Contemplating Quote by Polly Young-Eisendrath

Metaphor lives a secret life all around us. We utter about six metaphors a minute. Metaphorical thinking is essential to how we understand ourselves…

— James Geary

Metaphor creates a kind of conceptual synesthesia, in which we understand one concept in the context of another.

— James Geary

“A metaphor is not merely a linguistic expression (a form of words) used for artistic or rhetorical purposes; instead, it is a process of…

— Mark Johnson

Key metaphors help determine what and how we perceive and how we think about our perceptions.

— M. H. Abrams

The essence of metaphor is understanding and experiencing one kind of thing in terms of another.

— George Lakoff

“Every faith in the world is based on fabrication. That is the definition of faith―acceptance of that which we imagine to be true, that…

— Dan Brown

“Metaphors are one of the most powerful weapons in your arsenal as a presenter. In today's fast-paced world of communication, a well-thought-out metaphor acts…

— Bruna Martinuzzi

Metaphor is pervasive in everyday life, not just in language but in thought and action. Our ordinary conceptual system, in terms of which we…

— George Lakoff

Metaphor is the lifeblood of all art.

— Twyla Tharp

Metaphor is embodied in language.

— Dennis Potter

Metaphors are our way of losing ourselves in semblances or treading water in a sea of seeming.

— Roberto Bolano

I think that metaphor really is a key to explaining thought and language. The human mind comes equipped with an ability to penetrate the…

— Steven Pinker