Quotes by Gestures The gesture of the amorous embrace seems to fulfill, for a time, the subject's dream of total union with the loved being: The longing for consummation with the other. Roland Barthes gesturesunionsdream Take the gesture, the action of writing. I have an almost obsessive relation to writing instruments. I often switch from one pen to another just for the pleasure of it. I try out new ones. I have far too many pens - I don't know what to do with all of them! And yet, as soon as I see a new one, I start craving it. I cannot keep myself from buying them. Roland Barthes gestureswritingtrying Through the history of our nation, Americans have always extended their hands in gestures of assistance. Ronald Reagan gesturesnationshands 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 gestures some significance of the universe. Ruth St. Denis gesturesablemen All the dancer's gestures are signs of things, and the dance called rational, because it aptly signifies and displays something over and above the pleasure of the senses. Saint Augustine gesturesdancingdance Against the charitable gesture there is no defence. Samuel Beckett gesturescharitablecharity I don't quite comprehend why you'd force someone to bow when the purpose of the gesture is to display allegiance and respect. Sarah J. Maas gesturesbowspurpose When men attempt bold gestures, generally it's considered romantic. When women do it, it's often considered desperate or psycho. Sarah Jessica Parker gesturesromanticmen Perfume is a form of writing, an ink, a choice made in the first person, the dot on the i, a weapon, a courteous gesture, part of the instant, a consequence. Serge Lutens gestureschoices-madewriting That's how myths are born. Out of our carelessness, out of our tattered nerves, out of jokes that go wrong and flashy gestures. Sergei Lukyanenko gesturesbornnerves In the end, the gesture of painting becomes almost meditative, like a ritual. Shahzia Sikander gesturespaintingends Sincerity is romantic. I don't think you need gestures. Simon Cowell gesturesneedsthinking Never raise your hand menacingly, but only in a friendly gesture! Sophie von La Roche gesturesfriendlyhands A single smile from her could make his entire being burn. One touch from her hand and he was undone. It was terrifying to think of how much power this one person had over him. How one single gesture from her could affect him so profoundly. (Sin thinking about Kat) Sherrilyn Kenyon gestureshandsthinking Sweeping gestures from the shoulder allow you to make generous marks, well suited to large scale work. You don't get anything simpler than this - I'm sure it is the way the cave men drew. Stan Smith gesturescavesmen The paintings are more about physicality and gesture than meditation. I'd compare it to playing scales on the Cello - each sound (pitch and intensity) depends on the manner in which you hold and apply the bow. The same goes for the gesture of applying paint to a surface. Stephen Beal gesturesmeditationsound The gesture with which one generation guards the next is the movement, and the only time we see it clearly, of life itself. Storm Jameson gesturesgenerationsmovement The most shocking act, closely examined, is just a louder version of some habitual gesture. Susan Choi gesturesshockinghabitual If you're cast right you can actually just let yourself go because all your gestures will be right, all your intonations will be right because you just somewhere understand who this person is. Susan Sullivan gesturescastspersons He sat by her, watching every gesture she made, as if he would paint her portrait afterward. Tanith Lee gesturesportraitspaint«12345678910»
