Analogies Quote by Winston Churchill

The influence exercised over the human mind by apt analogies is and has always been immense. Whether they translate an established truth into simple…

— Winston Churchill

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

— Michael Mandelbaum

Analogies, in particular, can illuminate, but they can also obscure and confuse. They need to be handled carefully, like rhetorical high explosives.

— Max Boot

I'm really great at making terrible analogies.

— Joel Edgerton

Analogies are figures intended to serve as fatal weapons if they succeed, and as innocent toys if they fail.

— Henry Adams

“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

Good similes depend upon close observation. They depend upon brevity and wit…They have to fit in context.

— James J. Kilpatrick

There are occasions when the simplest and fewest words surpass in effect all the wealth of rhetorical amplification.

— George Henry Lewes

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

— Kim Stanley Robinson

Metaphors are the weapons of cowards.

— Jose Bernardo

“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

“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