Key metaphors help determine what and how we perceive and how we think about our perceptions. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes determine key metaphor
Jews had an outsider's eye on a lot of Western tradition. M. H. Abrams eyejewlot Change image and share on social
We are human, and nothing is more interesting to us than humanity. M. H. Abrams humanhumanityinterest Change image and share on social
Secular thinkers have no more been able to work free of the centuries-old Judeo-Christian culture than Christian theologians were able to work free of their inheritance of classical and pagan thought. The process... has not been the deletion and replacement of religious ideas but rather the assimilation and reinterpretation of religious ideas. M. H. Abrams assimilationcenturychristian share on social
I don't really know what it is about vampires that makes them such a powerful symbol, metaphor, whatever in people's consciousness. But I do know they're tremendously powerful. I mean, there's a vampire on 'Sesame Street.' And Count Chocula. I don't know why it's so powerful. Alan Ball choculaconsciousnesscount share on social
I've always been very determined, ever since I was a little girl, to make my way. Scarlett Johansson determinegirlhave Change image and share on social
It's hard to imagine anyone interested in film not being a fan of Alfred Hitchcock because he's such a key influence on the entire history of cinema - it's hard to escape his shadow. Toby Jones alfredcinemaentire Change image and share on social