Gestures Quotes

552 quotes by 450 authors

Music is the social act of communication among people, a gesture of friendship, the strongest there is. — Malcolm Arnold
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
I can't do the same thing every night, the same gestures... it's like putting on dirty panties every day. — Brigitte Bardot
For the theatre one needs long arms... an artiste with short arms can never make a fine gesture. — Sarah Bernhardt
There's nothing more frustrating than seeing a conductor say, 'Play softer,' as they're waving their hands in huge gestures. — Joshua Bell
Technology is making gestures precise and brutal, and with them men. — Theodor Adorno
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
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
Everybody in Hollywood loves symbolic gestures. — Drew Carey
Why do people always gesture with their hands when they talk on the phone? — Jonathan Carroll
Usually I'm frustrated when I look at my films and I don't believe that I've made a real transformation beyond my usual sets of gestures… — Helena Bonham Carter
First love, with its frantic haughty imagination, swings its object clear of the everyday, over the rut of living, making him all looks, silences, gestures,… — Elizabeth Bowen
There is no gesture more devastating than the back turning away. — Rachel Simmons
Overcoming poverty is not a gesture of charity. It is an act of justice. — Nelson Mandela
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
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
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
The leaves are falling, falling as from way off, as though far gardens withered in the skies; they are falling with denying gestures. And in… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
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
Instead of having to program, to wire, to solder, littleBits allow you to program using very simple intuitive gestures. — Ayah Bdeir

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