“And the day will come when the mystical generation of Jesus, by the supreme being as his father in the womb of… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
The myth that John Locke was the philosopher behind the American Republic, is easily refuted by examining how Locke's philosophy steered Thomas… — Robert Trout Copy Share Image
Today a new faith is awakening — the Myth of the blood; the belief that to defend the blood is also to… — Alfred Rosenberg Copy Share Image
The romantic myth is so strong that it survives the wear and tear of marriage by simply detaching from it and floating… — Merle Shain Copy Share Image
In New York City, the idea that district schools advance equality is a myth. — Eva Moskowitz Copy Share Image
I don't say that the supposed Civil Rights development is a myth, but it's a matter of dealing with reality. It's purely… — Norman Granz Copy Share Image
The rise and fall of civilizations in the long, broad course of history can be seen to have been largely a function… — Joseph Campbell Copy Share Image
Religions, of course, have their own demanding intellectual traditions, as Jesuits and Talmudic scholars might attest.... But, in its less rigorous, popular… — Wendy Kaminer Copy Share Image
A 'Hitler myth' was cultivated which built on people's desire for strong leadership, and presented Hitler as an almost God-like figure. Hitler's… — Alison Kitson Copy Share Image
I actually met a producer of Stanley Kubrick's who told me that Kubrick had never even thought about doing Perfume: The Story… — Tom Tykwer Copy Share Image
I don't believe in the sort of "Eureka!" moment idea. I think it's a myth. I'm very suspicious that actually Archimedes had… — Tim Berners-Lee Copy Share Image
“There is child in all of us that refuses to grow up, a child that is in awe of what can be,… — Shatrujeet Nath Copy Share Image
When I was younger, I was fascinated by David Bowie, for example. he had created an entire myth around himself. It was… — Lars von Trier Copy Share Image
A 'death mirror' held up to American culture - Brando, bikes and black leather; Christ, chains and cocaine. A 'high' view of… — Kenneth Anger Copy Share Image
One can discern a few very general myths that facilitate the birth of further myths: that everything is possible; that whatever we… — Mario Bunge Copy Share Image
Nothing I had written before 'Mary Poppins' had anything to do with children, and I have always assumed, when I thought about… — P. L. Travers Copy Share Image
I think that it's a myth that there's one job that makes your whole career, unless you're winning an Oscar. But even… — Aya Cash Copy Share Image
It's important to debunk the myths of Africa being this benighted continent civilized only when white people arrived. In fact, Africans had… — Henry Louis Gates Copy Share Image
“What are you? From where did you come? I have never seen anything like you.” The Creator Raven looked at Man and… — Eskimo creation myth Copy Share Image
