#gesture

Fanatics are picturesque, mankind would rather see gestures than listen to reasons. ↗

— Friedrich Nietzsche

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Gestures, in love, are incomparably more attractive, effective and valuable than words. ↗

— Francois Rabelais

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All the gestures of children are graceful; the reign of distortion and unnatural attitudes commences with the introduction of the dancing master. ↗

— Joshua Reynolds

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The retrospective glance is a relatively easy gesture for us to make. ↗

— George Crumb

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I do think grand gestures are a hit and miss, especially for girls. ↗

— Carly Rae Jepsen

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When the music is physically demanding, I want to make sure that the effort involved is put across to the audience through physical gesture. ↗

— Leila Josefowicz

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Without the meditative background that is criticism, works become isolated gestures, historical accidents, soon forgotten. ↗

— Milan Kundera

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Every word, facial expression, gesture, or action on the part of a parent gives the child some message about self-worth. It is sad that so many parents don't realize what messages they are sending. ↗

— Virginia Satir

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I was worried in the '80s that the best abstract painting had become obsessed with materiality, and painterly gestures and materiality were up against the wall. ↗

— Frank Stella

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If you want a symbolic gesture, don't burn the flag; wash it. ↗

— Norman Thomas

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