Expression Quotes

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Giving is the highest expression of potency. In the very act of giving, I experience my strength, my wealth, my power. This experience of heightened… — Erich Fromm
His face held a certain impassivity; you see it in all waiters and valets. They might want to jam a knife through your left eye… — Ann Aguirre
When we only name the problem, when we state complaint without a constructive focus or resolution, we take hope away. In this way critique can… — Bell Hooks
The individual soul touches upon the world soul like a well reaches for the water table. That which sustains the universe beyond thought and language,… — Yann Martel
What were you thinking about? When I came in?" "Being Sam," I said. "What a nice thing to be," Grace said. And then she smiled,… — Maggie Stiefvater
Had Elizabeth been able to encounter his eye, she might have seen how well the expression of heartfelt delight, diffused over his face, became him;… — Jane Austen
The lingering laughter fled from his eyes as he realized that he'd given himself away. "Where's Fiddle now?" "Safe and cared for. Safer than you'll… — Hilari Bell
Zia turned toward us, her expression grim. â€œI will show you to your quarters. In the morning, your testing begins. We will see what magic… — Rick Riordan
He glanced back at the wall. How like a mirror, too, her face. Impossible; for how many people did you know who reflected your own… — Ray Bradbury
What it sees there isn't so much a face as the expression of a predicament. — Christopher Isherwood
Let every man shovel out his own snow, and the whole city will be passable," said Gamache. Seeing Beauvoir's puzzled expression he added, "Emerson." "Lake… — Louise Penny
I want so to live that I work with my hands and my feeling and my brain. I want a garden, a small house, grass,… — Katherine Mansfield
Actually," Clary said, "I think he stayed because of me." Jace's glaze flicked up to hers with a flash of gold. "Because of you? Hoping… — Cassandra Clare
Music does bring people together. It allows us to experience the same emotions. People everywhere are the same in heart and spirit. No matter what… — John Denver
But they need to worry and betray time with urgencies false and otherwise, purely anxious and whiny, their souls really won't be at peace unless… — Jack Kerouac
My goal is to live the truly religious life, and express it in my music. If you live it, when you play there's no problem… — John Coltrane
Albert and I would spend hours and hours looking at them. Cleo had this big magnifying glass on his desk, and we'd find centipedes and… — Fannie Flagg
Ever hear the expression "write what you know?" My version says "write what you want to know." If you want to know about the history… — Amelia Atwater-Rhodes
The world is filled with human toxins -- not the darkness that we all occasionally crave, but actually people who are so unwilling to bask… — Chris Bohjalian
Bhuta ia, dewa ia. (Bali expression meaning Man is a demon, man is a god.) — Elizabeth Gilbert

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