Connotation Quotes

74 quotes by 70 authors

Shadow boxes become poetic theater or settings wherein are metamorphosed the elements of a childhood pastime. The fragile, shimmering globules become the shimmering but more… — Joseph Cornell
Until the 19th century, the term 'to consume' was used mainly in its negative connotations ofÂ 'destruction' and 'waste'.Â Tuberculosis was known as 'consumption', that… — Petr Skrabanek
There is a tendency for humans to consciously see what they wish to see. They literally have difficulty seeing things with negative connotations while seeing… — Lionel Tiger
Sure, finishing last has negative connotations. But finishing second-to-last or last is still losing. — David Wright
You will find a blissfulness which contains in it sadness also, because that sadness gives it depth. Watch Buddha's statue - blissful, but still sad.… — Rajneesh
But you listen to Coltrane and that's something human, something that's about elevation. It's like making love to a woman. It's about something of value,… — Wynton Marsalis
How obvious it is that color has its various connotations-hue, value, and intensity - and without the basic understanding of these three determining factors, we… — Van Day Truex
Apophenia means finding pattern or meaning where others donâ€™t. Feelings of revelation and ecstasies usually accompany it. It has some negative connotations in psychological terminology… — Peter J. Carroll
Dharma has several connotations in South Asian religions, but in Buddhism it has two basic, interrelated meanings: dharma as 'teaching' as found in the expression… — Taitetsu Unno
But a problem arises because whenever I use words, those words have connotations in your mind. When I say 'Celebrate', you think one has to… — Rajneesh
You rely on a sentence to say more than the denotation and the connotation; you revel in the smoke that the words send up. — Toni Morrison
Being blonde is definitely a different state of mind. I can't really put my finger on it, but the artifice of being blonde has some… — Madonna Ciccone
...to characterize the import of pure geometry, we might use the standard form of a movie-disclaimer: No portrayal of the characteristics of geometrical figures or… — Carl Gustav Hempel
The music of all the different media of life-memories, images, feeling-tones, poetic-musical connotations of phrasing-is kaleidoscopic and doesn't repeat itself or recur. -People who think… — Kenny Smith
Women can really be who they are. I'm about to say the F word, feminist. Often that word has such a negative connotation. — Laura Kightlinger
In most circles, the idea of economic planning has been in disrepute most of the time and, particularly in America, has almost carried connotations of… — Gunnar Myrdal
I think the word 'earnest' kind of has a negative connotation on some level. I think one of the things that's happened is that being… — Josh Radnor
You and I might define a 'soul mate' differently. For most people, a soul mate has some kind of sexual connotation. — Frederick Lenz
For those of us in the financial world, Black Friday has a strong negative connotation, referring to a stock market catastrophe. — Mark Skousen
I think sometimes there are negative connotations for those who have a business mind as well as a creative side. — Alexander Wang

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