Barbara Mikkelson Browse All Authors Top 4 quotes by Barbara Mikkelson Authenticity matters little, though our willingness to accept legends depends far more upon their expression of concepts we want to believe than upon their plausibility. Barbara Mikkelson Beware the pull on your heartstrings -- it's often the pursestrings that are actually being reached for. Barbara Mikkelson Perhaps better we not obscure the idea that happiness and misery, kindness and greed, and good works and bad deeds are within the capacities of us all, not merely a select few. Barbara Mikkelson The power of illustrative anecdotes often lies not in how well they present reality, but in how well they reflect the core beliefs of their audience. Barbara Mikkelson
