Ability Quote by Lydia Wilson

Analogy pervades all our thinking, our everyday speech and our trivial conclusions as well as artistic ways of expression and the highest scientific achievements.

— George Polya

Star Trek and sci-fi in general has always been a mirror to our society, obviously, and I think it is reminiscent of a lot…

— Isa Briones

One of the standard story-generating engines for science fiction is to take something we normally think of as metaphoric and treat it as if…

— Robert J. Sawyer

“Because our minds process information solely through analogy and categorization, we are often defeated when presented with something that fits no category.”

— Jeff Vandermeer

Science is nothing but the finding of analogy, identity, in the most remote parts.

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

With 'Star Trek,' you have to have a story that's thought-provoking.

— Tim Russ

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

It is true that of far the greater part of things, we must content ourselves with such knowledge as description may exhibit, or analogy…

— Samuel Johnson

Ethologists are often accused of drawing false analogies between animal and human behaviour. However, no such thing as a false analogy exists: an analogy…

— Konrad Lorenz

The thing that's interesting about science fiction is that it is always, when it is done well, a lens on our world. And yet…

— Simon Kinberg

'Star Trek' seems to be an appeal to our better nature, the side of ourselves that works toward peace and cooperation and understanding and…

— John Cho

“analogy to illustrate this phenomenon”

— Anonymous