Folk Quotes

496 quotes by 383 authors

Angels may be very excellent sort of folk in their own way, but we, poor mortals in our present state, would probably find them precious… — Jerome K. Jerome
Jan 1899 You must aim at the Staff College, but for the love of God never become a professional Staff Officer. Never lose touch with… — Unknown Author
To the extent that the (ISIS's) advance is a series of urban revolts against the government of PM Nouri al-Maliki, the US would end up… — Juan Cole
Absolute certainty is a privilege of uneducated minds and fanatics. - It is, for scientific folk, an unattainable ideal. — Cassius Jackson Keyser
A man's women folk, whatever their outward show of respect for his merit and authority, always regard him secretly as an ass, and with something… — H. L. Mencken
Do you know what a soldier is, young man? He's the chap who makes it possible for civilized folk to despise war. — Allan Massie
Old folks live on memory, young folk live on hope. — Unknown Author
We are storied folk. Stories are what we are; telling and listening to stories is what we do. — Arthur Kleinman
Photography is the dominant and fascinating and only folk art of the twentieth century. — Unknown Author
I do not admire 'the people,' as such. No one really does. Their folk wisdom is usually false, their instincts predatory. Even their sense of… — Gore Vidal
The most popular man under a democracy is not the most democratic man, but the most despotic man. The common folk delight in the exactions… — H. L. Mencken
I guess all songs is folk songs. I never heard no horse sing them. — Big Bill Broonzy
Strange when you come to think of it, that of all countless folk who have lived on this planet, not one is known in history… — Max Beerbohm
After a long day, folk rest at night. After a long summer, folk play games and sit about in the winter. After a long life… — Jane Smiley
The essence of my lyrics is the desire for peace and harmony. That's all anyone has ever wanted. How could it become outdated?...We are trying… — Robert Plant
Songwriters I've always been drawn to are people who deal with something of depth in the lyric writing. ...I've always been influenced by the folk… — Bruce Hornsby
If you told the truth, that was all well and good and if you told the un-truth, well, that's still well and good. Folk songs… — Bob Dylan
Bill Monroe spoke of bringing 'ancient tones' into his music with echoes of British and Irish fiddle and bagpipe music, while also delving deeply into… — Paul Zollo
You certainly don't hear any country music on pop radio today. But for a while you did, and it was a lovely thing to have… — Jimmy Webb
I thought A Prairie Home Companion would be an interesting thing to do for a summer or so. Public radio was just seven years old… — Garrison Keillor

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