Quotes with legends

  • An element of exaggeration clings to the popular judgment: great vices are made greater, great virtues greater also; interesting incidents are made more interesting, softer legends more soft.
  • Legends of prediction are common throughout the whole Household of Man. Gods speak, spirits speak, computers speak. Oracular ambiguity or statistical probability provides loopholes, and discrepancies are expunged by Faith.

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  • David Gemmell All legends have a base in fact.
    David Gemmell
    British author of heroic fantasy (1948 - 2006)
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  • Walter Bagehot An element of exaggeration clings to the popular judgment: great vices are made greater, great virtues greater also; interesting incidents are made more interesting, softer legends more soft.
    Walter Bagehot
    English economist (1826 - 1877)
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  • Judy Garland If I'm such a legend, then why am I so lonely? Let me tell you, legends are all very well if you've got somebody around who loves you.
    Judy Garland
    American singer and actress (1922 - 1969)
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  • Ursula K. Le Guin Legends of prediction are common throughout the whole Household of Man. Gods speak, spirits speak, computers speak. Oracular ambiguity or statistical probability provides loopholes, and discrepancies are expunged by Faith.
    Ursula K. Le Guin
    American writer of science fiction and fantasy books (1929 - 2018)
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  • Salman Rushdie Sometimes legends make reality, and become more useful than the facts.
    Salman Rushdie
    Engels writer (1947 - )
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