#symbol

The truth has never been of any real value to any human being - it is a symbol for mathematicians and philosophers to pursue. In human relations kindness and lies are worth a thousand truths. ↗

— Graham Greene

#been #being #human #human being #human relations

A mayor is a symbol and a public face of what a city bureaucracy provides its citizens. ↗

— John Hickenlooper

#citizens #city #face #mayor #provides

A lot of people, because of my contempt for the false consolations of religion, think of me as a symbolic public opponent of that in extremis. And sometimes that makes me feel a bit alarmed, to be the repository of other people's hope. ↗

— Christopher Hitchens

#because #bit #consolations #contempt #false

I would never know how to sell myself as a sex symbol. That's not how I'm programmed. ↗

— Jude Law

#i #know #myself #never #programmed

The mere thought of divorce terrified me. To me, divorce symbolized failure. ↗

— Annette Funicello

#failure #me #mere #symbolized #terrified

I've become invested with this symbolic power. It really does transcend what I'm actually doing and what I actually deserve. ↗

— Nate Silver

#become #deserve #does #doing #i

A democratic civilization will save itself only if it makes the language of the image into a stimulus for critical reflection — not an invitation for hypnosis. ↗

— Umberto Eco

#images #mass-media #reflection #symbols #television

Some people like living in black and white worlds. Let them stay there. Appreciate all the colors you see in your world though. ↗

— Ashly Lorenzana

#black #colors #humanity #individuality #life

Instead of the word 'love' there was an enormous heart, a symbol sometimes used by people who have trouble figuring out the difference between words and shapes. ↗

— Lemony Snicket

#symbols #love

Being a sex symbol is a heavy load to carry, especially when one is very tired, hurt and bewildered. ↗

— Clara Bow

#sex-symbol #hurt