Myth Quotes

992 Myth quotes by 711 unique authors

...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
Myth is supposed to bring us together, but fantasy alienates us. — Dustin Hoffman
The myth of hell represents all the meanness, all the revenge, all the selfishness, all the cruelty, all the hatred, all the infamy of which… — Robert Green Ingersoll
Our society does reward beauty on the outside over health on the inside. Women must not be blamed for choosing short-term beauty "fixes" that harm… — Naomi Wolf
There is a myth that homosexuals are 'born that way,' and we are pounded with this idea so thoroughly that many people think that somebody,… — Orson Scott Card
The first part of the spiritual journey should properly be called psychological rather than spiritual because it involves peeling away the myths and illusions that… — Sam Keen
It is a myth that the success of science in our time is mainly due to the huge amounts of money that have been spent… — Karl Popper
Mother goddesses are just as silly a notion as father gods. If a revival of the myths of these cults gives woman emotional satisfaction, it… — Angela Carter
Myths and science fulfill a similar function: they both provide human beings with a representation of the world and of the forces that are supposed… — Francois Jacob
Thus science must begin with myths, and with the criticism of myths; neither with the collection of observations, nor with the invention of experiments, but… — Karl Popper
When someone admits one and rejects another which is equally in accordance with the appearances, it is clear that he has quitted all physical explanation… — Epicurus

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