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Metaphor Quotes

Baseball was a metaphor for America, both here and in terms of how it was understood by the rest of the world Picture Quote #1

Sport is a wonderful metaphor for life. Of all the sports that I played - skiing, baseball, fishing - there is no greater example than golf, because you’re playing against yourself and nature Picture Quote #1

Basketball really is a metaphor for life - the intangible skills I have learned on the court, have helped shape the person I am today Picture Quote #1

I love sports. Anytime I can combine sports with a film I’m a happy guy. It’s such a natural fit, because sports always seems to be a metaphor for life. Always, always, always Picture Quote #1

I am heartbroken that this movie would cause anyone pain. It should be a source of joy. The story is a metaphor about how we try to stay in our own little bubbles, we don’t let life in, we don’t take the journey Picture Quote #1

Why would one ever be so insane as to ditch a perfectly beautiful metaphor? Cut back, of course, prune if you like, so that the best metaphors are clear and sparkling. But I will throw out unread the book that promises me no metaphors inside Picture Quote #1

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I discovered that the horse is life itself, a metaphor but also an example of life’s mystery and unpredictability, of life’s generosity and beauty, a worthy object of repeated and ever changing contemplation Picture Quote #1

Yes, metaphor. That’s how the whole fabric of mental interconnections holds together. Metaphor is right at the bottom of being alive Picture Quote #1

My father died when I was seven. I guess I am interested in fatherlessness as a metaphor for vulnerability and unprotectedness. Being on your own in the world in a way you’re not quite ready for, ever Picture Quote #1

In all of my books, I’ve emphasized that the fundamental difference between civilized and indigenous ways of being is that, for even the most open-minded of the civilized, listening to the natural world is a metaphor Picture Quote #1

I don’t eschew autobiographical writing, but I’m not interested in mine to be so straightforward. The things that tend to move me the most are often those that I have to figure out its meaning for myself. The human being’s ability to make a metaphor to describe a human experience is just really cool Picture Quote #1

I realized that food was actually a metaphor for bringing us all together. It’s about us communicating and being like family Picture Quote #1

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In literature, the ghost is almost always a metaphor for the weight of the past. I don’t believe in them in the traditional sense Picture Quote #1

A smile is like a simile, if you have a mouth like a metaphor. That would make for like the best kiss ever Picture Quote #1

It’s like dance is a metaphor for going beyond where you think you can go Picture Quote #1

We speak of ‘software eating the world,’ ‘the Internet of Things,’ and we massify ‘data’ by declaring it ‘Big.’ But these concepts remain for the most part abstract. It’s hard for many of us to grasp the impact of digital technology on the ‘real world’ of things like rocks, homes, cars, and trees. We lack a metaphor that hits home Picture Quote #1

In terms of viewing the world in a certain way, when you’re talking about monsters and talking about the metaphor that you’re trying to create, as Black Americans, you oft times stand apart and you have to look at things from the inside out or the outside in Picture Quote #1

When I started, I was aware of using the black as a rhetorical device. It’s understanding that black people come in a wide range of colors, but you find instances in a lot of black literature in which the blackness is used as a metaphor Picture Quote #1

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I always thought that’s the exact metaphor, the perfect metaphor for acting. To go blind, to ignore the danger, and to totally trust Picture Quote #1

I somewhat resist the whole gay rights-vampire rights metaphor because it is fraught with problems. I don’t want to be seen as a gay man as a blood-sucking killer. I don’t think it is the way to win hearts and minds Picture Quote #1

I was working with Toby Gad, who spent a lot of time in India. There’s a sitar [in Body Shop] and the song has a very Indian flavor to it. I liked the idea of the body of a car as a kind of sexual metaphor - What you do to a car, what you do in a car - drive. So, lots of innuendos, and lots of fun Picture Quote #1

The moon looks wonderful in this warm evening light, just as a candle flame looks beautiful in the light of morning. Light within light...It seems to me to be a metaphor for the human soul, the singular light within that great general light of existence Picture Quote #1

It’s a wonderful metaphor, catching a wave, for how you can look at other challenges in your life Picture Quote #1

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He had gone beyond the world of metaphor and simile into the place of things that are, and it was changing him Picture Quote #1

The saying the cherry on top is only a good metaphor if the person listening or reading actually likes cherries on top of their ice cream Picture Quote #1

I don’t really have a metaphor for how I write, but it kinda feels like chipping away at a big dark object that I can’t really see Picture Quote #1

Come on! Don’t hold back, Christian said. I’m not, Lissa protested. You are too! I’ve seen you knock on a door harder than you’re hitting me. That’s a ridiculous metaphor. And, he added, you aren’t aiming for my face. I don’t want to leave a mark! Well, at the rate we’re going, there’s no danger of that, he muttered Picture Quote #1

There’s a great metaphor that one of my doctors uses: If a fish is swimming in a dirty tank and it gets sick, do you take it to the vet and amputate the fin? No, you clean the water. So, I cleaned up my system. By eating organic raw greens, nuts and healthy fats, I am flooding my body with enzymes, vitamins and oxygen Picture Quote #1

I think climbing mountains or buildings or whatever has been a really good metaphor for finishing my work. Because no matter how tired you get, no matter how you feel like you can’t possibly do this, somehow you do Picture Quote #1

