Joel Osteen

When my dad founded our church, he used either a globe or a map of the world behind him. It was symbolic of what Christ said: to go forth and preach hope to the world. We believe in the cross, but we just continued with the globe.

American Clergyman

James Surowiecki

Life insurance became popular only when insurance companies stopped emphasizing it as a good investment and sold it instead as a symbolic commitment by fathers to the future well-being of their families.

American Journalist

Joseph Beuys

I wished to go completely outside and to make a symbolic start for my enterprise of regenerating the life of humankind within the body of society and to prepare a positive future in this context.

German Artist

Tayari Jones

I like straightforward names for my characters. When I get too symbolic with names or places, I start feeling like the characters and the story are less read, and I lose interest.

American Author

Lester Holt

Not to get too deep on shaving my mustache, but it was kind of symbolic of, 'This is a moment of liberation, a chance to reinvent yourself.' That's kind of what I did.

Judith Martin

Presents are symbolic. When you give them in your personal life, they should show that you are paying attention to the person to whom you're giving them.

Charles Eastman

Indian names were either characteristic nicknames given in a playful spirit, deed names, birth names, or such as have a religious and symbolic meaning.

Sioux Author

Sheila Heti

For me, a memoir is supposed to be understood as a representation of your life, whereas a novel is self-consciously symbolic.

Canadian Writer

Gigi Gorgeous

Marriage is absolutely something that's important to me. It's the ultimate symbolic step in love.

Canadian Celebrity

Gad Saad

People's most prized possessions carry deeply symbolic and emotional significance.

Canadian Scientist

The symbolic nature of objects can vary between cultures; understand the context to avoid confusion.

Cultural Variance

Common symbols like the heart for love, are universally understood and safe to use.

Common Symbols

Some symbols have historical significance; it's important to know them to grasp the symbolic message.

Historical Awareness

Symbolic actions are done for their suggestive power rather than practical outcomes.

Meaning Beyond Action

Symbolic gestures often convey meaning without words, powerful in silent protests or commemorations.

Non-verbal Statements

In art, 'symbolic' often hints at deeper themes and concepts beyond the obvious.

Symbolic in Arts

Symbolism in literature enriches the text by imbuing objects or characters with deeper meanings.

Literary Devices

Symbolic use of imagery involves using visual representation to suggest other ideas or concepts.

Symbolic Imagery

 completely sterilized our countryside for years and years and years putting back as much we can is so important so putting the wildcat back in there as part of that very important predator guild is so important and of course the wildcat is very symbolic of our world of nature and i think if you can bring back something like that and show it to

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 and created advanced tools. In fact, they were the first human species to make tools out of bone, not just stone. They also created objects that served ornamental purposes. Neanderthals are suspected to be the first humans to carry out the symbolic gesture of burying their dead

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 people who do not see the world the same way that you see the world? Oh yes, folks, conversations may be indeed the key to that upgrade, because remember, language was the first form of virtual reality. It is literally a symbolic representation of the physical world,

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 And the tongkonan is symbolic not only of the family's identity but also of the human life cycle from birth to death. So essentially, the shape of the building that you're born into is the shape of the structure which carries you

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 become a symbol of of humanity it has become a symbol of of emotion in that regard once the clown's separated from the Auguste to the white face which is symbolic of thoughts whereas the a goosed clown with the red nose and then

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 and keeps getting updated, because we humans reflect on our world through symbolic stories of our own lives. You leave your comfort zone, have an experience that transforms you, and then you recover and do it again.

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 can come together, exchange their ideas and form relationships of friendship with each other. And I think that's symbolic of what we're seeing in the world in general, that the world is becoming smaller and smaller,

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 her screaming is both cathartic and symbolic as she fights to expel the hurt and torment she has suffered throughout her adult life let her go if you return no more than an hour into her exorcism

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 filled with working fires flames for lighting heating cooking even entertainment they're all gone we might have an occasional symbolic or ceremonial or token flame but otherwise

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 from today to the end the bride's family paid a dowry months ago this is a final symbolic exchange that formalizes the agreement as the officials leave the