Quotes About Emotion

Art isn't only a painting. Art is anything that's creative, passionate, and personal. And great art resonates with the viewer, not only with the creator.

You can sing if you have a great voice, but to connect that instrument to the text and connect it to the subtext, what lies underneath and the emotion, is indeed a rare talent.

I do not feel any artist can produce great art without putting great personality into it. It is always a piece of you that goes on the screen or the canvass.

To me, singing is basically a form of prayer. I get this great joy when I'm singing - whatever I'm singing. I missed it when I left it.

I have never had a current state of mind. My mind changes a great deal. I am very affected by any sorrow or sad thing, and I am very affected by joy and beauty.

Great poetry does not have to be technically intricate.

I'm not a great poetry fan.

Creative artists have great passion.

What raises great poetry above all else--it is the entire person and also the entire world.

The Wars is a great book, rich in its images, its language, its construction, and, ultimately, its conception.

We have a really, really great dog. It doesn't bark. My dog almost smiles, which is weird. He's just a very happy dog.

Jonathan Kreisberg is a great musician whose playing and writing always tell a story. His formidable technique and intellect never get in the way, but only serve the agenda of the heart.

There's no way to replicate a really great vocal sometimes.

Be happy for no reason, like a child. If you are happy for a reason, you're in trouble, because that reason can be taken from you.

Laughter is the language of the soul.

Happiness is like peeing in your pants. Everyone can see it, but only you can feel the warmth.

Joy is the simplest form of gratitude.

Happiness is not a destination or an experience. It's a decision.

Happiness is your choice to make. How happy or how miserable do you want to be?

Purring would seem to be, in her case, an automatic safety-valve device for dealing with happiness overflow.

To love is to be delighted by the happiness of someone, or to experience pleasure upon the happiness of another. I define this as true love.

I love myself when I am laughing.

There is no such thing as the pursuit of happiness, but there is the discovery of joy.

Happiness is something that comes from our own hearts, not from other people.