Folks Quotes

1336 Folks quotes by 922 unique authors

What do we older folks live for if not for the care of the young, to teach and train them? — Martin Luther
Well enough for old folks to rise early, because they have done so many mean things all their lives they can't sleep anyhow. — Mark Twain
When ignorant folks want to advertise their ignorance, you don't really have to do anything, you just let them talk. — Barack Obama
It's a folk singers job to comfort disturbed people and to disturb comfortable people — Woody Guthrie
I would like to see every single soldier on every single side, just take off your helmet, unbuckle your kit, lay down your rifle, and… — Woody Guthrie
I am like a folk painter. Paint and move ahead. — M. F. Husain
Rock 'n' roll is meant to entertain. Hippie folk singers are supposed to be singing about leftist views, but I don't think rock 'n' roll… — Johnny Ramone
I would never be so arrogant to think that someone should model their life after me. But the idea of possibility the idea that I… — Laverne Cox
Everyday, day & night, we hear the lies that September 11th is the worst tragedy, worst accident, and worst crime to ever been committed on… — Malik Zulu Shabazz
Be serious. Folk songs are serious. That's what Pete Seeger told me. Arlo, I only wanna tell you one thing. Folk songs are serious. And… — Arlo Guthrie
I intend to protect a free and open internet, extend its reach to every classroom, and every community, and help folks build the fastest networks,… — Barack Obama
There was something stirring across the country because of what happened in Selma, Alabama, because some folks are willing to march across a bridge. So… — Barack Obama
It's not that I want to punish your success. I just want to make sure that everybody who is behind you, that they've got a… — Barack Obama
Those aren't the kinds of folks who represent our core American values. — Barack Obama
There's no doubt that there's some folks who just really dislike me because they don't like the idea of a black president. — Barack Obama
Folk musicians have a lot of the same self-importance, but they're way more cruel and jealous than rock musicians - I know this for a… — Christopher Guest
Don't be afraid to do weird stuff, so long as you do it cheaply and cover everyone's bets. Be bold. Be stupid, if you have… — Kevin Smith
Symmetria by the Uccello Project is a gorgeous, instrumental and largely unclassifiable record. Best thought of as 'cinematic', each of the tracks conjures up a… — Steve Lawson
Celebrities and 'famous' people are just regular folks. I know, it's a shocking and potentially dangerous statement. — Adam McKay
To the folks asking how they can become a comics writer if Marvel doesn't accept submissions... YOU WRITE COMICS!! — C. B. Cebulski
Good people can't out-think evil, cause evil thinks of things good folks can't think of. — Orson Scott Card
The folks who want to build this mosque, who are really radical Islamists, who want to triumphfully prove they can build a mosque next to… — Newt Gingrich
We think revival means a silver-tongued preacher, some good music, and a few folks who decide they're going to join the church. No! Real revival… — Tommy Tenney
Until we can insert a USB into our ear and download our thoughts, drawing remains the best way of getting visual information on to the… — Grayson Perry
White folks needs what black folks got just as much as black folks needs what white folks got, and we's all got to stay here… — Margaret Walker

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