Quotes About Symbol

Those clouds above formed a pattern that looked familiar. Black on white, white on black. It's the symbol, she realized with a start. The ancient symbol of the Aes Sedai. Under this sign...shall he conquer.

Tattoos made my skin more me.

If I tell you something Leah, can you keep a secret? Conor pressed a callused finger across a petroglyph of a deer like a blind man etching memory into his brain.

the cross-shaped burn scar

GUILLOTINE, n. A machine which makes a Frenchman shrug his shoulders with good reason.

The symbol and the metaphor are as necessary to science as to poetry.

Oh God, there were so many stars you could have used. What was the need to give these people to the fire, that the symbol of their passing might shine above Bethlehem?

We use pandas and eagles and things. I'd love to see a wilderness society with an angry-looking wolverine as their logo.

When all work is brought to a standstill, the candles are lit. Just as creation began with the word, Let there be light ! so does the celebration of creation begin with the kindling of lights. It is the woman who ushers in the joy and sets up the most exquisite symbol, light, to dominate the atmosphere of the home.

There is psychological pleasure in this takeoff, too, for the swiftness of the plane's ascent is an exemplary symbol of transformation. The display of power can inspire us to imagine analogous, decisive shifts in our own lives, to imagine that we, too, might one day surge above much that now looms over us." P. 38-39

It was a symbol of what Ruskin had done for Proust, and what all books might do for their readers, namely bring back to life, from the deadness caused by habit and inattention, valuable yet neglected aspects of experience.

The superman exists and he's American.

I've come to the conclusion that what superheroes might be — in their current incarnation, at least — is a symbol of American reluctance to involve themselves in any kind of conflict without massive tactical superiority.

In time, Radha became a goddess in her own right, the symbol of sacrifice, surrender and unconditional love.

The symbol of dharma is the bow, which the gods gave to Prithu. The bow indicates balance — the string cannot be left loose or too taut. Prithu is described as the first responsible king of earth. This is why the earth is called Prithvi.

The initiate, however, uses a symbol-system differently; he uses it as an algebra by means of which he will read the secrets of unknown potencies; in other words, he uses the symbol as a means of guiding thought out into the Unseen and Incomprehensible.

Hitler's cave was much more than a wine cellar; it was a symbol of cruelty and greed, of Nazi Germany's hunger for wealth and riches.

The point about zero is that we do not need to use it in the operation of daily life. No one goes out to buy zero fish.

Easter is meant to be a symbol of hope, renewal, and new life.

Each holy temple stands as a symbol of our membership in the Church, as a sign of our faith in life after death, and as a sacred step toward eternal glory for us and our families.

As you know, hairstyle and clothing can change on a daily basis. We've met a lady who identifies people by their wedding rings because this is an identifier that rarely changes…

I like wearing my wedding ring, it's nice.

I get very nervous when I have to take my wedding ring off.

A statue in the center of a town: sometimes is a god, and other times, it is something upon which to hang laundry.