Metaphors are much more tenacious than facts. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes fact metaphor tenacious
Death is a displaced name for a linguistic predicament. Paul de Man deathdisplacelinguistic Change image and share on social
Literature exists at the same time in the modes of error and truth; it both betrays and obeys its own mode of being. Paul de Man betrayerrorexist Change image and share on social
Modernity exists in the form of a desire to wipe out whatever came earlier, in the hope of reaching at least a point that could be called a true present, a point of origin that marks a new departure. Paul de Man calldeparturedesire Change image and share on social
I always think about what's the difference between being tenacious and having an inability to learn from failures. The difference between the homeless guy who wanted to be a great painter and the guy who is a great painter could be anything. Neil Burger differencefailuregreat 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 know this world is ruled by infinite intelligence. Everything that surrounds us- everything that exists - proves that there are infinite laws behind it. There can be no denying this fact. It is mathematical in its precision. Thomas A. Edison denyexistfact share on social
