"...a metaphor that works in one society may seem preposterous in another."

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Max Black

#May Quotes #Metaphor Quotes #Seems Quotes

“Since There are so many questions about what the president was doing over 30 years ago, what is it that he did after his honorable discharge from the National Guard? Did he make speeches alongside Jane Fonda denouncing America's racist war in Vietnam?”

Source : Jeff Gannon (2007). “The Great Media War: A Battlefield Report”, Iuniverse Inc
“The conviction that Christian doctrine matters for Christian living is one of the most important growth points of the Christian life.”
“You know I have dutiesâ”€â”€we both have dutiesâ”€â”€before which feeling must be sacrificed.”
“I don't really get stuck in a time warp where, if my film is a success, I have to keep partying till the next one releases, or if my film is a flop, I keep wallowing in sorrow until the next comes my way. My hard work in each film is always there.”
“Your average pop song or film is a very sophisticated item, with very sophisticated ways of listening and viewing that we have not really consciously developed over the years - because we were having such a good time”
“Gloria, Gloria! they cry, for their song embraces all that the Lord has begun this day: Glory to God in the highest of heavens! And peace to the people with whom he is pleased! And who are these people? With whom does the good Lord choose to take his pleasure? The shepherds. The plain and nameless--whose every name the Lord knows well. You. And me.”
“As a forecaster, Marx shared the common destiny of all prophets: to be belied by events.”
“The astronomers tell us that other planets are gifted with two - four - even nine lavish moons. Imagine the romantic possibilities of nine moons.”

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