Art of Expression Quotes

It is not enough that a man has clearness of vision, and reliance on sincerity, he must also have the art of expression, or he will remain obscure.

Indian actors know how to shout with the eyes.

Poesy and oratory omit things not essential, and insert little beautiful digressions, in order to place everything in the most effective light.

The art of art, the glory of expression, is simplicity. Nothing is better than simplicity, and the sunlight of letters is simplicity. Nothing is better than simplicity-nothing can make up for excess, or for the lack of definiteness.

There is an art of reading, an art of thinking, and an art of writing.

A fantasy of mine is to do a podcast that's Marcel Marceau and I, and you only hear me laughing at him and trying to figure out what he's doing.

To get the right word in the right place is a rare achievement. To condense the diffused light of a page of thought into the luminous flash of a single sentence, is worthy to rank as a prize composition just by itself...Anybody can have ideas--the difficulty is to express them without squandering a quire of paper on an idea that ought to be reduced to one glittering paragraph.

Photography to me is catching a moment which is passing, and which is true.

Photography takes an instant out of time, altering life by holding it still.

Eloquence is a painting of the thoughts.

Eloquence shows the power and possibility of man.

To handle a language skillfully is to practice a kind of evocative sorcery.

Euphonic and harmonious expressions, forcible and just expressions, profound and comprehensive expressions, and especially apt and witty expressions, each have their specific influence upon different minds, and their common influence upon all minds.... It is therefore high time our most valuable aphorisms and paragraphs were put in order for frequent perusal, and for handy reference, as the circumstances of life call up subjects.

Poetry teaches the enormous force of a few words, and, in proportion to the inspiration, checks loquacity.