“Let us see how high we can fly before the sun melts the wax in our wings.” — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I think of evolution as a myth, like the Norse myths, the Greek myths - anybody's myths. But it was created for… — Tom Wolfe Copy Share Image
All the superhero stuff is Greek myths and Greek gods, wearing tights and capes. That's what they are. That's what I gravitate… — Louis Leterrier Copy Share Image
II know a little about Greek mythology. It's not that far away from the Nordic mythology. — Mads Mikkelsen Copy Share Image
I absolutely believe the past had its share of warrior women who fought like men. Whether some of these were the actual… — Anne Fortier Copy Share Image
You think I'm cute?" He said thinkly, pulling on her hand. She was glad he couldn't see her face. "I think you're..."… — Rainbow Rowell Copy Share Image
Star Wars is mythology. Its like Greek mythology or Shakespeare. Its the story of good versus evil over a very long span… — Michael Franti Copy Share Image
Creation stories, so central in the religions of the Middle East, play a surprisingly marginal part in Greek myth. The Greeks had… — Neil MacGregor Copy Share Image
Plays are just all sort of playful asides, and there's a great deal of reference here to Greek mythology, plays, and dramas.… — Lauren Groff Copy Share Image
Cacus.” I’d had years of practice looking dumb when people threw out Greek names I didn’t know. It’s a skill of mine.… — Rick Riordan Copy Share Image
I did have the resource of having taught Greek mythology and the history of Western civilization, and you can go back into… — Wes Craven Copy Share Image
NFL Films has had one continuous, creative vision for 47 years. These are timeless things; timeless stories that we capture just like… — Steve Sabol Copy Share Image
“Carved on the temple [at Delphi] were the exhortations "Know yourself" and "Nothing too much," mottoes with a similar meaning: You are… — Barry B. Powell Copy Share Image
Characters work really well when they're reflective of the times that they're operating in. To keep these characters static - like Superman… — Brian Azzarello Copy Share Image
“The Big Dipper’s also known as The Great Bear? The Greek myth says that Zeus fell in love with a beautiful maiden,… — Natasha Brown Copy Share Image
What they teach you as history is mythology and true mythology is far from fantasy -- it is our true history. A… — Suzy Kassem Copy Share Image
“The distinction that only sciences are useful and only arts are spirit-enhancing is a nonsensical one. I couldn't write much without scientists… — Natalie Haynes Copy Share Image
Most people assume that a muse is a creature of perfect beauty, poise and grace. Like the creatures from Greek mythology. They're… — Kathleen Tessaro Copy Share Image
You’re like a god from a Greek myth, Saiman. You have no empathy. You have no concept of the world beyond your… — Ilona Andrews Copy Share Image
The gods in Yoruba mythology are not remote at all. They're benign, they're malign, they are mischievous, like Eshu for instance, tricksters,… — Wole Soyinka Copy Share Image
“It was probably true that he objectified women. He thought about them all the time, didn't he? He looked at them a… — Jeffrey Eugenides Copy Share Image
“Behind this lies not just impact or drama, but a typically Japanese tendency. The story of Pygmalion, the Greek myth — in… — Izima Kaoru Copy Share Image
“In a way, Melanie’s feelings about Miss Justineau have changed too, after that day. Or rather, they haven’t changed at all, but… — M.R. Carey Copy Share Image
According to Greek mythology, humans were originally created with four arms, four legs and a head with two faces. Fearing their power,… — Plato Copy Share Image
Memory in Greek mythology is the mother of the muses, and it is so for me. Both personal and societal memory move… — Marge Piercy Copy Share Image
Children are much more understanding of the suddenness and arbitrariness of death than we are. The old fairy tales contain a lot… — Emma Thompson 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
Greek myths are heroic, noble and tragic; but the American Dream is heroic, comical, and uplifting. Americans are a people in whom… — John C. Wright Copy Share Image
In Greek myth, a chimera is a creepy combination of lion, goat, dragon - in humans, chimeras are one person who contains… — Susannah Cahalan Copy Share Image
I just always loved mythology, ever since I was a kid. Greek mythology was something I remember learning about in fourth grade,… — Brie Larson Copy Share Image
It is by far the most elegant worship, hardly excepting the Greek mythology. What with incense, pictures, statues, altars, shrines, relics, and… — Lord Byron Copy Share Image
I've long said that comic books are the modern equivalent of our Greek myths. — David S. Goyer Copy Share Image
Let the credulous and the vulgar continue to believe that all mental woes can be cured by a daily application of old… — Vladimir Nabokov Copy Share Image
In Greek mythology, Antaeus was a giant who was strong as long as he had contact with the earth. When he was… — Hyman Rickover Copy Share Image
The muse of music isn't just from Greek mythology, but living in people like the Beatles, Chuck Berry, Anita Baker, Aretha Franklin. — Ernie Isley Copy Share Image
When I was a kid, I took 'The Brady Bunch' and 'The Partridge Family' very seriously. It was a world to me… — George Saunders Copy Share Image
One of the things that really intrigued us the most about the whole Wonder Woman mythology is the actual mythology of it.… — Bruce Timm Copy Share Image
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