Call it my little gesture toward social conscience, but I like to think I'm teaching a certain number of people to read.… — David Eddings Copy Share Image
Overcoming poverty is not a gesture of charity. It is an act of justice. — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
Being shown a gesture of love is like being offered a portion of God. — Deepak Chopra Copy Share Image
Just as the orator marks his good things by a dramatic pause, or by raising and lowering his voice, or by gesture,… — Oscar Wilde Copy Share Image
I thought of betrayal and how it came so easily - in a word, a glance, a gesture. — Juliet Marillier Copy Share Image
In the end, the gesture of painting becomes almost meditative, like a ritual. — Shahzia Sikander Copy Share Image
We take it for granted that Jesus was not interested in political life: his mission was purely religious. Indeed we have witnessed… — Gustavo Gutiérrez Copy Share Image
The evil eye is the fascinum, it is that which has the effect of arresting movement and, literally, of killing life. At… — Jacques Lacan Copy Share Image
Alec drew his hand back with a low whistle. "The Inquisitor meant business." "Of course she did. I'm a dangerous criminal. Or… — Cassandra Clare Copy Share Image
People can make symbolic gestures but doesn't mean their life changes. One philanthropic moment doesn't make a life of renewal; of change. — Tim Winton Copy Share Image
The only reason I wanted 'Making Toast' as the title is that it is a simple gesture of moving on. Every morning… — Roger Rosenblatt Copy Share Image
The higher the artist, the fewer the gestures. The fewer the tools, the greater the imagination. The greater the will, the greater… — Ben Okri Copy Share Image
As governor, when I visited our troops in Kuwait and Iraq, I served them Thanksgiving dinner. It was a small gesture compared… — Jennifer Granholm Copy Share Image
Go to sleep," he says softly. His hand brushes the lose strands of my hair off my forehead. Unlike the staged kisses… — Suzanne Collins Copy Share Image
Artemis grit her teeth. "I need a favor. I have some hunting to do, alone. I need you to take my companions… — Rick Riordan Copy Share Image
What [Tulio Serafin] said that impressed me was: "When one wants to find a gesture, when you want to find how to… — Maria Callas 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
Babies aren't really born of their parents. They are born of every kind word, loving gesture, hope, and dream their parents ever… — Julia Roberts Copy Share Image
I am reminded of the old court jester who was supposed to entertain his king with interesting stories and antics. He looked… — Harold B. Lee Copy Share Image
Excesses are essentially gestures. It is easy to be extremely cruel, magnanimous, humble or self-sacrificing when we see ourselves as actors in… — Eric Hoffer Copy Share Image
For more than 160 years, through the initiative of the French bishop Charles de Forbin Janson, the childhood of Jesus has become… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
Gramophone and movies were merely the mechanization of speech and gesture. But the radio and TV were not just the electronification of… — Marshall McLuhan Copy Share Image
“You pierce me with a look, a word, a gesture. And yet those same weapons could shield me from hurt if you… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
It is the plight of man. And while the blame lies partly on the river " Lotus gestures towards the dark waters… — Alyson Noel Copy Share Image