Alan Dundes

Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak. ↗

— Alan Dundes

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Future orientation is combined with a notion and expectation of progress, and nothing is impossible. ↗

— Alan Dundes

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My academic identity is that of a folklorist, and for many years I have taught only folklore courses. ↗

— Alan Dundes

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Americans do believe in progress and there is almost certainly a kernel of truth in the joke. ↗

— Alan Dundes

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Americans have a penchant for the future and tend to disregard the past. ↗

— Alan Dundes

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Americans often have trouble enjoying the present moment. ↗

— Alan Dundes

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Ancestor worship, or filial piety so characteristic of Asian cultures, for example, does not really resonate with Americans who favor children, not grandparents. ↗

— Alan Dundes

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I mentioned that one of the tripartite formulas in American worldview involves time: past, present, and future. ↗

— Alan Dundes

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In my introductory course, Anthropology 160, the Forms of Folklore, I try to show the students what the major and minor genres of folklore are, and how they can be analyzed. ↗

— Alan Dundes

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Life, it seems, is nothing if not a series of initiations, transitions, and incorporations. ↗

— Alan Dundes

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