“Tattoos were self-expression at its rawest and most permanent form. They weren’t for one set of people or another.” — Karina Halle Copy Share Image
The spontaneous power of the child, his demand for self-expression, can not by any possibility be suppressed. — John Dewey Copy Share Image
To me, 'sexy' is a kind of beauty, a kind of self-expression, one that is to be celebrated. — Emily Ratajkowski Copy Share Image
My interest lies in my self-expression -- what's inside of me -- not what I'm in. — John Turturro Copy Share Image
You are so busy being YOU that you have no idea how utterly unprecedented you are. — John Green Copy Share Image
Genius is nothing more or less than childhood recovered by will, a childhood how equipped for self-expression with an adult's capacities. — Charles Baudelaire Copy Share Image
I do love fashion as a mode of self expression, and I appreciate it for being wearable art. — Melissa Leong Copy Share Image
Art is self expression. If you are expressing someone else's personality, that is not art. — Bennie Wallace Copy Share Image
I guess if there's one thing that might surprise people about me, it's that I'm very obedient. I'm kind of like a… — Michael Shannon Copy Share Image
There are thousands of causes for stress, and one antidote to stress is self-expression. That's what happens to me every day. My… — Garson Kanin Copy Share Image
The symbiotic relationship between reading and writing is a cornerstone of our individual intellectual journey and our educational system. We write as… — Marita Golden Copy Share Image
“It’s as if the quest for constant, seamless self-expression has become so deeply embedded that, according to social scientists like Robert Putnam,… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
In order not to cut out a large part of one's private life, the creative work should not swallow up every other… — Elena Ferrante Copy Share Image
Self-expression is a hallmark of an artist, of art, to get something off one's chest, to sing one's song. So that element… — George Carlin Copy Share Image
“My art is largely made up of my pain; re-framed, redesigned and re-purposed. It's a mutually beneficial experience for both the creator… — Jaeda DeWalt Copy Share Image
“With some people it makes a regular battlefield of the human heart—this struggle for self-expression," said Philip. "You are going to do… — Gene Stratton-Porter Copy Share Image
I try to look at the evolution of these utopian claims. In the late '60s there was an assumption that the wealth… — Astra Taylor Copy Share Image
An artist requires the upkeep of creative solitude. An artist requires the healing of time alone. Without this period of recharging, our… — Julia Cameron Copy Share Image
My singing - it's who I am, it's all of me and it's my soul. The self expression of using your vocal… — Nia Vardalos Copy Share Image
You have to set your own boundaries. We all do. You have to self-check. At the same time, the transparency is liberating.… — Shania Twain Copy Share Image
“You are a man of extreme passion, a hungry man not quite sure where his appetite lies, a deeply frustrated man striving… — Truman Capote Copy Share Image
“What does it mean to be a self-conscious animal? The idea is ludicrous, if it is not monstrous. It means to know… — Ernest Becker Copy Share Image
“I used to be afraid about what people might say or think after reading what I had written. I am not afraid… — Bangambiki Habyarimana Copy Share Image
By exposing the multiplicity, the facticity, the repetition and stereotype at the heart of every aesthetic gesture, photography deconstructs the possibility of… — Rosalind E. Krauss Copy Share Image
My life and career is defined by the constant pursuit of new forms of culture and self-expression. — Melvin Van Peebles Copy Share Image
Unexpressed emotions will never die. They are buried alive and will come forth later in uglier ways. — Sigmund Freud Copy Share Image
Go toward self-actualization rather than self-image actualization... Search within... for honest self- expression. — Bruce Lee Copy Share Image
I believe that fashion is the ultimate form if self expression therefore it really depends on my mood. — Nicole Richie Copy Share Image
Tattoos shouldn't be about fitting in or standing out...tattoos are a form of self expression...any other reason is the wrong reason. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Self-expression emerges from inspiration that is sparked by the reflection of others. — Senora Roy Copy Share Image
A labor of love is exalted because it provides joy and self-expression to those who perform it. — Dennis Kimbro Copy Share Image
Art that submits to orthodoxy, to even the soundest doctrines, but lacks imagination and deep self-expression is lost leaving only the craftsmanship. — Andre Gide Copy Share Image
Guitar is the best form of self-expression I know. Everything else, and I'm just sort of tripping around, trying to figure my… — Slash Copy Share Image
To me, even what the glossies would consider a fashion disaster are still self expression. — Michelle Visage Copy Share Image
Invariably, collaboration leads to new forms of self-expression and to the things that move you. — Rodney Crowell Copy Share Image
Without self-expression, life lacks spontaneity and joy. Without service to others, it lacks meaning and purpose. — Laurence Boldt Copy Share Image
“Sometimes you have to go a little crazy before you can find sanity. I think I'm close.” — Tawny Lara Copy Share Image
I come alive when I'm painting. I like to work in oils and acrylics, and the full sensory engagement and self-expression is… — Carmen Ejogo Copy Share Image
Life has been your art. You have set yourself to music. Your days are your sonnets. — Oscar Wilde Copy Share Image
I don't really believe in any fashion rules. I think fashion is a form of self-expression. I think you can wear whatever… — Ariana Grande Copy Share Image