Myths Quotes

I therefore claim to show, not how men think in myths, but how myths operate in men's minds without their being aware of the fact.

Claude Levi-Strauss

Men Think Being Without Aware Claim Minds Myths Operate Therefore Fact How Show

As I detail in my new book: 'Hard Measures, How Aggressive CIA Actions After 9/11 Saved American Lives,' there are many myths surrounding the detention of a relatively small number of top terrorists at CIA-run 'black sites' from 2002 until they were sent to Guantanamo Bay in 2006.

The ancient Greeks have a knack of wrapping truths in myths.

Myths Ancient Wrapping Greeks Ancient Greeks Knack Truths

It is a sure sign that a culture has reached a dead end when it is no longer intrigued by its myths.

Culture End Dead Myths Dead End Intrigued Reached Sure Sign Longer Sign Sure

It's the historian's job not to ridicule the myths, but to show the difference between myth and reality.

Reality Job Difference Myth Historian Myths Ridicule Between Show

I'm certainly not surprised by the passion of the youth for our myths. Mythology is almost a part of an Indian's DNA.

Passion Youth DNA Our Indian Mythology Myths Surprised Almost Certainly Part

All myths that are something more than fancies gain rather than lose in value with time, by reason of the accretions of human experience.

Richard Le Gallienne

Time Experience Value Lose Fancy Gain Human Experience Myths Human More Rather Reason Something Than

The Russian myths of the Second World War are still intact.

War World Still Myths Intact Russian Second World War World War Second

I think there are a lot of myths about MS, and it may have affected my career.

May Think About Career Affected Myths Ms I Think Lot

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If you dream the proper dreams, and share the myths with people, they will want to grow up to be like you.

Dreams You People Will Dream Grow Grow Up Like Myths Proper Share Up Want

True friendships don't fade in Hollywood, as so many myths about show business would have you insist.

You Business True Fade Friendships Insist Myths Show Business About Hollywood Many Show Would

I started reading seriously at seven or eight, books about myths and legends, the Narnia series. By the time I was 11, I had read all the children's books in my local library, so I moved on to 'Jane Eyre.' What I loved about Jane Eyre was that she didn't rely on her looks but her character. She had a spirit nobody could break.

Malorie Blackman

We are used to thinking of Amazon myths in terms of violence against uppity women, but the ancient evidence also reveals a vision of gender equality.

Women Vision Thinking Equality Ancient Evidence Gender Myths Reveals Against Also Terms Used Violence

Myths are public dreams, dreams are private myths.

Joseph Campbell

Dreams Myths Public Private

When I was a kid, my grandparents were Greek immigrants on my father's side. My grandfather used to read me Greek myths, in which there are a great many goddesses and stories of strong women. And I was entranced by them. Then I started reading science fiction very young, and I loved it.

Laeta Kalogridis

The myths that are created about the South, about the way we grew up, about black people, are wrong.

Clarence Thomas

People Black Way Wrong Created Grew Myths South About Up

I don't care what people's myths are about me.

Me People Care don't Care Myths About

It's amazing how much misinformation there is about pregnancy and how many myths are still ingrained into our culture.

Culture Amazing About How How Much Ingrained Misinformation Myths Pregnancy Many Much Our Still

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