Myth Quotes

992 Myth quotes by 711 unique authors

It meant that Diana had not waited for any explanation, however halting and imperfect, but had condemned him unheard; and this showed a much harder,… — Patrick O'Brian
The only thing on my mind is getting into that ring and destroying a boxing myth, someone who has reached a level of infamy through… — David Haye
Today the insatiable quest for profit promotes the new slavery. In bewildering ways, the new is more pernicious than the old, for the New American… — Gerry Spence
No fiction, no myths, no lies, no tangled webs - this is how Irie imagined her homeland. Because homeland is one of the magical fantasy… — Zadie Smith
There were two forests for every one you entered. There was the one you walked in, the physical echo, and then there was the one… — Charles de Lint
Arthuriana has become a genre in itself, more like TV soap opera where people think they know the characters. All that's fair enough, but it… — Michael Moorcock
Ere many generations pass, our machinery will be driven by a power obtainable at any point in the universe. This idea is not novel...We find… — Nikola Tesla
A ritual is the enactment of a myth. And, by participating in the ritual, you are participating in the myth. And since myth is a… — Joseph Campbell
Sick in my soul I tried to face the ordeal of seeking forgiveness. From whom? What God, what Christ? They were myths I once believed… — John Fante
You have to think of your brand as a kind of myth. A myth is a compelling story that is archetypal, if you know the… — Deepak Chopra
I liked myths. They weren't adult stories and they weren't children's stories. They were better than that. They just were. — Neil Gaiman
Myths that need clarification: "No matter how many times you see the Grand canyon, you are still emotionally moved to tears." False. It depends on… — Erma Bombeck
By almost any measure, the world is better than it has ever been. People are living longer, healthier lives. Many nations that were aid recipients… — Bill Gates
The problem with memory is that is changes whatever it touches. It is never that accurate. As a result, I end up modifying and revising… — Li-Young Lee
Myths are public dreams; dreams are private myths. By finding your own dream and following it through, it will lead you to the myth-world in… — Joseph Campbell
Capitalism’s grow-or-die imperative stands radically at odds with ecology’s imperative of interdependence and limit. The two imperatives can no longer coexist with each other; nor… — Ursula K. Le Guin
There is no line between the 'real world' and 'world of myth and symbol.' Objects, sensations, hit with the impact of hallucination. — William S. Burroughs
Am I a myth? Am I a legend? Or am I a phenomenon? — Scott Steiner
Christmas is not a myth, not a tradition, not a dream. It is a glorious reality. — Billy Graham
Just because something is told as a story and that story is part legend or myth, or feat of imagination, does not mean there is… — Chris Priestley
There's a myth among amateurs, optimists and fools that beyond a certain level of achievement, famous artists retire to some kind of Elysium where criticism… — Mark Matousek
The brain cannot multitask. Multitasking, when it comes to paying attention, is a myth. The brain naturally focuses on concepts sequentially, one at a time…To… — John Medina
You can live in the world of myth and be taken seriously. — Ta-Nehisi Coates
A successful magazine has to build a myth its readers can believe in. — Harold Hayes
I liked Latin, I like languages, I liked all the myths, and the Roman tales that we were required to translate in Latin, and all… — Suzanne Farrell

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