Analogies Quote by Joel Edgerton

While analogies are useful, however, they can also be misleading. They smuggle in assumptions that can be wrong.

— Michael Mandelbaum

“Writing analogies are as abundant as ants at a picnic. We love nothing better than a good analogy, a “life-is-like-this” on the page. I…

— Chila Woychik

Analogies and metaphors have often proved pivotal in expanding our thoughts both within and without science, and so one should not discourage the attempt…

— Tony Rothman

I think I'm good at metaphors and descriptions. Plot doesn't come naturally to me, so I work really hard at it.

— Celeste Ng

“Language is nothing but a huge set of false analogies”

— Kim Stanley Robinson

Apt analogies are among the most formidable weapons of the rhetorician.

— Winston Churchill

“Some analogies are so useful that they don’t merely shed light on a concept, they actually become platforms for novel thinking. For example, the…

— Chip Heath

Analogies have tied things together for me, personally. The fundamental one for me is the analogy between your relationship to your spouse and your…

— Wendell Berry

I've gotten very alert not just to mixed metaphor but to any writing mistake.

— Lydia Davis

I talk a lot in metaphors. I get my words out but sometimes they don't make sense.

— David Boreanaz

“We lack the analogies’ was itself somehow deficient as a diagnosis, linguists burning up during re-entry into the Earth’s atmosphere after encountering Area X.”

— Jeff VanderMeer

Metaphors are fine if they aid understanding, but sometimes they get in the way.

— Richard Dawkins