Carolyn Chute

Whenever I write, I write what I find to be the way people are. I never use any symbolism at all, but if you write as true to life as you possibly can, people will see symbolism. They'll all see different symbolism, but they're apt to because you can see it in life.

American Writer

Peter T. King

I support mosques, obviously. We need churches, temples, mosques. Whatever people use to speak with their god or to receive spiritual inspiration is good for the country. But the symbolism of it at ground zero, within two blocks or three blocks, I believe is wrong.

American Politician

Conrad Anker

Standing on the apex of our planet is humbling. I'm starved of oxygen, depleted of reserves, unable to eat, and bound by anxiety. This is a dangerous place. Yet the symbolism of standing on top of the world gives me a chance to experience time on a cosmic scale.

American Athlete

Franka Potente

I don't really care where I work, actually, because you know making a movie is like living in movie world. There's such a secluded world, and the director is the king ruling the country, and everybody's building this little town to speak in symbolism.

German Actress

Ruth Asawa

A lot of women wrote to me. Some wrote me long letters on the meaning of the circle and about mythology and about motherhood and the significance or the symbolism of the mermaid and the frogs and the turtles.

American Sculptor

Pritam Singh

A plastic bag charge is far from representing mere climate change symbolism. It is a clarion call to us all to alter social norms equally if not more importantly reduce the amount of waste we generate.

Singaporean Author

Louise Linton

I love the emotional symbolism of the eternity band as a wedding band. It's like wearing the infinity sign on your finger and represents the cyclical and enduring aspect of love.

Scottish Actress

Gene Tierney

When you have spent an important part of your life playing Let's Pretend, it's often easy to see symbolism where none exists.

American Actress

Jack Kerouac

Symbolism is alright in 'fiction,' but I tell true life stories simply about what happened to people I knew.

American Novelist

Aaron Eckhart

I think they are very important because westerns have a code and a symbolism.

American Actor

Understand that objects, characters or colors in a story may have deeper meanings related to their symbolism.

Hidden Meanings

Remember, the same symbol can have different meanings in different cultures.

Cultural Variance

Some symbols have universal meanings across many cultures, such as the heart as love.

Universal Symbols

A symbol system can include gestures, images, sounds, words, and even objects.

Recognize Systems

Historic events can shape symbolism; some symbols may refer to historical moments.

Historical Context

The meaning behind symbols can change over time, reflecting societal shifts.

Changing Symbolism

Look for a deeper, often not obvious, layer of meaning beyond the literal.

Artistic Expression

Symbolism evokes emotions without directly stating them, showing instead of telling.

Emotionally Charged

Symbolism as a movement is specific to certain time periods and artistic styles.

Movement Specific

 We don't talk about lynching. We don't talk about segregation. And because of that, we don't have a healthy relationship with one another on the topic of race. Why are memorials, statues, schools, highways-- why is this symbolism so important? There are some people, I think, who think, it doesn't matter.

Why Is It So Hard to...

 That's how deeply the flag has gotten into the civic imagery of Chicago. And it isn't just that people love Chicago and therefore love the flag. I also think that people love Chicago more because the flag is so cool. A positive feedback loop there between great symbolism and civic pride.

Why city flags may be...

 The yeast, whose mission it has been up till now to raise the dough, to enliven it, to vivify it, in order to complete its mission, which is also to turn this dough into bread, has to give up its life. So you see the symbolism at work? It's starting to come forth a little bit, you know.

Peter Reinhart: The art...

 in which people wore hoodies with the hood up and marched in the streets against this kind of prejudice. It doesn't happen that often for a garment to have so much symbolism and history and that encompasses so many different universes as the hoodie. So, like all garments,

The 3,000-year history...

 The most vulnerable refugees need to be given a new start and a new life in a new country, including in the West. The numbers are relatively small, hundreds of thousands, not millions, but the symbolism is huge. Now is not the time to be banning refugees,

The refugee crisis is a...

 and is often referenced at anti-war gatherings around the world. Hundreds of viewers have grappled with its harsh imagery, shattering symbolism and complex political messaging. But even without a close understanding of it’s complicated subtext,

Why is this painting so...

 Specifically, I make technologies to help them communicate. Now, many of the problems that children with autism face, they have a common source, and that source is that they find it difficult to understand abstraction, symbolism.

Ajit Narayanan: A word...

 I added more ideas and I helped direct scenes. And I discovered that creating a video game is telling a story, but with an entirely new vocabulary. All the same elements of imagination and symbolism are there,

A video game to cope...

 Although Roman culture was never fully lost, its influence declined and new art styles arose focused on religious symbolism and allegory rather than proportion and realism. This shift extended to architecture

A brief history of goths...

 symbolism the symbolism of magic the universal hunger for connection the language of understanding the meaning of life to boldly go where no man has gone