Jay Griffiths Quotes

If people can't acknowledge the wisdom of indigenous cultures, then that's their loss.

Jay Griffiths

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In France, successive waves of Gaul, Visigoth, and Frank have swept over the land and have dominated it. But the fair hair and blue eyes and the clear skin of the conquering races have been submerged by the rising and overflow of the dusky blood of the original population.

Sabine Baring-Gould
- Eyes
- Hair
- Blue
Nobody, I think, ought to read poetry, or look at pictures or statues, who cannot find a great deal more in them than the poet or artist has actually expressed. Their highest merit is suggestiveness.

Nathaniel Hawthorne
- Great
- Artist
- Poetry
We fear to know the fearsome and unsavory aspects of ourselves, but we fear even more to know the godlike in ourselves.

Abraham Maslow
- Fear
- Know
- More
I think about death most of the day, every day. We can't escape death, and choosing to ignore it only makes it more scary.

Caitlin Doughty
- Think
- Death
- Day
I think 'Tap Dogs' has lasted so long because people have a natural interest in tap dancing. This form of dancing can't be dated, it's such an intriguing form of dance because the feet are also an an instrument.

Adam Garcia
- People
- Long
- Dance
You can keep going on and on about the interactions of people, which makes it a great drama and great event, and you'll always hold that special, but if you're looking at a baseball moment, the feeling you get when you win the World Series by far exceeds anything else in the game that you're able to do.

Cal Ripken, Jr.
- People
- World
- Great