Peter Hedges

I once heard a story, it's probably apocryphal, but I love the notion. That a car had flipped over and the baby was trapped underneath the car and the mother was thrown from the car. Then the mother lifted up the car to pull her child to safety. And I believe that my own strength comes from whom and what I love.

American Novelist

Stanley Donen

There was never any point in my life when I wasn't called Mr. Donen. I'm told my first words were, 'Call me Mr. Donen.' But I suspect that's apocryphal. My mother, Mrs. Donen, tended to exaggerate.

American Director

Linda Lavin

The story about me, apocryphal or not, is that I could sing before I spoke. My parents went into bedroom one day and there I was standing in the crib singing God Bless America.

American Actress

Use 'apocryphal' for stories or facts of questionable truth, indicating skepticism or doubt.

Doubtful Authenticity

While 'apocryphal' suggests doubt, it doesn't confirm that a tale or fact is false, just unlikely.

Not Always False

The word can imply quaintness or charm associated with questionable historic tales.

Connotative Nuance

'Apocryphal' refers to religious texts outside the mainstream canon, often with historical or spiritual interest.

Religious Context

In academics, 'apocryphal' can indicate a work's value for research, despite it being noncanonical.

Academic Interest

Apocryphal works differ between religions and sects; what's apocryphal to one may not be to another.

Variety of Religious Works

 What could possibly go wrong in this new machine age? Right? Great, hang up, flourish, go home. We're going to face two really thorny sets of challenges as we head deeper into the future that we're creating. The first are economic, and they're really nicely summarized in an apocryphal story about a back-and-forth

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 value and so reading and educating your emotions is one of the central activities of wisdom now I'm a middle-aged guy I'm not exactly comfortable with emotions one of my favorite brain stories described these middle-aged guys they put him into a brain scan machine this is apocryphal by