Gesture Quotes
376 quotes by 312 authors
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Music is the social act of communication among people, a gesture of friendship, the strongest there is.
— Malcolm Arnold
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I have the ability to sing with emotion and feeling, but if you say I sound like Billie Holiday, that's cool. Let's look at who…
— Erykah Badu
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For the theatre one needs long arms... an artiste with short arms can never make a fine gesture.
— Sarah Bernhardt
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We see that every external motion, act, gesture, whether voluntary or mechanical, organic or mental, is produced and preceded by internal feeling or emotion, will…
— H. P. Blavatsky
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I often look ridiculous in Japan. There's really no way to eat in Japan, particularly kaiseki in a traditional ryokan, without offending the Japanese horribly.…
— Anthony Bourdain
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Why do people always gesture with their hands when they talk on the phone?
— Jonathan Carroll
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There is no gesture more devastating than the back turning away.
— Rachel Simmons
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Overcoming poverty is not a gesture of charity. It is an act of justice.
— Nelson Mandela
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Overcoming poverty is not a gesture of charity. It is an act of justice. It is the protection of a fundamental human right, the right…
— Nelson Mandela
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Throw in something extra. Whether it's a coupon for a future discount, additional information on how to use the product, or a genuine smile, people…
— Susan Ward
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Sometimes a simple, almost insignificant gesture on the part of a teacher can have a profound formative effect on the life of a student.
— Paulo Freire
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The first gesture of an architect is to draw a perimeter; in other words, to separate the microclimate from the macro space outside. This in…
— Mario Botta
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If an alien lands on your front lawn and extends an appendage as a gesture of greeting, before you get friendly, toss it an eightball.…
— Neil deGrasse Tyson
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He who wishes to teach us a truth should not tell it to us, but simply suggest it with a brief gesture, a gesture which…
— Jose Ortega y Gasset
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Just remember, the language of gesture is more effective than the spoken word. Body language is very powerful. Bring the balance within you and project…
— Harbhajan Singh Yogi
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Snow makes cities innocent again, reveals the frailty of the human gesture against the void.
— Glen Duncan
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The real master is only a presence. He has no intentions of being a master. His presence is his teaching. His love is his message.…
— Rajneesh
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Violence is not merely killing another. It is violence when we use a sharp word, when we make a gesture to brush away a person,…
— Jiddu Krishnamurti
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It is impossible for a man to conceal himself. In every act, word or gesture he stands revealed as he is, and not as he…
— Ernest Holmes
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There is no greater enjoyment than that of sharing something. Have you given something to somebody? That`s why people enjoy giving gifts so much. It…
— Rajneesh
Who Wrote These Gesture Quotes
312 authors contributed a total of 376 Gesture Quotes, led by these top contributors: