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"They do not merely collect texts; they must also gather data about the context and the informant and, above all, write an analysis of the items based upon the course readings and lecture material on folklore theory and method."
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"Every great batter works on the theory that the pitcher is more afraid of him than he is of the pitcher."
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"Even for practical purposes theory generally turns out the most important thing in the end."
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"I have a tendency to often share the point of view of the conspiracy theory."
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"I know what theory... the possibility of impossibility."
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"Of thousands of others, nearer the centre of the explosion, there was no trace. They vanished. The theory in Hiroshima is that the atomic heat was so great that they burned instantly to ashes - except that there were no ashes."
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"Entropy theory, on the other hand, is not concerned with the probability of succession in a series of items but with the overall distribution of kinds of items in a given arrangement."
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"Never worry about theory as long as the machinery does what it's supposed to do."
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"I don't like writing essays or theory."
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"There is no falsification before the emergence of a better theory."
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"If the Confederacy fails, there should be written on its tombstone: Died of a Theory."
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"If a student takes the whole series of my folklore courses including the graduate seminars, he or she should learn something about fieldwork, something about bibliography, something about how to carry out library research, and something about how to publish that research."
Research
"I have a great advantage over many of my colleagues inasmuch as my students bring with them to class their own personal knowledge of national, regional, religious, ethnic, occupational, and family folklore traditions."
Family
"Americans do believe in progress and there is almost certainly a kernel of truth in the joke."
Truth
"Americans have a penchant for the future and tend to disregard the past."
Cultural
"Ancestor worship, or filial piety so characteristic of Asian cultures, for example, does not really resonate with Americans who favor children, not grandparents."
Cultural
"In the light of our culture, these are not unreasonable questions and tactics, but if once again, we try to see the lens through which we look, we can see that there is far too great an emphasis placed on the future."
Cultural
"My academic identity is that of a folklorist, and for many years I have taught only folklore courses."
Identity
"Life, it seems, is nothing if not a series of initiations, transitions, and incorporations."
Life
"Polls are frequently taken to try to tease out or determine likely directions and trends, but once taken, they belong to the past, requiring that new polls be taken."
Past
"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."
Education
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