Folks Quotes

1336 Folks quotes by 922 unique authors

This is a free country. Folks have a right to send me letters, and I have a right not to read them. — William Faulkner
Scarlett, from the ashes of the war-ravaged land at Tara, remembering what she was taught by her father in happier times: "As God is my… — Vivien Leigh
Did you hear 'bout Ticklish Tom? He got tickled by his mom. Wiggled and giggled and fell on the floor, . . . . And… — Shel Silverstein
Las Vegas is a major family destination. Nevada casinos have become American family values now. It's considered just fine to go into one of these… — Bruce Sterling
They were written on cheap blue notebooks bought by poor women. I'm interested in folk tales in the way that medicine and magic in women's… — Alice Hoffman
Some folks say it was a miracle. Saint Francis suddenly appeared and knocked the next pitch clean over the fence. But I think it was… — Jack Handey
Folks still remember the day ole Bob Riley came bouncing down that dirt road in his pickup. Pretty soon, it was bouncing higher and higher.… — Jack Handey
Folks with their wits about them knew that advertisements were just a pack of lies - you had only to look at the claims of… — Frances Parkinson Keyes
Our appreciation of folk art will strengthen our identities, our pride in belonging to a community. People trained in the creative use of their hands… — F. Sionil JosÃ©
If condoms and potentially microbicides can prevent millions of deaths [from AIDS], they should be made more widely available. I know that there are those… — Barack Obama
The creative folks intuitively design what's best for the user, while data folks provide great insights. The true unicorns are those who can go end-to-end… — Unknown Author
And they beat. The women for having known them and no more, no more; the children for having been them but never again. They killed… — Toni Morrison
For most folks, no news is good news; for the press, good news is not news. — Unknown Author
Some folks serve the almighty dollar far more faithfully than the Almighty God. They get greater delight out of balancing the budget than watching the… — Charles R. Swindoll
I would be embarrassed to tell you how many folks ran saying that they weren't going to spend a bunch of money, they weren't going… — Mick Mulvaney
And no book gives a deeper insight into the inner life of the Negro, his struggles and his aspirations, than, The Souls of Black Folk. — Ray Stannard Baker
The people wanted to believe that the Negroes couldn't learn to read music but had a natural talent for it. So we never played with… — Eubie Blake
All the high-tone, big-time folks would say, 'Isn't it wonderful how these untrained, primitive musicians can pick up all the latest songs instantly without being… — Eubie Blake
The worst thing of all is standing by when folks are doing something wrong. — Kirby Larson
I come to the understanding that maybe what was on the inside was more important, and that your outer covering didn't count so much as… — James McBride
Plausible development, building from what we know about what really did go on, and a whacking good story… Surrounded by Enemies delivers on both, big-time.… — Harry Turtledove
I like mountains, always have done. Big obstinate bits of rock sticking up where they're not wanted and getting in folk's way. Great. Climbing them… — Mark Lawrence
The book the Ziff folks sent me as an example of their art was 'Late Night VRML 2.0 with Java,' 700 pages + CD-ROM, published… — Philip Greenspun
My job, is to show folks there's a lot of good music in this world, and if used right it may help to save the… — Pete Seeger
TV spots are short. If you can't hold folks' attention for 20 seconds before revealing the brand, find another line of work. — Lee Clow

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