"Folklore used to be passed by word of mouth, from one generation to the next; thats what makes it folklore, as opposed to, say, history, which is written down and stored in an archive."

-- Jill Lepore

#Archives Quotes #Generations Quotes #Mouths Quotes

“The best form of welfare for the troops is first-rate training.”
“Weather forecast for tonight: dark.”
“I admire people like Warren Buffett that are donating so much money to charity.”
“According to Teenage Research Unlimited, 51 percent of 13-15 year olds say they will be faced with making a decision regarding alcohol in the next three months.”
“Human beings are unable to be honest with themselves about themselves. They cannot talk about themselves without embellishing.”

Source : Akira Kurosawa, Donald Richie (1987). “Rashomon”, p.116, Rutgers University Press
“The biogeographic evidence for evolution is now so powerful that I have never seen a creationist book, article, or lecture that has tried to refute it. Creationists simply pretend that the evidence doesn't exist.”

Source : Jerry A. Coyne (2009). “Why Evolution Is True”, p.105, Penguin
“When I left South Africa in 1960 I was 20 years old. I wanted to try to get an education, and music education was not available for me in South Africa.”

Source : "Hugh Masekela: Songs of freedom". Interview with Tony Wende, www.cnn.com. April 2, 2009.
“My mentor said, 'Let's go do it', not 'You go do it'. How powerful when someone says, 'Let's!'”

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