Quotes About Expression

It is my experience that no one, in the course of conversation, can fail to give themselves away sooner or later…Everyone has an irresistible urge to talk about themselves.

Nu strig. Mi-am aruncat gura.

You see some of these actors, they have a permanent smile on their face. How can they do that? It really fascinates me.

The truest expression of a people is in its dance and music.

The truest expression of a people is in its dances and its music... Bodies never lie.

To dance is to be out of yourself. Larger, more beautiful, more powerful.

The truest expression of a people is in its dance and in its music. Bodies never lie.

Art is the concrete representation of our most subtle feelings.

The way of an artist is an entirely different way. It is a way of surrender.

Art... does not take kindly to facts, is helpless to grapple with theories, and is killed outright by a sermon.

Jag förstod ingenting. Jag hade inte den blekaste aning. Jag ville mest bara tre saker. Bli fri, skriva få orgasm.

Wenn man keine Sprache hat, ist alles Durcheinander, und man hat Angst vor Dingen, von denen man sich nicht zu fürchten braucht. In dieser Zeit stotterten die meisten der Kinder um mich herum, sprachen laut oder verschluckten die Wörter. Wenn man keine Sprache hat, offenbart sich der nackte Charakter. Die Vielredner unter uns wurden noch lauter, und die in sich gekehrten verschluckten ihre Stimme. Ohne Muttersprache ist der Mensch verstümmelt.

The melody is the soul of all poetry and prose.

De taal is een instrument in handen van de gedachte, je moet je helder en exact uitdrukken.

Only much later did I understand that this raw material is the very marrow of literature, and that, from it, it's possible to create an interior narrative. I say "interior" because at that time chronicles were considered to be where truth was to be found. "Interior" expression had not yet been born.

Painting is a kind of visual poetry as poetry is a kind of verbal painting.

I suppose it has been said that art sometimes benefits from a touch of madness

The object of the poet is not to accurately describe an emotion brought about from an experience, but rather, the poem is an acknowledgement that words have rendered themselves useless and the attempt to write is merely an acknowledgement of that moment

To deny expression is a form of lying and a mode of suicide.

You can kill the poet but never his rhyme

The American experience influenced my understanding of individuality, basic human rights, freedom of expression and the rights and responsibilities of citizens.

Censorship is saying: 'I'm the one who says the last sentence. Whatever you say, the conclusion is mine.' But the internet is like a tree that is growing. The people will always have the last word - even if someone has a very weak, quiet voice. Such power will collapse because of a whisper.

People are always wondering if I am an artist or political activist or politician. Maybe I'll just clearly tell you: Whatever I do is not art. Let's say it is just objects or materials, movies or writing, but not art, OK?

If we all say the same thing, then I think the government has to listen. But because no one is saying it, I become singled out, even though what I'm saying is common sense. It's very essential values that we all have to protect. But in Chinese society, people are giving up on protecting these values.