James Geary Quotes
- A simile is just a metaphor with the scaffolding still up.
- You only really discover the strength of your spine when your back is against the wall.
- The mind revels in conjecture. Where information is lacking, it will gladly fill in the gaps.
- By bringing together what we know and what we don't know through analogy, metaphorical thinking strikes the spark that ignites discovery,
- Aphorisms are literature's hand luggage. Light and compact, they fit easily into the overhead compartment of your brain.
- 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…
- Heroism often results as a response to extreme events.
- I believe aphorisms are best when first read in the wild, free from the confines of any categories.
- Aphorisms are food for thought - like sushi, they come in small portions that are both delicious and exquisitely formed. And, like sushi, I can…
- Metaphor lives a secret life all around us. We utter about six metaphors a minute.
- Metaphor is not just the detection of patterns; it is the creation of patterns.
- Metaphor creates a kind of conceptual synesthesia, in which we understand one concept in the context of another.
- Metaphor matters because it creates expectations.