Frank Crowninshield

My interest in society - at times so pronounced that the word 'snob' comes a little to mind - derives from the fact that I like an immense number of things which society, money, and position bring in their train: painting, tapestries, rare books, smart dresses, dances, gardens, country houses, correct cuisine, and pretty women.

American Journalist

John Piper

We look at life from the back side of the tapestry. And most of the time, what we see is loose threads, tangled knots and the like. But occasionally, God's light shines through the tapestry, and we get a glimpse of the larger design with God weaving together the darks and lights of existence.

American Clergyman

Jeff Lemire

I have always been drawn to young characters and seeing big tapestries through the eyes of a child. It probably comes from being a father myself and having a young son and seeing the world through his eyes. I write stories that are sort of the exaggerated version of that.

Canadian Artist

Steve Jobs

I'll always stay connected with Apple. I hope that throughout my life I'll sort of have the thread of my life and the thread of Apple weave in and out of each other, like a tapestry. There may be a few years when I'm not there, but I'll always come back.

American Businessman

Mark Hamill

I love ensemble pieces, I love being a part of the entire tapestry of a piece, but I think character actors do have a lot more fun, and there's a versatility involved that's challenging and fun, to come up to speed and do what's required of you.

American Actor

Sandra Day O'Connor

We don't accomplish anything in this world alone... and whatever happens is the result of the whole tapestry of one's life and all the weavings of individual threads form one to another that creates something.

American Judge

Louise Bourgeois

I have drawn my whole life. My parents were in the tapestry restoration business, and as a young girl, I would draw in the missing parts of the tapestry that needed to be rewoven.

French Artist

Mike Rowe

People like to cherry-pick the parts of their career that they're either in the midst of or that they're the most proud of, but the truth is careers and lives are tapestries.

American Celebrity

Carole King

My life has been a tapestry of rich and royal hue, an everlasting vision of the ever changing view.

American Songwriter

Tab Hunter

My sexuality is only a thread of the tapestry of my life.

Tapestry often represents important historical events or eras and can be found in museums.

Historical Significance

Tapestries are traditionally woven by hand, which adds to their uniqueness and value.

Material Craftsmanship

Tapestries can depict cultural themes and stories, making them insightful for learning about different heritages.

Cultural Depiction

When used metaphorically, 'tapestry' suggests a richly varied or intricate mixture of something.

Metaphoric Diversity

'Tapestry' can describe the complexity and interconnectedness in nature or environments.

Natural Complexity

A tapestry might be used metaphorically to represent life's complexity and the human story.

Symbolic Representation

 grandfather's favorite thing to do in the world was to read but he also loved his congregation and you could feel this love in the sermons that he gave every week for the 62 years that he was a rabbi he would take the fruits of each week's reading and he would weave these intricate tapestries of ancient and

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 that the rich tapestry of reputation he's built on Airbnb will lead him to doing something interesting with the rest of his life. You know, there are only a few windows in history where the opportunity exists to reinvent part of how our socioeconomic system works.

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 but they also make up a universal tapestry. Can I correct my boss when they make a mistake? Can I confront my coworker who keeps stepping on my toes? Can I challenge my friend's insensitive joke? Can I tell the person I love the most my deepest insecurities?

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 and as species become extinct, so I like to think of it as tearing holes in this beautiful tapestry of life. And as more and more species become extinct, so this tapestry becomes more and more tattered and a whole ecosystem can collapse.

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 they protest, they argue, they flee, they freeze. The human brain is wired to protect us when we feel a threat. And so long as school feels like a threat, or part of the tapestry of harm in a girl's life, she'll be inclined to resist.

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 weaving them into flowing fabric, and creating magnificent tapestries. People flocked to watch her hands flying across her loom, as if thread sprung directly from her fingertips. But as praise for her work grew, so did her pride.

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 so I recycle everything that I use. When I get dressed I'm guided by color, texture and shape. I rarely have a theme. I find beautiful objects from all over the world, and I curate them into 3-D tapestries

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 curiosity by the age of fourteen he had enrolled as a goldsmith in the silk guild Lata della seta where he made gold and silver thread to be woven into tapestries sold throughout the world

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 walls the silks even gold and silver thread so all in all in an age when the visual image of any kind was rare tapestries were an incredibly potent

Weaving narratives in...

 the spring flowers have long with it but throughout May until mid-june the summer flowers provide a new tapestry of color