The only really happy folk are married women and single men. H. L. Mencken American Writer More H. L. Mencken Quotes 323
We are a puny and fickle folk. Avarice, hesitation, and following are our diseases. Ralph Waldo Emerson American Poet More Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes 54
I like narrative storytelling as being part of a tradition, a folk tradition. Bruce Springsteen American Musician More Bruce Springsteen Quotes 3
I didn't know Charlie before doing the movie, but I was a huge fan of the British Queer as Folk. Nathan Lane American Actor More Nathan Lane Quotes 1
Start with familiar fairy tales or Bible stories or old folk tales or ancient myths and legends. You can tell them straight, or you can add your own twists. If it's a story kids already know, they'll try to correct you if you stray, but that's part of the fun. You can make each story your own. Priscilla Howe More Priscilla Howe Quotes 1
Blues, spirituals, and folk tales recounted from mouth to mouth . . . all these formed the channels through which the racial wisdom flowed. Richard Wright More Richard Wright Quotes 1
You have to be very careful you're only comfortable when you're around folk who look like us, think like us, because there is not a lot of opportunity for growth and development. Rev Sidney Locks More Rev Sidney Locks Quotes 0
I think there was also a genuine change of heart, because then he started to know gay folk, and he changed. He genuinely changed. Rick Garcia More Rick Garcia Quotes 0
There's an Irish folk lyric that suits Tim. Goes something like, 'Be easy and free when you're drinking with me, 'cause I'm not a man that you meet every day.' Tim is most certainly not a man you meet every day. Rick Spencer More Rick Spencer Quotes 0
She incorporates comedy and funny songs - it's not the kind of thing you'd typically see at a folk concert, but it's really unique and fun. Scott Cullen More Scott Cullen Quotes 0
Try everything once except folk dancing and incest. Sir Thomas Beecham More Sir Thomas Beecham Quotes 0
Cats are mysterious kind of folk - there is more passing in their minds than we are aware of. Sir Walter Scott Scottish Novelist More Sir Walter Scott Quotes 0
Associate with well-mannered persons and your manners will improve. Run around with decent folk and your own decent instincts will be strengthened. Stanley Walker More Stanley Walker Quotes 0
It's sad, but Manson has become somewhat of a folk hero to young people. He gets four fan letters a day. Stephen Kay More Stephen Kay Quotes 0
I don't care if they pull a wagon with a boom box playing folk CDs. I just want to hear tunes, not talking. Steve Zannetti More Steve Zannetti Quotes 0
The pioneers of Texas brought their Bibles and their Sacred Harp books, ... It's a wonderful part of our folk heritage that's been revived. Susan Weaver More Susan Weaver Quotes 0
Paul and I play together quite a bit. Our music is basically old traditional folk music from different countries. We just love music. When we find a melody for our instruments, it's a wonderful experience. Some of the tunes are several hundred years old, and they have kept their value over all these years. Susanna Gilk More Susanna Gilk Quotes 0
The early valentines are handmade, attractive and great folk art. Terry Kovel More Terry Kovel Quotes 0
The rural folk have already learned how to cope. But the urban people are so dependent on the government for distribution. Tim Peters More Tim Peters Quotes 0
He invented a new genre in world choreography -- the genre of folk dance. He was the first man to see that folk dance -- the people's art -- has a lot of rich material that can be made into real theater. Yelena Shcherbakova More Yelena Shcherbakova Quotes 0