Figuratively Quotes

57 quotes by 53 authors

Development of the space station is as inevitable as the rising of the sun; man has already poked his nose into space and he is… — Wernher von Braun
It is (to describe it figuratively) as if an author were to make a slip of the pen, and as if this clerical error became… — Soren Kierkegaard
I love the wry motto of the Paleontological Society, meant both literally and figuratively, for hammers are the main tool of our trade: Frango ut… — Stephen Jay Gould
The most important thing in art is The Frame. For painting: literally; for other arts: figuratively - because without this humble appliance, you can't know… — Frank Zappa
I knew that I had to find my own voice, both figuratively and literally. — David Sylvian
Your English style will no doubt put all the other gentlemen to bed. I speak figuratively, of course. — John Gielgud
I was maybe 5 or 6, and my grandmother would begin sitting me in the Quaker meeting house. I asked my grandmother, 'What am I… — James Turrell
Pseudo-critics prefer to direct their remarks to the artist - Heaven forgive them - but one due rather to a common impression that such an… — Walter J. Phillips
Every thinking man, when he thinks, realizes that the teachings of the Bible are so interwoven and intertwined with our whole civic and social life… — Theodore Roosevelt
Examine what you do and examine what other women do. Examine the dreams that men hold of you and how they force you in a… — Frederick Lenz
The skeptic says that the believer has lost his own mind under God. On the contrary, it is the people who follow God who are… — Criss Jami
Nothing drew me to the film business. I was propelled by the fear and anxiety of Vietnam. I had been drafted into the Marines. My… — Peter Guber
Luckily, my husband is my business partner as well as my life partner, so I never had to do the heavy lifting alone, literally or… — Josie Maran
A snow day literally and figuratively falls from the sky, unbidden, and seems like a thing of wonder. — Susan Orlean
I have no desire to crow over anybody or to see anybody eating crow, figuratively or otherwise. We should all get together and make a… — Harry S. Truman
he was figuratively following along beside her as she walked the fence, ready to catch her if she should fall. — F. Scott Fitzgerald
In that house, you will find my heart. You must break in, Henri, and get it back for me.' Was she mad? We had been… — Jeanette Winterson
To each there comes in their lifetime a special moment when they are figuratively tapped on the shoulder and offered the chance to do a… — Winston Churchill
It is very useful, when one is young, to learn the difference between "literally" and "figuratively." If something happens literally, it actually happens; if something… — Daniel Handler
Figuratively, they escaped from Cout Olaf and their miserable existence. They did not literally escape, because they were still in his house and vulnerable to… — Daniel Handler

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