#myths

It's important to debunk the myths of Africa being this benighted continent civilized only when white people arrived. In fact, Africans had been creators of culture for thousands of years before. These were very intelligent, subtle and sophisticated people, with organized societies and great art. ↗

— Henry Louis Gates

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We must not be hampered by yesterday's myths in concentrating on today's needs. ↗

— Harold S. Geneen

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

— Kelly Lynch

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The higher Greek poetry did not make up fictitious plots; its business was to express the heroic saga, the myths. ↗

— Gilbert Murray

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Myths which are believed in tend to become true. ↗

— George Orwell

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Science must begin with myths, and with the criticism of myths. ↗

— Karl Popper

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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. ↗

— Chris Robinson

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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. ↗

— Jose A. Rodriguez, Jr.

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I am attracted to myths. ↗

— Tina Turner

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Myths and creeds are heroic struggles to comprehend the truth in the world. ↗

— Ansel Adams

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