(738 quotes found)
“Jazz is the folk music of the machine age”
Paul Whiteman
“Real folk music long ago went to Nashville and left no known survivors.”
Donal Henahan
“The folk that live in Liverpool, their heart is in their boots; / They go to hell like lambs, they do, because the hooter hoots.”
G. K. Chesterton
“There never has been a war yet which, if the facts had been put calmly before the ordinary folk, could not have been prevented ... The common man, I think, is the great protection against war.”
Ernest Bevin
“For black folks, the Confederate flag represents the same thing that the Nazi flag represents to the Jews. There is absolutely no difference when we look at it. Now, white folks try to explain it away like, 'Oh, it's OK.' But when you're black, it is not OK. It represents oppression and murder.”
Ken Page
“Some folks are continually making changes. I flatter myself that I like new ventures and new experiences. But when it comes to fundamentals I believe in finding the right foundations and building on them. I'm a poor changer.”
William Danforth
“Not to mention (bloggers) get to write about the topic they are most passionate about. So, for our folks, it is like they are making money off their hobby. Think a scuba diver or video-game player making $500 to $1,500 a month writing about scuba diving or video games.”
Jason Calacanis
“All some folks want is their fair share and yours.”
Arnold H. Glasgow
“People thought me a bit strange at first; a blond haired, blue-eyed Norwegian who sang Mexican folk songs, but I used it to my advantage and got a job. And so the music became my ticket to education.”
David Soul
“More isolated, insulated, lonely, alienated, estranged black folk especially among the working class and working poor, but it's true across the board and that's what is frightening.”
Cornel West
