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Metaphorical Quotes

Those who truly understand their faiths understand the stories are metaphorical Picture Quote #1

Language operates between literal and metaphorical signification Picture Quote #1

Throughout my career I’ve struggled to encourage people to read my books on a more metaphorical level. I’m less attached to my settings than, for example, Saul Bellow. The setting of a novel for me is just a part of the technique. I choose it at the end Picture Quote #1

Metaphorical tone deafness is when people are unable to discern what is of value in something. I think I’m tone deaf to poetry, for instance. Despite having studied it into a second year of university, most of it just leaves me cold Picture Quote #1

Whatever sympathy I feel towards religions, whatever admiration for some of their adherents, whatever historical or biological necessity I see in them, whatever metaphorical truth, I cannot accept them as credible explanations of reality; and they are incredible to me in proportion to the degree that they require my belief in positive human attributes and intervenient powers in their divinities Picture Quote #1

In recent decades this symbolic or metaphorical lyric has given way to one which leans toward metonymy Picture Quote #1

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Humans, in order to rise above the animals, had learned how to convert themselves into nothing more than organs or limbs or even disposable fingernails and hair of a larger metaphorical organism Picture Quote #1

Having a magical element in a realistic setting without explanation seems to me to be the hallmark of fairy tales, which present us with a kind of metaphorical look at some aspect of our lives Picture Quote #1

Updike was the first to take the penile sensorium under the wing of elaborate metaphorical prose Picture Quote #1

All the moral laws are readily translated into natural philosophy, for often we have only to restore the primitive meaning of thewords by which they are expressed, or to attend to their literal instead of their metaphorical sense. They are already supernatural philosophy Picture Quote #1

I think you sense the metaphorical resonance of what you’re writing without analysing it too carefully. That leads you down dead ends. You stop imagining things and start writing towards these themes Picture Quote #1

The economy is just a metaphorical device, it’s not real. That’s why it’s got the word con in it Picture Quote #1

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The mind is inherently embodied. Thought is mostly unconscious. Abstract concepts are largely metaphorical Picture Quote #1

I think all writing about art is in some way dancing to architecture. It’s all about similitude, being analogous, metaphorical, adjectival, etc Picture Quote #1

We do two things in life: We race the clock and everything is a struggle. One way or not, it’s a metaphorical battle all of the time Picture Quote #1

What I love about the theatre is that it’s always metaphorical. It’s like going back to being a kid again, and we’re all pretending in a room. Sometimes, when the pretending really works, I find it much, much more moving than something on film Picture Quote #1

Poetry is the establishment of a metaphorical link between white butterfly-wings and the scraps of torn-up love-letters Picture Quote #1

The problem is Twitter is designing the metaphorical equivalent of a Toyota Prius. A car for the masses. While I want a Formula One race car Picture Quote #1

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At the millennium we partied like it was 1999. And then we had a 10 year bathtub tequila hangover, man. Just hugging the metaphorical toilet on a daily basis Picture Quote #1

I think dreams are metaphors. Everything you do in writing is metaphorical. So it seems like the same arena to me Picture Quote #1

The world appears rectilinear, but is in fact curvilinear - a literal truth in physics, and a metaphorical one in metaphysics Picture Quote #1

Also I just think I’ve been lucky enough to have great parents, and I’ve had good people around me who have always been honest with me, who would give me a purely metaphorical slap if I ever got too big for my boots Picture Quote #1

In early historical civilization, lunar symbols wove together three major metaphorical concepts. The first is the idea of fertility. The moon controls the tides of both water and blood – the sacred fluids of the early religions. The second is the concept of periodic rebirth, symbolized by the moon’s monthly waning and renewal. The third is the notion of continually repeating cycles of change Picture Quote #1

If believing absurd falsehoods increase the odds of getting laid or avoiding predators, your brain will believe those falsehoods with all its metaphorical little heart Picture Quote #1

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Golf is the art of driving hard, avoiding the rough, surmounting traps and hazards, aiming straight, and arriving on the green at last, only to end up in a hole in the ground before your companions. The favored pastime of businessmen and their cronies, probably without a full appreciation of its metaphorical implications Picture Quote #1

As I would soon learn myself, cleaning up what a parent leaves behind stirs up dust, both literal and metaphorical. It dredges up memories. You feel like you’re a kid again, poking around in your parents’ closet, only this time there’s no chance of getting in trouble, so you don’t have to be so sure that everything gets put back exactly where it was before you did your poking around. Still, you hope to find something, or maybe you fear finding something, that will completely change your conception of the parent you thought you knew Picture Quote #1

By bringing together what we know and what we don’t know through analogy, metaphorical thinking strikes the spark that ignites discovery Picture Quote #1

Metaphor lives a secret life all around us. We utter about six metaphors a minute. Metaphorical thinking is essential to how we understand ourselves and others, how we communicate and learn, discover and invent Picture Quote #1

My initial thoughts about what a title can do was to set mood and the prime underlying core of the film’s story, to express the story in some metaphorical way. I saw the title as a way of conditioning the audience, so that when the film actually began, viewers would already have an emotional resonance with it Picture Quote #1

