Symbol Quotes - page 4

The large gray spiked form rising from the bottom of the picture is to me the symbol of death and ruin. And finally the black ovoid form is the symbol of fire, lava and destruction. (William Baziotes)
When the Artist rises high enough to achieve the Beautiful, the symbol by which he makes it perceptible to mortal senses becomes of little value in his eyes, while his spirit possesses itself in the enjoyment of the reality. View quote
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Discipline is a symbol of caring to a child. He needs guidance. If there is love, there is no such thing as being too tough with a child. View quote
Bette Davis
It is not to be wondered that men have worshiped the ocean, for in his depths they have seen mirrored the image of Eternity - of Infinity. Here they have seen the symbol of God's great plan of oneness with His creatures, for the sea is the union of all infinite particles, and it takes the whole to make the one. View quote
Elbert Hubbard
An idea, in the highest sense of that word, cannot be conveyed but by a symbol. View quote
Samuel Taylor Coleridge
The Earth with its scarred face is the symbol of the Past; the Air and Heaven, of Futurity. View quote
Samuel Taylor Coleridge
The green beret' is again becoming a symbol of excellence, a badge of courage, a mark of distinction in the fight for freedom. I know the United States Army will live up to its reputation for imagination, resourcefulness, and spirit as we meet this challenge. View quote
John F. Kennedy
I am hoping that I can be known as a great writer and actor some day, rather than a sex symbol. View quote
Steven Seagal
If you're not a sex symbol, you're in trouble. View quote
Helen Gurley Brown
A person of definite character and purpose who comprehends our way of thought is sure to exert power over us. He cannot altogether be resisted; because, if he understands us, he can make us understand him, through the word, the look, or other symbol. View quote
Charles Cooley
It's hard being the NBA's sex symbol, but somebody has to do it. (Shaquille O'Neal)
For our people, butterflies are a symbol of hope. It's said that if you capture one in your hands and whisper your dreams to it, it will carry them up to the heavens so that the wish can be granted. View quote
Sherrilyn Kenyon
I heard one time that the Superman glyph is the second or third most recognizable symbol on Earth after the Christian cross. View quote
Zack Snyder
Listen, bin Laden is - you know, he's not irrelevant. He was important all along. Just the fact that he was able to elude capture or being killed for nearly a decade, actually more than a decade if you go back to the embassy bombings in 1998 when we first went after him. He's been a symbol of resistance and also of the failure of American policy to reach out and stop this kind of terror. It emboldened other imitators all around the globe. So getting bin Laden is immeasurably important. View quote
Lawrence Wright
After the French Revolution, it was not the treason of the king that was in question; it was the existence of the king. You have to be very careful when you judge and execute somebody for being a symbol. View quote
Adam Michnik
A painting is a symbol for the universe. Inside it, each piece relates to the other. Each piece is only answerable to the rest of that little world. So, probably in the total universe, there is that kind of total harmony, but we get only little tastes of it. View quote
Corita Kent
Everything I do is a symbol. Everything, has a meaning. View quote
Philippe Starck
And, unlike the earlier bombing on the World Trade Center, a major landmark and symbol of the strength of the financial world was, not just damaged but, totally destroyed. View quote
Allen Klein
Our flag is not just one of many political points of view. Rather, the flag is a symbol of our national unity. View quote
Adrian Cronauer
I like birthday cake. It's so symbolic. It's a tempting symbol to load with something more complicated than just 'Happy birthday!' because it's this emblem of childhood and a happy day. View quote
Aimee Bender
For lack of a better term, they've labeled me a sex symbol. It's flattering and it should happen to every bald, overweight guy. (Dennis Franz)
I'm passionate about being an actor, but I'm definitely not passionate about being a sex symbol. View quote
Dustin Clare
People always try to put a title or a symbol on you. If you work in a bank, you are a banker. For me, they see a co-founder of Facebook. View quote
Eduardo Saverin
I was asked to be in Vogue but I said no. I didn't want to advertise make-up. I didn't want to be seen as a sex symbol. View quote
Francesca Annis
It is a myth, not a mandate, a fable not a logic, a symbol rather than reason by which men are moved. View quote
Irwin Edman