Prediction by analogy -creativity - is so pervasive we…

It is the ability to make predictions about the future that is the crux of intelligence.

— Jeff Hawkins

Prediction is not just one of the things your brain does. It is the primary function of the neo-cortex, and the foundation of intelligence.

— Jeff Hawkins

People sometimes say, "Isn't it boring, isn't it always the same? It's the same lines." I go, "Well, do you play tennis? Because that's…

— Kevin Spacey

Life is like an analogy.

— Aaron Allston

The analogy I use is that 'World of Warcraft' is like going to the mall: you see a ton of people there, but you…

— John Romero

The real achievement in discoveries... is seeing an analogy where no one saw one before... The essence of discovery is that unlikely marriage of…

— Arthur Koestler

There is then no analogy whatever between the operations of the Chess-Player, and those of the calculating machine of Mr. Babbage , and if…

— Edgar Allan Poe

“There is a saying: in the kingdom of the blind, the one eyed man is king. I promptly invented its analogy, based it on…

— Diana Gabaldon

“Yeast is to flour as action is to ambition. Rising to success requires adding and alternating starters.”

— Ryan Lilly

E-books are impervious to analogy.

— Scott Adams

The nude does not simply represent the body, but relates it, by analogy, to all structures that have become part of our imaginative experience.

— Kenneth Clark

One good analogy is worth three hours discussion.

— Anonymous

Historical analogy is the last refuge of people who can't grasp the current situation.

— Anonymous

“Memory in the mind of man can adapt to the worst conditions. I'll give you an example, an analogy of sorts: Each night I…

— Bob Thurber

“One use of the argument from analogy is found in response to the question of what or who created the universe. Some have argued…

— Daniel Klein