Folk Quotes

496 Folk quotes by 383 unique authors

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 How could it become outdated?...We are trying… — Robert Plant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
It was Rick's Rubin idea to have the 'Brooklyn' verse repeat. It already was a story, but having that made it a folk song. Instead… — Scott Avett
If you like someone's work, the important thing is to be exposed to everything that person has been exposed to. Anyone who wants to be… — Bob Dylan
I cannot agree with any astronomer who insists that all of these things are mirages, planets, clouds, or illusions. The majority of the people are… — Morris K. Jessup
Gehrig was not like the common folk; Created, was he, like the strongest oak; — Unknown Author
I was into punk rock back when I was in high school. I used to go around to dive venues and take photographs. But now… — Garrett Hedlund
If it was never new and it never gets old, then it's a folk song — Oscar Isaac
My dad, the old professor, used to say, 'Never get into an argument about what's folk music and what isn't.' — Pete Seeger
People thought me a bit strange at first; a blond haired, blue-eyed Norwegian who sang Mexican folk songs, but I used it to my advantage… — David Soul
The myths and folk tales of the whole world make clear that the refusal is essentially a refusal to give up what one takes to… — Joseph Campbell
I knew Bobby Dylan back in the days when he lived in the village. He used to come and see me and sing songs for… — Alan Lomax

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