Quotes for All
Precisely because Marx was convinced that the cause of the proletariat was of decisive importance for the whole future of mankind, he wanted to create for that cause not a flimsy platform of rhetorical invective or wishful thinking, but the rock-like foundation of scientific truth. Ernest Mandel
Parla Come Mangi’ –It is a common way to say ‘be simple’, ‘don’t try to be rhetorical’ literaly: ‘speak the way you eat Elizabeth Gilbert
Truth is a mobile army of metaphors, metonyms, anthropomorphisms, in short a sum of human relations which have been subjected to poetic and rhetorical intensification, translation and decoration […]; truths are illusions of which we have forgotten that they are illusions, metaphors which have become worn by frequent use and have lost all sensuous vigour … Read more
The second most important attribute of winners, after understanding the human dimension, is knowing what questions to ask, the rhetorical nature. Frank Luntz
The documentary style is an incredibly flexible and useful one. It’s a wonderful tool for establishing the credibility of the version of things that’s in the photograph – a kind of rhetorical device or rhetorical strategy. It’s always felt very natural to me, because I want a person to end up thinking about the world, … Read more
What am I to do with you?\” Redd asked. \”M-maybe you could-\” Jack began. The Cat raised a paw. \”I know.\” \”It was a rhetorical question, fools! You don’t answer it! Since when do I need help making anyone suffer? Frank Beddor
Redd’s face contorted with a sudden realization. \”How could I have been so stupid?\” The Cat was trying to decide if this was a rhetorical question when she roared, \”It’s a construct!\” With a dismiissive swing of Redd’s arm, Alyss and her army began to shimmer, the billon points of engery that formed them monentarily … Read more
Men in great place are thrice servants: servants of the sovereign or state, servants of fame, and servants of business. Francis Bacon
Irony is about contradictions that do not resolve into larger wholes, even dialectically, about the tension of holding incompatible things together because both or all are necessary and true. Irony is about humour an serious play. It is also a rhetorical strategy and a political method, one I would like to see more honoured within … Read more
I come from a place that likes grandeur; it likes large gestures; it is not inhibited by flourish; it is a rhetorical society; it is a society of physical performance; it is a society of style. Derek Walcott