Connotations Quotes

I think people jumped to conclusions about Dirty Harry (1971) without giving the character much thought, trying to attach right-wing connotations to the film that were never really intended. Both the director (Don Siegel) and I thought it was a basic kind of drama - what do you do when you believe so much in law and order and coming to the rescue of people and you just have five hours to solve a case? That kind of impossible effort was fun to portray, but I think it was interpreted as a pro-police point of view, as a kind of rightist heroism, at a time in American history when police officers were looked down on as "pigs", as very oppressive people - I`m sure there are some who are, and a lot who aren`t. I`ve met both kinds.

Years ago, I thought up the name Queen...It`s just a name, but it`s very regal obviously, and it sounds splendid...It`s a strong name, very universal and immediate. It had a lot of visual potential and was open to all sorts of interpretations. I was certainly aware of the gay connotations, but that was just one facet of it.

I just love the phrase `don`t tread on me,` and it usually has political connotations, but in this particular song, it`s not a political song, it`s more about feeling frustrated and feeling volatile and just needing some space, ... It`s a very personal song. But then titling the album Don`t Tread on Me and the artwork, there`s a few pretty scathing political comments made on there. We didn`t want to go all political, but I think in this day and age you kind of need to say what you think about things `cause it is such a crisis situation.

The word feminism has negative connotations for men. Rather, we are wanting to celebrate females and their confidence. There is no political agenda behind my work. I`m just trying to make music that makes me feel good and confident. We`ve got a cool message.

Although, this is often used with negative connotations, I see ideology as an inherent part of culture.

I don`t know of many evangelicals who want to deny gay couples their legal rights. However, most of us don`t want to call it marriage, because we think that word has religious connotations, and we`re not ready to see it used in ways that offend us.

The word "Witch" carries so many negative connotations that many people wonder why we use the word at all. Yet to reclaim the word "Witch" is to reclaim our right, as women, to be powerful; as men, to know the feminine within as divine.