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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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"Even for practical purposes theory generally turns out the most important thing in the end."
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"The whole theory of the universe is directed unerringly to one single individual."
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"The problem is that replacement of Quantum Mechanics by Quantum Field Theory is still very demanding."
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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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"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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"Never worry about theory as long as the machinery does what it's supposed to do."
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"If the Confederacy fails, there should be written on its tombstone: Died of a Theory."
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"I'm not sure what theory is, unless it's the pursuit of fundamental questions."
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"I have a tendency to often share the point of view of the conspiracy theory."
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"Theories pass. The frog remains."
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"The class has become over the years fairly large, running to three hundred or more, but I always insist upon reading all the student folklore collections myself. Although this is a tall order, I look forward to it because I learn so much from it."
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"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."
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"My academic identity is that of a folklorist, and for many years I have taught only folklore courses."
Identity
"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
"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
"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."
Theory
"Cities all over the world are getting bigger as more and more people move from rural to urban sites, but that has created enormous problems with respect to environmental pollution and the general quality of life."
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
"Future orientation is combined with a notion and expectation of progress, and nothing is impossible."
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"Americans have a penchant for the future and tend to disregard the past."
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