Myth Quotes

992 Myth quotes by 711 unique authors

Kafka's evocations are, rather, unconscious and almost sub-archetypal, the little-kid stuff from which myths derive; this is why we tend to call even his weirdest… — David Foster Wallace
Myths are clues to the spiritual potentialities of the human life. — Joseph Campbell
We are still conditioning people in this country and, indeed, all over the globe to the myth of white superiority. We are constantly being told… — Jane Elliott
The biggest myth about labor unions is that unions are for the workers. Unions are for unions, just as corporations are for corporations and politicians… — Thomas Sowell
A middle ground might be to fight for same-sex marriage and its benefits and then, once granted, redefine the institution of marriage completely, to demand… — Michelangelo Signorile
Science and technology revolutionize our lives, but memory, tradition and myth frame our response. — Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.
A myth is a religion in which no one any longer believes. — James Kern Feibleman
A 'Hitler myth' was cultivated which built on people's desire for strong leadership, and presented Hitler as an almost God-like figure. Hitler's image was laboured… — Unknown Author
Eugenics was central to the entire Nazi enterprise, joined with romantic nativist and racist myths of the pure-bred Nordic. The emphasis on 'blood' called for… — Unknown Author
I always looked for a man to rescue me and bring me happiness. I bought into that myth, of course, and looked for my own… — Linda Evans
Once a poet calls his myth a myth, he prevents the reader from treating it as a reality; we use the word 'myth' only for… — Adam Kirsch
As every past generation has had to disenthrall itself from an inheritance of truisms and stereotypes, so in our own time we must move on… — John F. Kennedy
In any open question, we should argue from what we do know to what we do not know. We do know that fervent legends and… — Dan Barker
Taste is more to do with manners than appearances. Taste is both myth and reality; it is not a style. — Stephen Bayley
I don't say that the supposed Civil Rights development is a myth, but it's a matter of dealing with reality. It's purely peripheral and, in… — Norman Granz
The common belief that coaches must be abusive to be successful is a myth. Research shows that if you find a task fun, you'll perform… — Ralph Nader
The idea of a superior or inferior race is a myth that has been completely refuted by anthropological evidence. — Martin Luther King, Jr.
Architecture is not created by individuals. The genius sketch ... is a myth. Architecture is made by a team of committed people who work together,… — Joshua Prince-Ramus
Although every organized religion works overtime to contribute its own brand of misogyny to the myth of woman-hate, woman-fear, and woman-evil, the Roman Catholic church… — Robin Morgan
Some of us do not accept the Establishment myth that bad laws must be obeyed. — Unknown Author
As soon as a woman's primary social value could no longer be defined as the attainment of virtuous domesticity, the beauty myth redefined it as… — Naomi Wolf
Spokespeople sell women the Iron Maiden and name her "Health": if public discourse were really concerned with women's health, it would turn angrily upon this… — Naomi Wolf
One of the myths propagated by the enemies of Israel is that there is an all-powerful Zionist conspiracy. That is a false accusation. Nevertheless, that… — George Soros
Anticipating attacks, I should like to emphasize that I do not subscribe to the myths propagated by enemies of Israel and I am not blaming… — George Soros
For myth is at the beginning of literature, and also at its end. — Jorge Luis Borges

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