Gestures Quotes

552 quotes by 444 authors

If language was given to men to conceal their thoughts, then gesture's purpose was to disclose them. — Unknown Author
I've always wanted to create drama in my pictures, which is why I paint people. It's people who have brought drama to pictures from the… — Lucian Freud
The two most powerful things in existence: a kind word and a thoughtful gesture. — Unknown Author
Living in memories is an empty gesture. — Rajneesh
It may be meaningless, but at least it's a gesture. — Dave Barry
What you do for yourself, any gesture of kindness, any gesture of gentleness, any gesture of honesty and clear seeing toward yourself, will affect how… — Pema Chodron
Gesture will survive whatever kind of light you have. Gesture can triumph over anything because of its narrative content. — Jay Maisel
We don't experience light, color, and gesture in a vacuum. We experience it in contexts. — Jay Maisel
Gesture is not always action. — Jay Maisel
Books leave gestures in the body; a certain way of moving, of turning, a certain closing of the eyes, a way of leaving, hesitations. Books… — Dionne Brand
If our planet has seen some eighty billion people it is difficult to suppose hat every individual has had his or her own repertory of… — Milan Kundera
True religion is a universal and (necessarily) ego-transcending psycho-physical motivation of human beings. However, up to the present stage in human history, only relatively few… — Adi Da
That's a gesture of endearment in some cultures. Some hug, some kiss, some set each other on fire in small patches of woodland — Jonathan Stroud
Remembering that man is indeed the microcosm, the universe in miniature, the Divine Dance of the future should be able to convey with its slightest… — Ruth St. Denis
I cannot write in verse, for I am no poet. I cannot arrange the parts of speech with such art as to produce effects of… — Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
A sentence is like a tune. A memorable sentence gives its emotion a melodic shape. You want to hear it again, say itâ€”in a way,… — Robert Pinsky
Few enjoy noisy overcrowded functions. But they are a gesture of goodwill on the part of host or hostess, and also on the part of… — Fannie Hurst
In the stillness of the night, the Goddess whispers. In the brightness of the day, dear God roars. Life pulses, mind imagines, emotions wave, thoughts… — Ken Wilber
Jesus' whole life and mission involve accepting powerlessness and revealing in this powerlessness the limitlessness of God's love. Here we see what compassion means. It… — Henri Nouwen
The law courts must appear as a threatening gesture toward secret vice. The bank must declare: here your money is secure and well looked after… — Adolf Loos

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