Myth Quotes

992 Myth quotes by 711 unique authors

Scientific beliefs are supported by evidence, and they get results. Myths and faiths are not and do not. — Richard Dawkins
When I became convinced that the universe is natural, that all the ghosts and gods are myths, there entered into my brain, into my soul,… — Robert Green Ingersoll
It's a myth that the border can't be enforced. It can be enforced. — Dianne Feinstein
You know, equality is a myth, and for some reason, everyone accepts the fact that women don't make as much money as men do. I… — Beyonce Knowles
The scientific doctrine of progress is destined to replace not only the myth of progress, but all other myths of human earthly destiny. It will… — Julian Huxley
...the myth of socialism is far stronger than the reality of capitalism. That is because capitalism is not really an ism at all. It is… — Arnold Beichman
Is it not grotesque when the representatives of an antiquated myth-sorcery, who believes in trinity, angels, devils, hell, virgin-birth, bodily Ascension, making of water into… — Karlheinz Deschner
The great myth of our times is that technology is communication. — Libby Larsen
I am a Jew, but I am enthralled by the luminous figure of the Nazarene. Jesus is too colossal for the pen of phrasemongers, however… — Albert Einstein
What passes for identity in America is a series of myths about one's heroic ancestors. It's astounding to me, for example, that so many people… — James A. Baldwin
The real victim of bigotry is the white man who hides his weakness under his myth of superiority. — James A. Baldwin
The myth of integration as propounded under the banner of the liberal ideology must be cracked because it makes people believe that something is being… — Steven Biko
The existence of any pure race with special endowments is a myth, as is the belief that there are races all of whose members are… — Franz Boas
We have deluded ourselves into believing the myth that capitalism grew and prospered out of the Protestant ethic of hard work and sacrifices. Capitalism was… — Martin Luther King, Jr.
Greek myths are heroic, noble and tragic; but the American Dream is heroic, comical, and uplifting. Americans are a people in whom overweening ambition is… — John C. Wright
Society is held together by our need; we bind it together with legend, myth, coercion, fearing that without it we will be hurled into that… — James A. Baldwin
Let us see how high we can fly before the sun melts the wax in our wings. About the ambitious pursuit of knowledge, alluding to… — E. O. Wilson
Long-term success is never achieved on our own. The phrase 'a self-made man' is a myth all along the way we need support. — Isadore Sharp
Greatness is a transitory experience. It is never consistent. It depends in part upon the myth-making imagination of humankind. The person who experiences greatness must… — Frank Herbert
When you look at that nature world it becomes an icon, it becomes a holy picture that speaks of the origins of the world. Almost… — Joseph Campbell

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