At the core of an analytical edge is an ability to systematically distinguish between fundamentals and expectations. Fundamentals are a well thought… — Michael Mauboussin Copy Share Image
The library is not a shrine for the worship of books. It is not a temple where literary incense must be burned… — Norman Cousins Copy Share Image
“Not everything that happens in your life has to hit you like a hurricane.” — Joyce Rachelle Copy Share Image
“It’s comforting to me,” he added, “that beauty can come from violence, if only in metaphor.” — Keith Hollihan Copy Share Image
There exists a huge dump of worn-out metaphors which have lost all evocative power and are merely used because they save people… — George Orwell Copy Share Image
It's a beautiful aspect of narrative construction, hunting for the right images and metaphors to render our character's hearts/minds/souls as though they're… — Joshua Mohr Copy Share Image
Our sense of justice depends on our sense of time. Justice is a phenomenon only of consciousness, because time spread out in… — Julian Jaynes Copy Share Image
They [Fairy Tales] are talking about real emotions, telling true stories, through the medium of metaphor. People used to understand metaphor better… — Jane Yolen Copy Share Image
I talk a lot in metaphors. I get my words out but sometimes they don't make sense. — David Boreanaz Copy Share Image
“There’s so much earth everywhere. It’s like all the people migrated to these pockets of lights and noise, and they left all… — Akemi Dawn Bowman Copy Share Image
In the story shoes are just a metaphor for what these girls go through...the grass is always greener and everyone always wants… — Cameron Diaz Copy Share Image
Metaphors are an interesting example of creating magic in prose. — Francesca Lia Block Copy Share Image
Since ancient times the term awakening has been used as a kind of metaphor that points to the transformation of human consciousness.… — Eckhart Tolle Copy Share Image
“We must be clear that when it comes to atoms, language can be used only as in poetry. The poet, too, is… — Niels Bohr Copy Share Image
Consider a man riding a bicycle. Whoever he is, we can say three things about him. We know he got on the… — William Golding Copy Share Image
This is the highest honour of the Church, that, until He is united to us, the Son of God reckons himself in… — John Calvin Copy Share Image
For underground metaphors, you can scrape an inch below the turf. For what it's worth, my style's been developed in the core… — J-Live Copy Share Image
What's interesting to me is that in terms of people who I feel are getting what my game is about - and… — Jonathan Blow Copy Share Image
Metaphors get under your skin by ghosting right past the logical mind. — Jane Hirshfield Copy Share Image
I argue against literal interpretation of religious doctrines. Religions make progress when they emancipate themselves from literalism, and take their doctrinal statements… — Philip Kitcher Copy Share Image
I'm bored with DJs. Anybody that puts the title DJ in front of their name immediately turns me off. I prefer the… — Momus Copy Share Image
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