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title: "4 Words Gestures Quotes by 4 authors"
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> [There is something myopic and stunted in focussing only on the meaning of words and sentences. And this myopia is especially unfortunate…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-e-cooper/there-is-something-myopic-and-stunted-in-focussing-only-on-the/)

[David E. Cooper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-e-cooper/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/370/david-e-cooper-13916_abstract_there-is-something-myopic-and-stunted-in_275578.jpg)

> [When we speak, in gestures or signs, we fashion a real object in the world; the gesture is seen, the words and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emile-chartier/when-we-speak-in-gestures-or-signs-we-fashion-a-real-object-in-the/)

[Emile Chartier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emile-chartier/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/08f/emile-chartier-26457_art_when-we-speak-in-gestures-or-signs-we-fa_413421.jpg)

> [“In the politics of the every day, our words and gestures, or their absence, count very much.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/timothy-snyder/in-the-politics-of-the-every-day-our-words-and-gestures-or-their/)

[Timothy Snyder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/timothy-snyder/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/066/timothy-snyder-882_every-day_in-the-politics-of-the-every-day-our-wor_975955.jpg)

> [“...a relationship is one of those things that builds upon itself, incident upon incident. Words and gestures and phrases pile up, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kylie-logan/a-relationship-is-one-of-those-things-that-builds-upon-itself/)

[Kylie Logan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kylie-logan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9c9/kylie-logan-254763_phrases_a-relationship-is-one-of-those-things-th_2588248.jpg)

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