Symbol Quotes

Every natural fact is a symbol of some spiritual fact.

Mysticism is the mistake of an accidental and individual symbol for an universal one.

For years my wedding ring has done its job. It has led me not into temptation. It has reminded my husband numerous times at parties that it's time to go home. It has been a source of relief to a dinner companion. It has been a status symbol in the maternity ward.

A sex symbol becomes a thing. I just hate to be a thing.

Personally, I don't choose any particular religion or symbol or group of words or teachings to define me. That's between me and the most high. You know, my higher self. The Creator.

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.

The Black skin is not a badge of shame, but rather a glorious symbol of national greatness.

April is National Kite Month, and we as advocates can think of no better symbol than that of a kite to represent Independent Living for persons with disabilities.

She was and is a symbol of pride for her country.

The original drawing of the chief was used by my alma mater, Towanda, for the symbol of the Towanda Redskins in 1954, ... I would like to present it my beloved town.

We see the Silk Road as a symbol of cultural discovery and exchange, and the project uses artistic expression to nurture creativity similar to what was found on the road in ancient times. We're trying to serve as a common resource for musicians drawing on both ancient and current civilizations along the road.

The garden is a metaphor for life, and gardening is a symbol of the spiritual path.

Helen is a symbol of the tenacity of our people.

A successful physical delivery with large volume is usually seen as an important symbol of the maturity of a futures market.

There has been a big move to sell car accessories as if they were fashion items. It's a status symbol in the same way jewelry is - people can buy in at every level.

[Nor were painters the only ones who saw the mirror as a symbol.] [Shakespeare's] works are filled with references to mirrors, not only for vanity but for use in self-examination, ... In fact, there's a famous scene in 'Richard II,' when he's losing his kingship, he calls for a mirror, looks into it and asks, 'Why don't I look any different?' Then he smashes it on the stage and says, 'That's my old identity.' .

This building is not just important to Catholics. It's a symbol of religious freedom for everyone.

That's a symbol of the machismo, although they're disappearing, apparently. Starbucks is taking over.

Henry Ford was an innovative educator, environmentalist and engineer and therefore his estate is a symbol for UM-D.

This is a symbol of our solidarity with the people of South Africa as they address the lingering effects of apartheid and as they confront the reality of the HIV/AIDS pandemic.

It was a symbol of plenty to the German people of old. A group of tourists from Germany explained the tradition to me, saying that the people believed if they had turnips planted or stockpiled after the harvest then they had no fears of going hungry, and it was thus a sign of good luck.

There is perhaps no stronger symbol peace and compassion than you.

He was a symbol of Cuban fishing and of human brotherhood, thanks to all of his years of friendship with Hemingway.

It's very much a symbol of what's happening in South Australia.

In the first place, the market provision of 'security' generates its own paranoid demand. 'Security' becomes a ... prestige symbol. Secondly, as William Whyte has observed of social intercourse in New York, 'fear proves itself'. The social perception of threat becomes a function of the security mobilization itself, not crime rates.