"A metaphor is not an ornament. It is……" — Neil Postman
"A metaphor is not an ornament. It is an organ of perception. Through metaphors, we see the world as one thing or another."
More Metaphor Quotes
- The genesis of a poem for me is usually a cluster of words. The only good metaphor I can think… — Margaret Atwood
- Vampires are total sexual metaphors; there's just no way around that. — Alan Ball
- There are few things as toxic as a bad metaphor. You can't think without metaphors. — Mary Catherine Bateson
- Drawing is a way of coming upon the connection between things, just like metaphor in poetry reconnects what has become… — John Berger
- I think the reason my stories have been so successful is that I have a strong sense of metaphor. — Ray Bradbury
- Sports is a metaphor for overcoming obstacles and achieving against great odds. Athletes, in times of difficulty, can be important… — Bill Bradley
- It's a wonderful metaphor, catching a wave, for how you can look at other challenges in your life. — Jeff Bridges
- I heard my name associated with the Peter Pan syndrome more than once. But really, what's so wrong with Peter… — Mark Burnett
- For every album, I look at where I'm at in my career and think of a title that kind of… — Jason Aldean
- God is a metaphor for that which transcends all levels of intellectual thought. It's as simple as that. — Joseph Campbell
- Every religion is true one way or another. It is true when understood metaphorically. But when it gets stuck in… — Joseph Campbell
- Metaphors have a way of holding the most truth in the least space. — Orson Scott Card