Express Quotes

2432 Express quotes by 1748 unique authors

A scrupulous writer in every sentence that he writes will ask himself. . . What am I trying to say? What words will express it?...And… — George Orwell
The strongest feelings assigned to the conscience are not moral feelings at all; they express merely physical antipathies. — George Santayana
Everybody knows how to utter a complaint, but few can express a graceful compliment. — William Feather
Color was not given to us in order that we imitate Nature. It was given to us so that we can express our emotions. — Henri Matisse
The masses are the material of democracy, but its form-that is to say, the laws which express the general reason, justice, and utility-can only be… — Henri Frederic Amiel
I play with language a great deal in my poems, and I enjoy that. I try to condense language, that is, I try to express… — Anne Stevenson
Each of us must make our own true way, and when we do, that way will express the universal way. — Shunryu Suzuki
Using the device of an imaginary world allows me in some strange way to go to the central issues - it's one of many ways… — Lloyd Alexander
I use color in a completely arbitrary way in order to express myself powerfully. — Vincent Van Gogh
Against the sustained tick of a watch, fiction takes the measure of a life, a season, a look exchanged, the turning point, desire as brief… — Mavis Gallant
I was curious and hungry at a young age, and jazz was such a mystery to me, an ocean where you can express yourself in… — Paula Cole
The Polar Express is about faith, and the power of imagination to sustain faith. It's also about the desire to reside in a world where… — Chris Van Allsburg
Psychic automatism in its pure state, by which one proposes to express -- verbally, by means of the written word, or in any other manner… — Andre Breton
To express the same idea in still another way, I think that human knowledge is essentially active. — Jean Piaget
And also, more and more businesses really want to do the right thing. They feel better about themselves, their workers feel better, and so do… — Paul Hawken
It is safe to make a choice of your thoughts, scarcely ever safe to express them all. — Isaac Barrow
Each time we try to express ourselves we have to break with ourselves. — Octavio Paz
As the mother teaches her children how to express themselves in their language, so one Gypsy musician teaches the other. They have never shown any… — Franz Liszt
It is not that the French are not profound, but they all express themselves so well that we are led to take their geese for… — Van Wyck Brooks
I wanted to become an engineer, or get a masters in business. But I had the opportunity to do films when I was about 25… — Dolph Lundgren
When I started studying acting in New York, I didn't plan to be an action hero. I just wanted to learn acting because I felt… — Dolph Lundgren
What really grabs me is when a reader writes to express her personal story and how a book helped her situation, or her acceptance of… — Lurlene McDaniel
In case anyone needs reminding, it was the relentless drive of the tourism industry and kowtowing State Department bureaucrats that led to the Bush-era Visa… — Michelle Malkin
Putin and his advisers don't understand the power of public opinion in the West. They believe in conspiracy theories and that someone is orchestrating a… — Alexei Navalny
Artists need to express. — Bebe Neuwirth

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