Storytelling Quote by Yuval Noah Harari

“The uniquely human ability to collectively believe in myths allows strangers to cooperate.”

— FastReads

“Since large-scale human cooperation is based on myths, the way people cooperate can be altered by changing the myths – by telling different stories.…

— Yuval Noah Harari

“how does one convince millions of people to believe particular stories about gods, or nations, or limited liability companies? Yet when it succeeds, it…

— Yuval Noah Harari

“Any large-scale human cooperation - whether a modern state, a medieval church, an ancient city or an archaic tribe - is rooted in common…

— Yuval Noah Harari

“There's always someone who secretly believes in myths and legends; or at least parts of them. Those are the people who will look beyond…

— Aprilynne Pike

“you cannot organise masses of people effectively without relying on some fictional myths.”

— Yuval Noah Harari

“Myths may not satisfy the demands of rationality or science, but they contain profound wisdom - provided one believes they do and is willing…

— Devdutt Pattanaik

“Myths tell us what those like us have done, can do, should do. Without myths to lead the way, we hesitate to leap forward.…

— N.K. Jemisin

“Our myths, our legends, aren't necessarily true, but they are truly necessary. They have to do with the way we interpret the world and…

— Jo Walton

“Myth is truth which is subjective, intuitive, cultural and grounded in faith.”

— Devdutt Pattanaik

“We will go on producing myths, ways of explaining ourselves to ourselves but, like everything else about us, they are in constant transition and…

— Richard Holloway

Within the field of a secular society, which is a sort of neutral frame that allows individuals to develop their own lives, so long…

— Joseph Campbell