Folks Quotes

1336 Folks quotes by 922 unique authors

We hand folks over to God's mercy, and show none ourselves. — George Eliot
We are a puny and fickle folk. Avarice, hesitation, and following are our diseases. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
The wisdom of the wise and the experience of the ages is preserved into perpetuity by a nation's proverbs, fables, folk sayings and quotations. — William Feather
I was a Ukrainian folk dancer in my teens, and I toured the country in 1991, shortly before the break-up of the Soviet Union. — Vera Farmiga
I was a huge comic book fan as a kid. The only problem I had with comic books is how expensive they got. I didn't… — Nathan Fillion
I've spent hours and hours doing research into Appalachian folk music. My grandfather was a fiddler. There is something very immediate, very simple and emotional,… — Renee Fleming
Some folk want their luck buttered. — Thomas Hardy
My family owns a music store in Claremont, California, called The Claremont Folk Music Center. — Ben Harper
I grew up with the Blind Boys' music. My family owns a music store in Claremont, California, called The Claremont Folk Music Center. I grew… — Ben Harper
Economically, many folks don't feel they can afford organic. While this may be true in some cases, I think more often than not it's a… — Woody Harrelson
I have never denied my background or my culture. I have taught my child to embrace her Mexican heritage, to love my first language, Spanish,… — Salma Hayek
Some folks can look so busy doing nothing that they seem indispensable. — Kin Hubbard
Lots of folks confuse bad management with destiny. — Kin Hubbard
The only way to entertain some folks is to listen to them. — Kin Hubbard
If you want that good feeling that comes from doing things for other folks then you have to pay for it in abuse and misunderstanding. — Zora Neale Hurston
Artists are taught to be humble about their impact, especially in folk music. It's so ingrained that I have a hard time even thinking I… — Janis Ian
I know it sounds corny, man, but I like to bring folks joy, and I like to have a good time. I know folks like… — Wolfman Jack
I voted for Barack because he was black. 'Cuz that's why other folks vote for other people - because they look like them... That's American… — Samuel L. Jackson
I sing a mixture of everything from opera, folk music, Broadway. It's a mix of things. — Katherine Jenkins
Folks, I've been straight for seventeen days... Not all in a row. — Sam Kinison
It's not mere extremism that makes folks at the fringes so troubling; it's extremism wedded to false beliefs. Humans have long been dupes, easily gulled… — Jeffrey Kluger
Well, I think of the folks who are the climate deniers as the flat Earthers and the people who say the moon landings never happened. — Jeffrey Kluger
My idea of heaven is a place where the Tyne meets the Delta, where folk music meets the blues. — Mark Knopfler
When I think of folk music, I think of topical songs. And I don't write topical songs. — Ray LaMontagne
My folks ain't graduated from high school or nothing like that, so we always had to struggle in the family - and I come from… — Kendrick Lamar

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