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1336 Folks quotes by 922 unique authors

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
Dear Sir: I will wish to establish my name as the best Ethiopian songwriter. But I am not encouraged in undertaking this as long as… — Stephen Foster
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
The popularity of conspiracy theories is explained by people's desire to believe that there is - some group of folks who know what they're doing — Damon Knight
Gehrig was not like the common folk; Created, was he, like the strongest oak; — Unknown Author
Jesmyn Ward is an alchemist. She transmutes pain and loss into gold. Men We Reaped illustrates hardships but thankfully, vitally, it's just as clear about… — Victor LaValle
I've found that all weak people share a basic obsession - they fixate on the idea of satisfaction. Anywhere you go men and women are… — Nic Pizzolatto
I go to eat dinner with my folks when I'm home. I think that's the trick. — Brad Paisley
I would love it if people could look at chubby folks with all of our curves, bumps and ridges and just say 'She's beautiful' just… — Yvette Nicole Brown
To solve the new century's mounting social and environmental problems, people of color activist and white activists need to be able to join forces. But… — Van Jones
TV's Tony Snow becomes the White House press secretary. How will he make the difficult transition from Fox News reporter to Republican apologist? ... Mr.… — Stephen Colbert
It is this world, a world where cruise ships throw away more food in a day than most residents of Port-au-Prince see in a year,… — Barack Obama
In five days, you can turn the page on policies that put greed and irresponsibility on Wall Street before the hard work and sacrifice of… — Barack Obama
I didn't become a Christian until many years later, when I moved to the South Side of Chicago after college. It happened not because of… — Barack Obama
Look, I'm just this kid from Toronto who got his start in school plays. I still live with my folks who make me mow the… — Hayden Christensen
What some folks call impossible is just stuff they haven't seen before. — Robin Williams
Its just I fell into a bunch of movies that kind of fit in my life. It made sense to do them in the 80s.… — Rick Moranis
It’s just what they are — they’re jokes…most jokes are about Jewish people, rednecks, black folks…I can’t determine what offends another person. — Paula Deen
All my life I have been happiest when the folks watching me said to each other, `Look at the poor dope, wilya? — Buster Keaton
With the help of folks like you and me, Heifer International tackles the problem of hunger one family at a time with gifts of renewable… — Susan Sarandon
I felt like I was an outsider. I think what happened to me made me develop this street sense of watching people and working out… — Tobey Maguire
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
It makes me so mad that some people underestimate the wisdom and energy of young people. All because they don't look the way older folks… — Johnny Cash

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