"The dictionary contains no metaphors."

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Source : Paul Ricoeur (2004). “The Rule of Metaphor: The Creation of Meaning in Language”, p.112, Routledge

Paul Ricoeur

#Metaphor Quotes #Dictionary Quotes

“Boris Vasilievich was the only top-class player of his generation who played gambits regularly and without fear ... Over a period of 30 years he did not lose a single game with the King's Gambit, and among those defeated were numerous strong players of all generations, from Averbakh, Bronstein and Fischer, to Seirawan.”
“I love artists who have spirituality. Jonathan Coulton is the man, I love his melodies and lyrics. Chap-hop is the bomb!”
“Indifference breeds animosity.”
“I'm a writer. Now I've started to be on television. I have a big mouth. And I have good TV teeth, they say.”

Source : "CNN Larry King Weekend", www.cnn.com. April 27, 2003.
“Public utility pleads most forcibly for the general distribution of the Holy Scriptures.”
“Rastafari is our king or emperor, and being a king, being an emperor you've been taught all the ways of the ancestors. With the knowledge and teachings and studying his majesty, I've learned to put all these principles and precepts into the music, so that is how it inspires me to be singin' good songs and makin' good music for the people. Natural.”

Source : Source: www.thepier.org
“If I'm compared to Babe Ruth or Willie Mays, that's great. But I'm just going to go out there and be myself.”
“Youâ€™re shaking â€¦ so am I. Itâ€™s because of Jerusalem, isnâ€™t it? One doesnâ€™t go to Jerusalem, one returns to it. Thatâ€™s one of its mysteries.”

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