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wayne-brady/you-can-t-please-everyone-just-because-i-don-t-behave-a-certain-way/) [Wayne Brady](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wayne-brady/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1ae/wayne-brady-34008_behave_you-can-t-please-everyone-just-because-i_3049190.jpg) > [“In this shifting landscape, we may tend to forget “what the old folks say.” Most of us probably now realize that our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deborah-l-parker/in-this-shifting-landscape-we-may-tend-to-forget-what-the-old-folks/) [Deborah L. Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/deborah-l-parker/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6c9/deborah-l-parker-32273_ancestral-wisdom_in-this-shifting-landscape-we-may-tend-t_1567927.jpg) > [When I was discussing my role with other senior campaign folks, they would say, "I know you have four kids, but..." I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kellyanne-conway/when-i-was-discussing-my-role-with-other-senior-campaign-folks-they/) [Kellyanne Conway](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kellyanne-conway/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8c7/kellyanne-conway-1450_bigs_when-i-was-discussing-my-role-with-other_2262266.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/folks-say/#itemlist", "name": "Folks Say Quotes", "numberOfItems": 12, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Folks will say anything, and next time round they'll believe it.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Mary Stewart" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-stewart/folks-will-say-anything-and-next-time-round-they-ll-believe-it/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/845/mary-stewart-5317_believe_folks-will-say-anything-and-next-time-ro_1346812.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/845/mary-stewart-5317_believe_folks-will-say-anything-and-next-time-ro_1346812.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/845/mary-stewart-5317_believe_folks-will-say-anything-and-next-time-ro_1346812.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Folks will say anything, and next time round they'll believe it.” — Mary Stewart", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Folks say I'm egotistical. 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