"Future orientation is combined with a notion and……" — Alan Dundes
"Future orientation is combined with a notion and expectation of progress, and nothing is impossible."
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19 Quotes by Alan Dundes
Alan Dundes has 19 quotes on this site.
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Cities all over the world are getting bigger as more and more people move from rural to urban sites, but…
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I have a great advantage over many of my colleagues inasmuch as my students bring with them to class their…
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In my introductory course, Anthropology 160, the Forms of Folklore, I try to show the students what the major and…
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My academic identity is that of a folklorist, and for many years I have taught only folklore courses.
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Americans have a penchant for the future and tend to disregard the past.
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Americans often have trouble enjoying the present moment.
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I mentioned that one of the tripartite formulas in American worldview involves time: past, present, and future.
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Life, it seems, is nothing if not a series of initiations, transitions, and incorporations.
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Polls are frequently taken to try to tease out or determine likely directions and trends, but once taken, they belong…
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Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak.
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If a student takes the whole series of my folklore courses including the graduate seminars, he or she should learn…
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In the light of our culture, these are not unreasonable questions and tactics, but if once again, we try to…
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My parent's divorce and hard times at school, all those things combined to mold me, to make me grow up…
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The E.U. imports more agricultural goods from developing countries around the world than does the U.S., Canada and Japan, combined.
— John Bruton
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I love playing ego and insecurity combined.
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For purposes of action nothing is more useful than narrowness of thought combined with energy of will.
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We do not want an official state church. If ninety-nine percent of the population were Catholics, I would still be…
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Science is a field which grows continuously with ever expanding frontiers. Further, it is truly international in scope. ... Science…
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Non-violent resistance implies the very opposite of weakness. Defiance combined with non-retaliatory acceptance of repression from one's opponents is active,…
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The voodoo priest and all his powders were as nothing compared to espresso, cappuccino, and mocha, which are stronger than…
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Along with a strong belief in your own inner voice, you also need laser-like focus combined with unwavering determination.
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