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Those who truly understand their faiths understand the stories are metaphorical (Metaphorical Quotes) Language operates between literal and metaphorical signification (Metaphorical Quotes) Throughout my career I’ve struggled to encourage people to read my books on a more metaphorical level. I’m less attached to my settings than, for example, Saul Bellow. The setting of a novel for me is just a part of the technique. I choose it at the end (Metaphorical Quotes) Metaphorical tone deafness is when people are unable to discern what is of value in something. I think I’m tone deaf to poetry, for instance. Despite having studied it into a second year of university, most of it just leaves me cold (Metaphorical Quotes) Whatever sympathy I feel towards religions, whatever admiration for some of their adherents, whatever historical or biological necessity I see in them, whatever metaphorical truth, I cannot accept them as credible explanations of reality; and they are incredible to me in proportion to the degree that they require my belief in positive human attributes and intervenient powers in their divinities (Metaphorical Quotes) In recent decades this symbolic or metaphorical lyric has given way to one which leans toward metonymy (Metaphorical Quotes) Humans, in order to rise above the animals, had learned how to convert themselves into nothing more than organs or limbs or even disposable fingernails and hair of a larger metaphorical organism (Metaphorical Quotes) Having a magical element in a realistic setting without explanation seems to me to be the hallmark of fairy tales, which present us with a kind of metaphorical look at some aspect of our lives (Metaphorical Quotes) Updike was the first to take the penile sensorium under the wing of elaborate metaphorical prose (Metaphorical Quotes) All the moral laws are readily translated into natural philosophy, for often we have only to restore the primitive meaning of thewords by which they are expressed, or to attend to their literal instead of their metaphorical sense. They are already supernatural philosophy (Metaphorical Quotes) I think you sense the metaphorical resonance of what you’re writing without analysing it too carefully. That leads you down dead ends. You stop imagining things and start writing towards these themes (Metaphorical Quotes) The economy is just a metaphorical device, it’s not real. That’s why it’s got the word con in it (Metaphorical Quotes) The mind is inherently embodied. Thought is mostly unconscious. Abstract concepts are largely metaphorical (Metaphorical Quotes) I think all writing about art is in some way dancing to architecture. It’s all about similitude, being analogous, metaphorical, adjectival, etc. (Metaphorical Quotes) We do two things in life: We race the clock and everything is a struggle. One way or not, it’s a metaphorical battle all of the time. (Metaphorical Quotes) What I love about the theatre is that it’s always metaphorical. It’s like going back to being a kid again, and we’re all pretending in a room. Sometimes, when the pretending really works, I find it much, much more moving than something on film. (Metaphorical Quotes) Poetry is the establishment of a metaphorical link between white butterfly-wings and the scraps of torn-up love-letters. (Metaphorical Quotes) The problem is Twitter is designing the metaphorical equivalent of a Toyota Prius. A car for the masses. While I want a Formula One race car. (Metaphorical Quotes) At the millennium we partied like it was 1999. And then we had a 10 year bathtub tequila hangover, man. Just hugging the metaphorical toilet on a daily basis. (Metaphorical Quotes) I think dreams are metaphors. Everything you do in writing is metaphorical. So it seems like the same arena to me. (Metaphorical Quotes) The world appears rectilinear, but is in fact curvilinear - a literal truth in physics, and a metaphorical one in metaphysics. (Metaphorical Quotes) Also I just think I’ve been lucky enough to have great parents, and I’ve had good people around me who have always been honest with me, who would give me a purely metaphorical slap if I ever got too big for my boots. (Metaphorical Quotes) In early historical civilization, lunar symbols wove together three major metaphorical concepts. The first is the idea of fertility. The moon controls the tides of both water and blood – the sacred fluids of the early religions. The second is the concept of periodic rebirth, symbolized by the moon’s monthly waning and renewal. The third is the notion of continually repeating cycles of change (Metaphorical Quotes) If believing absurd falsehoods increase the odds of getting laid or avoiding predators, your brain will believe those falsehoods with all its metaphorical little heart (Metaphorical Quotes) Golf is the art of driving hard, avoiding the rough, surmounting traps and hazards, aiming straight, and arriving on the green at last, only to end up in a hole in the ground before your companions. The favored pastime of businessmen and their cronies, probably without a full appreciation of its metaphorical implications (Metaphorical Quotes) As I would soon learn myself, cleaning up what a parent leaves behind stirs up dust, both literal and metaphorical. It dredges up memories. You feel like you’re a kid again, poking around in your parents’ closet, only this time there’s no chance of getting in trouble, so you don’t have to be so sure that everything gets put back exactly where it was before you did your poking around. Still, you hope to find something, or maybe you fear finding something, that will completely change your conception of the parent you thought you knew (Metaphorical Quotes) A great brand is a story that’s never completely told. A brand is a metaphorical story that connects with something very deep – a fundamental appreciation of mythology. Stories create the emotional context people need to locate themselves in a larger experience (Metaphorical Quotes) By bringing together what we know and what we don’t know through analogy, metaphorical thinking strikes the spark that ignites discovery (Metaphorical Quotes) Metaphor lives a secret life all around us. We utter about six metaphors a minute. Metaphorical thinking is essential to how we understand ourselves and others, how we communicate and learn, discover and invent (Metaphorical Quotes) My initial thoughts about what a title can do was to set mood and the prime underlying core of the film’s story, to express the story in some metaphorical way. I saw the title as a way of conditioning the audience, so that when the film actually began, viewers would already have an emotional resonance with it (Metaphorical Quotes)

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