Quotes by Expression I think the underlying purpose is expression. It's not about technique, it's not about hitting the right note, writing the perfect prose, having the perfect brushstroke. It's about expression of oneself, the things around you, and the emotions. I think expression is the one word that I would use, whether it's for sorrow, tragedy, joy, or even the need to express and be heard. Charlie Albright expressionwritingthinking I knew, you would do me good, in some way, at some time;- I saw it in your eyes when I first beheld you: their expression and smile did not- (again he stopped)- did not (he proceeded hastily) strike delight to my very inmost heart so for nothing. Charlotte Bronte eyeexpressionheart I smiled: I thought to myself Mr. Rochester is peculiar — he seems to forget that he pays me £30 per annum for receiving his orders. "The smile is very well," said he, catching instantly the passing expression; "but speak too." "I was thinking, sir, that very few masters would trouble themselves to inquire whether or not their paid subordinates were piqued and hurt by their orders. Charlotte Bronte expressionhurtthinking Work is an almost pure expression of the self. Chase Twichell pureexpressionself The best thing about being a DJ is making people happy. There is nothing like seeing people get up from a table to dance or the expression on their face when they hear a song they love. I also love to educate people on music they have never heard. Chelsea Leyland expressionsongpeople Some people ask: "Why the word feminist? Why not just say you are a believer in human rights, or something like that?" Because that would be dishonest. Feminism is, of course, part of human rights in general-but to choose to use the vague expression human rights is to deny the specific and particular problem of gender. It would be a way of pretending that it was not women who have, for centuries, been excluded. It would be a way of denying that the problem of gender targets women. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie womenexpressionrights Nowness is the essence of meditation. Whatever one does, whatever one tries to practice, is trying to see what is here and now. One becomes aware of the present moment through such means as concentrating on the breathing. This is based on developing the knowledge of nowness, for each respiration is unique. It is an expression of now. Chogyam Trungpa uniqueexpressionmean She gives the night its dreams. Chris Cornell expressiondreamnight Inverted totalitarianism, unlike classical totalitarianism, does not revolve around a demagogue or charismatic leader. It finds expression in the anonymity of the Corporate State. It purports to cherish democracy, patriotism, and the Constitution while manipulating internal levers. Chris Hedges democracyleaderexpression You know the expression, "It's not personal; it's business." We sneer at such rot. All business is personal, all the time. Chris Kilham medicineexpressionknows Love delights in paradoxes. Saddest when it has most reason to be gay, sighs are the signs of its deepest joy, and silence is the expression of its yearning tenderness. Christian Nestell Bovee gayexpressionlove The language denotes the man. A coarse or refined character finds its expression naturally in a coarse or refined phraseology. Christian Nestell Bovee expressioncharactermen Fashion is a lifestyle, it's a choice,it's a freedom of expression.You have to live it, you have to love it. You have to breathe it. Life's all about love and glamour. Christina Aguilera fashionchoicesexpression She knows too well what it's like to tamp down your natural inclinations, to force a smile when you feel numb....The expression of emotion does not come naturally, so yo learn to fake it. To pretend. To display an empathy you don't really feel. And so it is that you learn to pass, if you're lucky, to look like everyone else, even though you're broken inside. Christina Baker Kline broken-insidefakeexpression It [defending Salmon Rushdie] was, if I can phrase it like this, a matter of everything I hated versus everything I loved. In the hate column: dictatorship, religion, stupidity, demagogy, censorship, bullying and intimidation. In the love column: literature, irony, humor, the individual and the defense of free expression. Christopher Hitchens bullyinghateexpression No, nothing is sacred. And even if there were to be something called sacred, we mere primates wouldn't be able to decide which book or which idol or which city was the truly holy one. Thus, the only thing that should be upheld at all costs and without qualification is the right of free expression, because if that goes, then so do all other claims of right as well. Christopher Hitchens expressionidolsbook What word or expression do you most overuse? Re-reading a collection of my stuff, I was rather startled to find that it was 'perhaps. Christopher Hitchens readingexpressionstuff I have not been able to discover whether there exists a precise French equivalent for the common Anglo-American expression 'killing time.' It's a very crass and breezy expression, when you ponder it for a moment, considering that time, after all, is killing us. Christopher Hitchens ableexpressioncommon What it sees there isn't so much a face as the expression of a predicament. Christopher Isherwood single-manexpressionfaces I think that every enduring story that has expressions over multiple periods, that role of being the keeper of the integrity of the vision is a very important role. Christopher Meledandri expressionintegritythinking«2021222324252627282930»
