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Myths Quotes

Myths are so intimately bound to culture, time, and place that unless the symbols, the metaphors, are kept alive by constant recreation through the arts, the life just slips away from them Picture Quote #1

I liked myths. They weren’t adult stories and they weren’t children’s stories. They were better than that. They just were Picture Quote #1

Myths are wonderful tools that we’ve had, oh, for eons now that help us navigate the situations we find ourselves in Picture Quote #1

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 does so at the price of obscuring the real conditions of life. This is why they were invented in the first place Picture Quote #1

There is something feeble and a little contemptible about a man who cannot face the perils of life without the help of comfortable myths. Almost inevitably some part of him is aware that they are myths and that he believes them only because they are comforting. But he dare not face this thought! Moreover, since he is aware, however dimly, that his opinions are not rational, he becomes furious when they are disputed Picture Quote #1

Both dreams and myths are important communications from ourselves to ourselves. If we do not understand the language in which they are written, we miss a great deal of what we know and tell ourselves in those hours when we are not busy manipulating the outside world Picture Quote #1

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I think the more you understand myths, the more you understand the roots of our culture and the more things will resonate. Do you have to know them? No, but certainly it is nice to recognise how deeply these things are embedded in our literature, our art Picture Quote #1

The most loathsome materialism is not the kind people usually think of, but the sort that attempts to let dead ideas pass for living realities, diverting into sterile myths the stubborn and lucid attention we give to what we have within us that must forever die Picture Quote #1

Mythology is composed by poets out of their insights and realizations. Mythologies are not invented; they are found. You can no more tell us what your dream is going to be tonight than we can invent a myth. Myths come from the mystical region of essential experience Picture Quote #1

We know from myths and fairy tales that there are many different kinds of powers in this world. One child is given a light saber, another a wizard’s education. The trick is not to amass all the different kinds of power, but to use well the kind you’ve been granted Picture Quote #1

When I became convinced that the universe is natural, that all the ghosts and gods are myths, there entered into my brain, into my soul, into every drop of my blood the sense, the feeling, the joy of freedom. The walls of my prison crumbled and fell. The dungeon was flooded with light and all the bolts and bars and manacles became dust Picture Quote #1

Science shares with religion the claim that it answers deep questions about origins, the nature of life, and the cosmos. But there the resemblance ends. Scientific beliefs are supported by evidence, and they get results. Myths and faiths are not and do not Picture Quote #1

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The myths and folk tales of the whole world make clear that the refusal is essentially a refusal to give up what one takes to be one’s own interest. The future is regarded not in terms of an unremitting series of deaths and births, but as though one’s present system of ideals, virtues, goals, and advantages were to be fixed and made secure Picture Quote #1

Congress remains in total denial as our liberties are rapidly fading before our eyes. The process is propelled by unwarranted fear and ignorance as to the true meaning of liberty. It is driven by economic myths, fallacies and irrational good intentions Picture Quote #1

I’m interested in authentic experience and the essence of that creative place, and where those myths begin and where they become real on any level Picture Quote #1

He is a dreamer of ancient times, or rather, of the myths of what ancient times used to be. Such men are harmless in themselves, but their queer lack of realism makes them fools for others Picture Quote #1

He said myths and mythology wasn’t to give meaning to life but to give us an experience of life, an experience of vitality in being alive Picture Quote #1

One of the most widespread myths about the deal is that the Administration is outsourcing the security of our ports to a company from the United Arab Emirates Picture Quote #1

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So certainly, if we can tell evil stories to make people sick, we can also tell good myths that make them well Picture Quote #1

You’re living in the real world now, spider said sadly. It’s come from something. It’s going to something. Myths always lie in the most difficult places to ignore Picture Quote #1

The mass political movements of the 20th century were vehicles for myths inherited from religion, and it is no accident that religion is reviving now that these movements have collapsed Picture Quote #1

Our national myths often exaggerate the role of the individual heroes and understate the importance of collective effort Picture Quote #1

Congress acknowledged that society’s accumulated myths and fears about disability and disease are as handicapping as are the physical limitations that flow from actual impairment Picture Quote #1

Distinctly American poetry is usually written in the context of one’s geographic landscape, sometimes out of one’s cultural myths, and often with reference to gender and race or ethnic origins Picture Quote #1

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I want to clear up a few myths about myself. People have written that I was a kindergarten teacher and a former Miss Texas, and neither is true Picture Quote #1

The higher Greek poetry did not make up fictitious plots; its business was to express the heroic saga, the myths Picture Quote #1

True friendships don’t fade in Hollywood, as so many myths about show business would have you insist Picture Quote #1

Because of my Marxism, I was not into myths or miracles, whether it was the virgin birth, the physical resurrection or casting out demons from an epileptic Picture Quote #1

Myths are wonderful - they really tell the stories that connect all of us and teach us so much Picture Quote #1

The greatest reward of this constant interrogation, confrontation with the brutality of my country, is that it has freed me from hosts and myths Picture Quote #1

