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Signifier Quotes by Jacques Lacan
- For the signifier is a unit in its very uniqueness, being by nature symbol only of an absence.
- Meaning is produced not only by the relationship between the signifier and the signified but also, crucially, by the position of the signifiers in relation…
More Signifier Quotes
- The connection between the signifier and the signified is arbitrary. — Ferdinand de Saussure
- Why do comparisons of words and tone poems (poetry and music) never take into consideration that the word is a mere signifier,… — Franz Grillparzer
- As my family story shows, Latinos have been a blessing for USA for many generations. The future of America depends in part… — Julian Castro
- Woman, then, stands in patriarchal culture as a signifier for the male other, bound by a symbolic order in which man can… — Laura Mulvey
- For the signifier is a unit in its very uniqueness, being by nature symbol only of an absence. — Jacques Lacan
- There's a gap between what I want to do, what I do on camera, and what gets edited. Right? So the goal… — Matthew McConaughey
- When I came out publicly, some photo editors had a field day searching for pictures of me with a limp wrist or… — James McGreevey
- Cigarettes are an instant signifier in culture. It punctuates a joke, or puts that extra zing on a punch line. I like… — Martha Plimpton
- The New Testament is a brutal destroyer of human illusions. If you follow Jesus and don't end up dead, it appears you… — Terry Eagleton
- Meaning is produced not only by the relationship between the signifier and the signified but also, crucially, by the position of the… — Jacques Lacan