Language cannot describe the scene that followed; the shouts, oaths, frantic gestures, taunts, replies, and little fights; and therefore I shall not… — Augustus Baldwin Longstreet Copy Share Image
He was not as soft as when I'd first met him, not as young, but the angles of his face, his quick… — Maggie Stiefvater Copy Share Image
He liked the way her hand felt in his, liked the simple intimacy of the gesture and the way it said -… — Julie James Copy Share Image
Expression is not a matter of passion mirrored on the human face or revealed by a violent gesture. When I paint a… — Henri Matisse Copy Share Image
Perfume is a form of writing, an ink, a choice made in the first person, the dot on the i, a weapon,… — Serge Lutens Copy Share Image
Correlation doesn’t imply causation, but it does waggle its eyebrows suggestively and gesture furtively while mouthing ‘look over there.’ — Randall Munroe Copy Share Image
Jack: Actually, I was found. Lady Bracknell: Found? Jack: Uh, yes, I was in... a handbag. Lady Bracknell: A handbag? Jack: Yes,… — Oscar Wilde Copy Share Image
Romance is about the little things - small loving gestures, hugs, saying 'I love you' (and meaning it), and sincere compliments. — Gregory J. P. Godek Copy Share Image
people's emotions are rarely put into words , far more often they are expressed through other cues. the key to intuiting another's… — Daniel Goleman Copy Share Image
Bill said, "She is mine." I wondered if my hands would move. They would. I raised both of them, making an unmistakable… — Charlaine Harris Copy Share Image
I actually started to think a lot about the difference between a creative gesture and a noncreative gesture. I decided that all… — Andrea Zittel Copy Share Image
“Ivy waved the wet handkerchief, as much as to say, words cannot possibly articulate my profound distress. Then, because Ivy never settled… — Gail Carriger Copy Share Image
I only tend to think of the week ahead, to keep my eye on the ball and question whether a full stop… — Lee Hall Copy Share Image
I always have looked at "indie" as a term of "independence." Never associated a sonic gesture with that in the same way… — Solange Knowles Copy Share Image
She tried to open the bottle, but the top slipped through her fingers without moving. He took the bottle from her hand… — Paolo Giordano Copy Share Image
Reconciliation will not work if it puts a higher value on symbolic gestures and overblown promises rather than the practical needs of… — Warren Mundine Copy Share Image
It's not the length but the quality of life that matters to me. It has always been important to me to write… — Jane Rule Copy Share Image
“I have, for my own projected works and ideas, only the silliest and dewiest of hopes; no matter what, I am romantic… — Frank O'Hara Copy Share Image
The one who decides who goes ahead has the upper hand, regardless of who gets to go. This is why many women… — Deborah Tannen Copy Share Image
[Ritual] dwells in an invisible reality and gives this reality a vocabulary, props, costume, gesture, scenery. Ritual makes things separate, sets them… — Barbara Myerhoff Copy Share Image
It is believed by experienced doctors that the heat which oozes out of the hand, on being applied to the sick, is… — Hippocrates Copy Share Image
Once, hurrying through a busy airport to get to my gate on time for a connecting flight, I came upon a lady… — Kathy Troccoli Copy Share Image
I'm never more aware of the limitations of language than when I try to describe beauty. Language can create its own loveliness,… — Scott Sanders Copy Share Image
There is a gesture he has, a motion, that always reminds me of a great batter leaning into a hit. He has… — Gene Lees Copy Share Image
The way a source strains toward the light, toward the air. Its laboring work, its effort, its black passageways like despair. That’s… — Anna Kamienska Copy Share Image
The law courts must appear as a threatening gesture toward secret vice. The bank must declare: here your money is secure and… — Adolf Loos Copy Share Image
Kindness manifests in a lot of ways, such as acts of compassion, helpfulness, empathy, forgiveness, and caring. These gestures kindle and ignite… — Jude Bijou Copy Share Image
Often, organizations need bold, grand gestures to galvanize people towards a new mission or refocus their attention. — Howard Schultz Copy Share Image
I've always wanted to create drama in my pictures, which is why I paint people. It's people who have brought drama to… — Lucian Freud Copy Share Image
Gestures and facial expressions do indeed communicate, as anyone can prove by turning off the sound on a television set and asking… — Peter Farb Copy Share Image
Sweeping gestures from the shoulder allow you to make generous marks, well suited to large scale work. You don't get anything simpler… — Stan Smith Copy Share Image
“The man tilted back his head, raised his eyebrows, cast his eyes to heaven, pouted his lips and said, "Tch!" "That performance,"… — Peter Paris Copy Share Image
We walked outside, Ben-Gurion accompanying us. Allon repeated his question, What is to be done with the Palestinian population?' Ben-Gurion waved his… — Yitzhak Rabin Copy Share Image
Anyway I read more contemporary poetry than contemporary fiction so my mind goes first to a kind of crass "conceptualism" that repeats… — Ben Lerner Copy Share Image
As much preparation as I had made for the old man Salieri, gestures and so on, the fact is after sitting for… — F. Murray Abraham Copy Share Image
The Constitution requires that Congress treat similarly situated persons similarly, not that it engages in gestures of superficial equality. — William Rehnquist Copy Share Image
Every important cultural gesture comes down to a morality, a model for human behavior concentrated into a gesture. — Hermann Hesse Copy Share Image
I know the microphones and cameras are on me. They're looking at my gestures and taking it and running with it because… — Terrell Owens Copy Share Image
“it is (often) the quiet gesture which carries the most significance - the one which suddenly directs the symphony.” — mary anne radmacher Copy Share Image
Joy is the true gift of Christmas, and we can communicate this joy simply: with a smile, a kind gesture, a little… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
![“Jack: Actually, I was found. Lady Bracknell: Found? Jack: Uh, yes, I was in... a handbag. Lady Bracknell: A handbag? Jack: Yes, it was... [makes gestures] Jack: an ordinary handbag.” quote by Oscar Wilde](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/c40/oscar-wilde-16_found_jack-actually-i-was-found-lady-bracknell_1977762.jpg)
![“I have, for my own projected works and ideas, only the silliest and dewiest of hopes; no matter what, I am romantic enough or sentimental enough to wish to contribute something to life’s fabric, to the world’s beauty… [S]imply to live does not justify existence, for life is a mere gesture on the…” quote by Frank O'Hara](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/fe1/frank-o-hara-6706_beautiful_i-have-for-my-own-projected-works-and-id_2863598.jpg)
![“[Ritual] dwells in an invisible reality and gives this reality a vocabulary, props, costume, gesture, scenery. Ritual makes things separate, sets them apart from ordinary affairs and thoughts. Rituals need not be solemn, but they are formalized, stylized, extraordinary, and artificial. In the name…” quote by Barbara Myerhoff](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/86f/barbara-myerhoff-71321_affair_ritual-dwells-in-an-invisible-reality-an_1483884.jpg)
