Expression Quotes

She was not one for emptying her face of expression.

I don't believe in fashion. I believe in costume. Life is too short to be same person every day.

Perfect self-expression will never be labor, but of such absorbing interest that it will seem almost like play.

The interest in encouraging freedom of expression in a democratic society outweighs any theoretical but unproven benefit of censorship.

I don't play accurately--any one can play accurately--but I play with wonderful expression. As far as the piano is concerned, sentiment is my forte. I keep science for Life.

Every genuine expression of love grows out of a consistent and total surrender to God.

My inspiration's coming from nature, I love nature and all the expressions, I love art, I love expressions of beauty. It's part of my life, being engaged in the moment.

We must defend freedom of expression and if I had to chose, I prefer the excess of caricature over the excess of censure.

The condition of the body limits, largely, the expression of the spirit.

To speak, therefore, of an electric current in the nerves, is to use quite as symbolic an expression as if we compared the action of the nervous principle with light or magnetism.

There is something magical about putting a problem in writing. It is almost as though by writing about what is wrong, you start to discover new ways of making it right.

For me, the ultimate form of expression is blues, where jazz appeals to me on an intellectual level.

I am pro-expression. I am pro - you know, as long as you don't hurt anyone.

Childhood play is nothing more than an expression of our individuality and preparation for human interaction.

If our ballets be feeble, monotonous and dull, if they be devoid of ideas, meaning, expression and character, it is less the fault of the art than that of the artist.

Singing has always seemed to me the most perfect means of expression.

Happiness doesn't come from money and material things, but from the self-expression they can offer you.

Joy is the highest expression of love.

Never stop fighting no matter what anyone says. If it's in your gut, your soul, there's nothing, no worldly possession that should come between you and your expression.

It is clothes. It is parts. Therefore, you combine the parts differently to create your own unique expression.

Play is an expression of God's presence in the world; one clear sign of God's absence in society is the absence of playfulness and laughter.

Modern art to me is nothing more than the expression of contemporary aims of the age that we're living in.

Birds are, perhaps, the most eloquent expression of reality.

I don't really believe in any fashion rules. I think fashion is a form of self-expression. I think you can wear whatever you want!

Prayer in secret is life finding expression in the realized Presence of God our Father.

Sometimes he sits at your feet looking into your face with an expression so gentle and caressing that the depth of his gaze startles you.

Every art expression is rooted fundamentally in the personality and temperament of the artist.

Music, which should pulsate with life, needs new means of expression, and science alone can infuse it with youthful vigor.

Mercy, mercy me, things ain't what they used to be.

Words are a form of personal expression. They differentiate us as well as fingerprints do. They reflect what kind of person we are.

Gratitude takes three forms: a feeling in the heart, an expression in words, and a giving in return.

The world is not ready for some people when they show up, but that shouldn't stop anyone.

He had the look of one who had drunk the cup of life and found a dead beetle at the bottom.

But beauty, real beauty, ends where an intellectual expression begins.

Self-expression is the dominant necessity of human nature.

All moralistic judgments, whether positive or negative, are tragic expressions of unmet needs.

Freedom of expression is not absolute. Countries have laws that define the framework for exercising this right and which, for instance, condemn racist language.

In my case such an expression as 'to be fallen for' or even 'to be loved' is not in the least appropriate; perhaps it describes the situation more accurately to say that I was 'looked after.

I am talking about anything that is a provocation - ignore it. When something falls under freedom of expression, you can read it and take a critical distance.

Apostolic preaching is not marked by its beautiful diction, or literary polish, or Cleverness of expression, but Operates “in demonstration of the Spirit and of power.

The expression on my face - who on earth would be interested in that? All that I have to say is to be found in my works. (On being photographed)

I feel like there's no real innovation in having some music. It's more just unique personalities and unique expressions, and you being able to tell your story.

Color, like everything else concerning visual expression, usually boils down to a gift, an innate sensibility and sensitivity. Ultimately, artists develop their own palette and color sense.

Ground control to Major Tom.

Today we are beginning to notice that the new media are not just mechanical gimmicks for creating worlds of illusion, but new languages with new and unique powers of expression.

Some get the gravy, some get the gristle.

Outer achievements should be expressions of inner abundance, not compensation for inner poverty.

The Holy Eucharist is the perfect expression of the love of Jesus Christ for man since It is the quintessence of all the mysteries of His Life.

Living a life of service, rather than one of expression, is a serious mistake, because expressing who we really are is the greatest service we can perform.

Sketching is the breath of art: it is the most refreshing of all the more impulsive forms of creative self-expression and, as such, it should be as free, and happy, as a song in the bath.