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Baseball was a metaphor for America, both here and in terms of how it was understood by the rest of the world. (Metaphor Quotes) Sport is a wonderful metaphor for life. Of all the sports that I played - skiing, baseball, fishing - there is no greater example than golf, because you’re playing against yourself and nature. (Metaphor Quotes) Basketball really is a metaphor for life - the intangible skills I have learned on the court, have helped shape the person I am today. (Metaphor Quotes) I love sports. Anytime I can combine sports with a film I’m a happy guy. It’s such a natural fit, because sports always seems to be a metaphor for life. Always, always, always. (Metaphor Quotes) I am heartbroken that this movie would cause anyone pain. It should be a source of joy. The story is a metaphor about how we try to stay in our own little bubbles, we don’t let life in, we don’t take the journey. (Metaphor Quotes) Why would one ever be so insane as to ditch a perfectly beautiful metaphor? Cut back, of course, prune if you like, so that the best metaphors are clear and sparkling. But I will throw out unread the book that promises me no metaphors inside. (Metaphor Quotes) I discovered that the horse is life itself, a metaphor but also an example of life’s mystery and unpredictability, of life’s generosity and beauty, a worthy object of repeated and ever changing contemplation. (Metaphor Quotes) Yes, metaphor. That’s how the whole fabric of mental interconnections holds together. Metaphor is right at the bottom of being alive. (Metaphor Quotes) My father died when I was seven. I guess I am interested in fatherlessness as a metaphor for vulnerability and unprotectedness. Being on your own in the world in a way you’re not quite ready for, ever. (Metaphor Quotes) In all of my books, I’ve emphasized that the fundamental difference between civilized and indigenous ways of being is that, for even the most open-minded of the civilized, listening to the natural world is a metaphor. (Metaphor Quotes) I don’t eschew autobiographical writing, but I’m not interested in mine to be so straightforward. The things that tend to move me the most are often those that I have to figure out its meaning for myself. The human being’s ability to make a metaphor to describe a human experience is just really cool. (Metaphor Quotes) I realized that food was actually a metaphor for bringing us all together. It’s about us communicating and being like family. (Metaphor Quotes) In literature, the ghost is almost always a metaphor for the weight of the past. I don’t believe in them in the traditional sense. (Metaphor Quotes) A smile is like a simile, if you have a mouth like a metaphor. That would make for like the best kiss ever. (Metaphor Quotes) It’s like dance is a metaphor for going beyond where you think you can go (Metaphor Quotes) We speak of ‘software eating the world,’ ‘the Internet of Things,’ and we massify ‘data’ by declaring it ‘Big.’ But these concepts remain for the most part abstract. It’s hard for many of us to grasp the impact of digital technology on the ‘real world’ of things like rocks, homes, cars, and trees. We lack a metaphor that hits home. (Metaphor Quotes) In terms of viewing the world in a certain way, when you’re talking about monsters and talking about the metaphor that you’re trying to create, as Black Americans, you oft times stand apart and you have to look at things from the inside out or the outside in. (Metaphor Quotes) When I started, I was aware of using the black as a rhetorical device. It’s understanding that black people come in a wide range of colors, but you find instances in a lot of black literature in which the blackness is used as a metaphor. (Metaphor Quotes) I always thought that’s the exact metaphor, the perfect metaphor for acting. To go blind, to ignore the danger, and to totally trust. (Metaphor Quotes) I somewhat resist the whole gay rights-vampire rights metaphor because it is fraught with problems. I don’t want to be seen as a gay man as a blood-sucking killer. I don’t think it is the way to win hearts and minds. (Metaphor Quotes) I was working with Toby Gad, who spent a lot of time in India. There’s a sitar [in Body Shop] and the song has a very Indian flavor to it. I liked the idea of the body of a car as a kind of sexual metaphor - What you do to a car, what you do in a car - drive. So, lots of innuendos, and lots of fun. (Metaphor Quotes) I always think of it you know building a business, building a brand, a friend of mine gave me a metaphor for it which I think is really true it’s like building coral, you don’t see it happening it’s just little little little and when you step back you think wow. (Metaphor Quotes) The moon looks wonderful in this warm evening light, just as a candle flame looks beautiful in the light of morning. Light within light...It seems to me to be a metaphor for the human soul, the singular light within that great general light of existence. (Metaphor Quotes) It’s a wonderful metaphor, catching a wave, for how you can look at other challenges in your life. (Metaphor Quotes) He had gone beyond the world of metaphor and simile into the place of things that are, and it was changing him. (Metaphor Quotes) The saying the cherry on top is only a good metaphor if the person listening or reading actually likes cherries on top of their ice cream. (Metaphor Quotes) I don’t really have a metaphor for how I write, but it kinda feels like chipping away at a big dark object that I can’t really see. (Metaphor Quotes) Come on! Don’t hold back, Christian said. I’m not, Lissa protested. You are too! I’ve seen you knock on a door harder than you’re hitting me. That’s a ridiculous metaphor. And, he added, you aren’t aiming for my face. I don’t want to leave a mark! Well, at the rate we’re going, there’s no danger of that, he muttered (Metaphor Quotes) There’s a great metaphor that one of my doctors uses: If a fish is swimming in a dirty tank and it gets sick, do you take it to the vet and amputate the fin? No, you clean the water. So, I cleaned up my system. By eating organic raw greens, nuts and healthy fats, I am flooding my body with enzymes, vitamins and oxygen. (Metaphor Quotes) I think climbing mountains or buildings or whatever has been a really good metaphor for finishing my work. Because no matter how tired you get, no matter how you feel like you can’t possibly do this, somehow you do. (Metaphor Quotes)

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