Whatever you might say the object "is", well it is not.

If words are not things, or maps are not the actual territory, then, obviously, the only possible link between the objective world and the linguistic world is found in structure, and structure alone.

The map is not the territory.

Man's achievements rest upon the use of symbols.... we must consider ourselves as a symbolic, semantic class of life, and those who rule the symbols, rule us.

To use words to sense reality is like going with a lamp to search for darkness.

There are two ways to slice easily thorugh life; to believe everything or to doubt everything. Both ways save us from thinking.

Words don't mean, people mean.

The map is not the territory... The only usefulness of a map depends on similarity of structure between the empirical world and the map.

Who rules our symbols, rules us.

A person does what he does because he sees the world as he sees it.

If a psychiatric and scientific inquiry were to be made upon our rulers, mankind would be appalled at the disclosures.

You didn't have to go to the fireworks with him. Or - or let him fondle you.""Fondle?" Raisa raised her eyebrows, "When did I mention fondling?

We can't always have our druthers.

Put some action on your good intentions!

How people die remains in the memory of those who live on.

A truth that's told with bad intent - beats all the lies you can invent.

I'm a lightweight easy to fall easy to break With every move my whole world shakes Keep me from falling apart

What celebrities are useful for is bringing attention to the public and making them more aware. They can be unbelievably effective.

And what looks dark in the distance may brighten as I draw near.

Content without style is propaganda or adolescence. Style without content is decadence.

India has always maintained that there will be no third party in Indo-Pak talks. Hurriyat cannot be a party.