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Alan Dundes Quotes

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

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: educator
Nationality: american
Birth: September 8, 1934 - March 30, 2005

Topics

Children Worship Grandparents Asian

The inability of middle-class people to receive loans in developing countries has had a stifling effect on economic growth and prosperity around the globe.

Joe Lonsdale

Growth People Prosperity Economic

You gotta bear in mind, the youth - and this is just in Britain alone - have nowhere to go in the evenings. They've closed all the social centers. There's not even a patch of grass to kick a ball on.

John Lydon

Alone Mind Youth You Go Grass

The first LP, 'Inner Mounting Flame,' is, of course, one of my favorites, and also 'Visions of the Emerald Beyond.' But the others are also very dear to me.

John McLaughlin

Me Flame Beyond Others First Course

I went to drama school in Paris and started doing theatre with a friend. Then I moved into movies and slowly but surely I got roles.

Jean Reno

Friend School Theatre Doing Drama

I have a deadline. I'm glad. I think that will help me get it done.

Michael Chabon

Me Think Help Done Will Deadline

I am all for healthy living and maintaining a fit lifestyle.

Amy Jackson

I Am Healthy Lifestyle Living Fit

I'll probably never stop improvising.

Matt Besser

Stop Never Never Stop Improvising

What should I have known or written had I been a quiet, mercantile politician or a lord in waiting? A man must travel, and turmoil, or there is no existence.

Lord Byron

Travel Man Waiting Quiet Existence

I want children to be glued to interactive books that encourage singing and dancing. I feel when kids work together it brings about a different energy.

Lisa Loeb

Work Children Together Singing Feel

You have to acknowledge a problem exists before you can actually go about finding a solution.

Demi Moore

Problem Solution Finding You Go

To be frank, it sometimes seems that the American idea of freedom has more to do with my freedom to do what I want than your freedom to do what you want. I think that, in Europe, we're probably better at understanding how to balance those competing claims, though not a lot.

Douglas Adams

Freedom Balance Think Better You

It's a pretty crazy adrenaline rush because I feel like every run is different. You can never really expect anything. It's like a new adventure every time you drop into the pipe.

Chloe Kim

Time Adventure Crazy Feel You Run