Folklore Quotes

57 quotes by 44 authors

Mulan is so important in Chinese folklore - a fearless girl who cared about her family and country so much that she was willing to… — Ming-Na Wen
My father was a professor of folklore, and my mother was a teacher until she was married. I had a good relationship with them, and… — Max von Sydow
I love gothic monsters, but I like to root them more firmly in the traditional folklore from which they sprang. Or at least, I like… — Ted Naifeh
To us, basing stories on christianity is the same as basing stories on Roman mythology, Native American folklore, or unsubstantiated government conspiracies. — Richard King
Their term project consists of a fieldwork collection of folklore that they create by interviewing family members, friends, or anyone they can manage to persuade… — Alan Dundes
They do not merely collect texts; they must also gather data about the context and the informant and, above all, write an analysis of the… — Alan Dundes
The class has become over the years fairly large, running to three hundred or more, but I always insist upon reading all the student folklore… — Alan Dundes
There is more to folklore research than fieldwork. This is why in all of my other upper-division courses I require a term paper involving original… — Alan Dundes
I think airports are places of huge human drama. The more I see of it, the more I am convinced that Heathrow is a secret… — Tony Parsons
I love studying folklore and legends. The stories that people passed down for a thousand years without any sort of marketing support are obviously saying… — Tim Schafer
The power of love to change bodies is legendary, built into folklore, common sense, and everyday experience. Love moves the flesh, it pushes matter around....… — Sudip Kshetri
I'm working on a very long series of paintings based on desert folklore. — Terri Windling
One of the best things about folklore and fairy tales is that the best fantasy is what you find right around the corner, in this… — Terri Windling
Read the folklore masters. Go to galleries. Walk in the woods. That's what you need to be an artist or storyteller. — Terri Windling
Management means, in the last analysis, the substitution of thought for brawn and muscle, of knowledge for folklore and superstition, and of cooperation for force.… — Peter F Drucker
The world's literature and folklore are full of stories that point out how futile it can be to seek happiness. Rather, happiness is a blessing… — Louis Binstock
I'm from Texas originally, and I've always wanted to be in a horror movie, so I've gotten both of my wishes with this project. It… — Matthew Bomer

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