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Myths are so intimately bound to culture, time, and place that unless the symbols, the metaphors, are kept alive by constant recreation through the arts, the life just slips away from them (Myths Quotes) I liked myths. They weren’t adult stories and they weren’t children’s stories. They were better than that. They just were (Myths Quotes) Myths are wonderful tools that we’ve had, oh, for eons now that help us navigate the situations we find ourselves in (Myths Quotes) 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 does so at the price of obscuring the real conditions of life. This is why they were invented in the first place (Myths Quotes) There is something feeble and a little contemptible about a man who cannot face the perils of life without the help of comfortable myths. Almost inevitably some part of him is aware that they are myths and that he believes them only because they are comforting. But he dare not face this thought! Moreover, since he is aware, however dimly, that his opinions are not rational, he becomes furious when they are disputed (Myths Quotes) Both dreams and myths are important communications from ourselves to ourselves. If we do not understand the language in which they are written, we miss a great deal of what we know and tell ourselves in those hours when we are not busy manipulating the outside world (Myths Quotes) I think the more you understand myths, the more you understand the roots of our culture and the more things will resonate. Do you have to know them? No, but certainly it is nice to recognise how deeply these things are embedded in our literature, our art (Myths Quotes) The most loathsome materialism is not the kind people usually think of, but the sort that attempts to let dead ideas pass for living realities, diverting into sterile myths the stubborn and lucid attention we give to what we have within us that must forever die (Myths Quotes) Mythology is composed by poets out of their insights and realizations. Mythologies are not invented; they are found. You can no more tell us what your dream is going to be tonight than we can invent a myth. Myths come from the mystical region of essential experience (Myths Quotes) We know from myths and fairy tales that there are many different kinds of powers in this world. One child is given a light saber, another a wizard’s education. The trick is not to amass all the different kinds of power, but to use well the kind you’ve been granted (Myths Quotes) When I became convinced that the universe is natural, that all the ghosts and gods are myths, there entered into my brain, into my soul, into every drop of my blood the sense, the feeling, the joy of freedom. The walls of my prison crumbled and fell. The dungeon was flooded with light and all the bolts and bars and manacles became dust (Myths Quotes) Science shares with religion the claim that it answers deep questions about origins, the nature of life, and the cosmos. But there the resemblance ends. Scientific beliefs are supported by evidence, and they get results. Myths and faiths are not and do not (Myths Quotes) The myths and folk tales of the whole world make clear that the refusal is essentially a refusal to give up what one takes to be one’s own interest. The future is regarded not in terms of an unremitting series of deaths and births, but as though one’s present system of ideals, virtues, goals, and advantages were to be fixed and made secure (Myths Quotes) Congress remains in total denial as our liberties are rapidly fading before our eyes. The process is propelled by unwarranted fear and ignorance as to the true meaning of liberty. It is driven by economic myths, fallacies and irrational good intentions (Myths Quotes) I’m interested in authentic experience and the essence of that creative place, and where those myths begin and where they become real on any level (Myths Quotes) He is a dreamer of ancient times, or rather, of the myths of what ancient times used to be. Such men are harmless in themselves, but their queer lack of realism makes them fools for others (Myths Quotes) He said myths and mythology wasn’t to give meaning to life but to give us an experience of life, an experience of vitality in being alive (Myths Quotes) One of the most widespread myths about the deal is that the Administration is outsourcing the security of our ports to a company from the United Arab Emirates (Myths Quotes) So certainly, if we can tell evil stories to make people sick, we can also tell good myths that make them well (Myths Quotes) You’re living in the real world now, spider said sadly. It’s come from something. It’s going to something. Myths always lie in the most difficult places to ignore (Myths Quotes) The mass political movements of the 20th century were vehicles for myths inherited from religion, and it is no accident that religion is reviving now that these movements have collapsed (Myths Quotes) Our national myths often exaggerate the role of the individual heroes and understate the importance of collective effort (Myths Quotes) Congress acknowledged that society’s accumulated myths and fears about disability and disease are as handicapping as are the physical limitations that flow from actual impairment (Myths Quotes) Distinctly American poetry is usually written in the context of one’s geographic landscape, sometimes out of one’s cultural myths, and often with reference to gender and race or ethnic origins (Myths Quotes) I want to clear up a few myths about myself. People have written that I was a kindergarten teacher and a former Miss Texas, and neither is true (Myths Quotes) The higher Greek poetry did not make up fictitious plots; its business was to express the heroic saga, the myths (Myths Quotes) True friendships don’t fade in Hollywood, as so many myths about show business would have you insist (Myths Quotes) Because of my Marxism, I was not into myths or miracles, whether it was the virgin birth, the physical resurrection or casting out demons from an epileptic (Myths Quotes) Myths are wonderful - they really tell the stories that connect all of us and teach us so much (Myths Quotes) The greatest reward of this constant interrogation, confrontation with the brutality of my country, is that it has freed me from hosts and myths (Myths Quotes)

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