State Folk Song

Famous quotes containing the words state, folk and/or song:

    “Politics is about putting yourself in a state of grace.”
    —Paddy Ashdown (b. 1941)

    “The ties between gentle folk are as pure as water; the links between scoundrels are as thick as honey.”
    —Chinese proverb.

    “I shall not sing a May song.
    A May song should be gay.
    I’ll wait until November
    And sing a song of gray.”
    —Gwendolyn Brooks (b. 1917)