Expectations Quote by Alan Dundes

“Future orientation is combined with a notion and expectation of progress, and nothing is impossible.”

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Folklore provides a socially sanctioned outlet for the discussion of the forbidden and taboo.

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The class has become over the years fairly large, running to three hundred or more, but I always insist upon reading all the student…

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Their term project consists of a fieldwork collection of folklore that they create by interviewing family members, friends, or anyone they can manage to…

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In the light of our culture, these are not unreasonable questions and tactics, but if once again, we try to see the lens through…

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The study of folklore is largely the study of particular folklore genres: myth, folktale, legend, ballad, proverb, riddle, superstition, etc.

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Cities all over the world are getting bigger as more and more people move from rural to urban sites, but that has created enormous…

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I have a great advantage over many of my colleagues inasmuch as my students bring with them to class their own personal knowledge of…

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Americans do believe in progress and there is almost certainly a kernel of truth in the joke.

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Americans have a penchant for the future and tend to disregard the past.

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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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My academic identity is that of a folklorist, and for many years I have taught only folklore courses.

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In my introductory course, Anthropology 160, the Forms of Folklore, I try to show the students what the major and minor genres of folklore…

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Balance suggests a perfect equilibrium. There is no such thing. That is a false expectation… There are going to be priorities and dimensions of…

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My mom had very low expectations for me, and she really had a point. I was a big problem at seventeen. If I had…

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I've long believed one of the mainsprings of our own liberty has been the widespread ownership of property among our people and the expectation…

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I say this all the time: I've always been really good at managing my expectations so that I'm not let down.

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When Allah puts barakah (His blessings) in something, it will come beyond your expectations- never underestimate the power of one good deed.

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Keeping up with everybody's expectation is soooo hard!

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I recognize I am essentially a failed human being in the sense that I can't possibly live up to the expectations of an Almighty.

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We're wired to expect the world to be brighter and more meaningful and more obviously interesting than it actually is. And when we realize…

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“Does your reality match your expectations? If not it's time to change either your expectations or your reality.”

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Jesus' kingdom was not like the popular expectation. He used the phrase 'kingdom of God' with a different meaning. His kingdom was not of…

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Disappointment contains an appointment for doing much better. High expectations mean your higher capacity and belief in abilities.

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It's a good place when all you have is hope and not expectations.

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