#Expression

"The goal of art was the vital expression of self."

"The art of life is to live in the present moment and to make that moment as perfect as we can by the realization that we are the instruments and expression of God himself."

"Success in any endeavor depends on the degree to which it is an expression of your true self."

"Every creator painfully experiences the chasm between his inner vision and its ultimate expression."

"Do not live in the shadow of the masters for ever. Learn to live in the light of your soul. Life deserves full expression."

"My music is the spiritual expression of what I am — my faith, my knowledge, my being...When you begin to see the possibilities of music, you desire to do something really good for people, to help humanity free itself from its hangups...I want to speak to their souls."

"You are the expression of consciousness; your thoughts are the expression of you."

"I cannot speak well enough to be unintelligible."

"The mystery which underlies the beauty of women is never raised above the reach of all expression until it has claimed kindred with the deeper mystery in our own souls."

"Poetry: the best words in the best order."

"I don't listen to punk any more, unless it's right before I play. Not that I don't like it, it's nostalgic. But, it's for kids and it should be... it's not art, it's expression."

"Some things are hard to write about. After something happens to you, you go to write it down, and either you over dramatize it, or underplay it, exaggerate the wrong parts or ignore the important ones. At any rate, you never write it quite the way you want to."

"Art is man's expression of his joy in labor."

"I always look like I’m lying. I was born with a politician’s face. You’ll know I’m in love when I have a Vote For Me look in my eyes."

"If you have the words, there's always a chance that you'll find the way."

"Movies become art after editing. Instead of just reproducing reality, they juxtapose images of it. That implies expression; that's art."

"when he smiles it's as if you'd just told him the first joke on earth."

"I quote others only in order the better to express myself."

"In his face there came to be a brooding peace that is seen most often in the faces of the very sorrowful or the very wise. But still he wandered through the streets of the town, always silent and alone."

"The best ideas will eat at you for days, maybe even weeks, until something, some incident, some impulse, triggers you to finally express them."