Quotes About Nonverbal

When you speak to a man, look on his eyes; when he speaks to you, look on his mouth.

The eyes of men converse as much as their tongues.

If your face is going to "talk" for you anyway, you might as well have it communicate something positive.

Why didn't this one say this, or tell someone that, or let anyone know she or he was so unhappy, so lonely, so scared? Lahiri's characters, just like people all around us, are constantly telling each other important things, but not necessarily in words. WHEN

Somewhere she had learned that if an interviewer remains silent, the interviewee will rush to fill the silence.

It is possible to have a complex human relationship without words

My cat speaks sign language with her tail.

They didn't need the words, if they were willing to be silent long enough to learn to speak without them.

The big three blind spots are tone of voice, facial expressions, and body language. The listener is very aware of these, the talker is not.

The allegation that English girls had no conversation must be true; but theirs was a SPEAKING silence. Their eyes and smiles were eloquent! She hoped it would teach their own girls that they need not chatter like magpies.

His eyes surveyed all the familiar details of his fingers, pausing only for an instant when our pupils met and trying to communicate with the simple flutter of a smile all those things we could not say because there was the cane to curse, the harvest to dread, the future to fear.

Os olhos conseguem dizer com eloquência desconhecida as palavras, provavelmente porque a dos olhos foi a primeiríssima linguagem com que aprendemos a nos comunicar.

The living organism expresses itself in movement more clearly than in words. But not alone in movement! In pose, in posture, in attitude and in every gesture, the organism speaks a language which antedates and transcends its verbal expression

I think the eyes flirt most. There are so many ways to use them.

That's the most important quality for any actor, for us: someone who can communicate what they're feeling without saying, 'This is how I feel... ' It's what's on their face.

I remember seeing the performance Samantha Morton did in 'Sweet and Low Down' where she didn't speak at all, and I loved it so much because she got to do so much work just by expressing herself in her body and her face. With expressions, it wasn't necessary to speak. I find that appealing.

Tully Blanchard was the best partner I ever had in the ring, period. We were in such sync after all those years together, that he could just give me a look and I know what he wanted and I could do the same to him. We never had to say a word in the ring to each other, period.

Contempt is the only asymmetrical expression in the muscular facial system: Disgust, fear, happiness, surprise and anger typically express themselves symmetrically. Contempt is marked by one lip corner pulled up and in a dismissive sneer.

The rabbits mingled naturally. They did not talk for talking's sake, in the artificial manner that human beings - and sometimes even their dogs and cats - do. But this did not mean that they were not communicating; merely that they were not communicating by talking.

The manner in which we carry ourselves has an equally significant role to play in expressing body language.

Whatever the culture, there's a tongue in our head. Some use it, some hold it, some bite it. For the French it is a rapier, thrusting in attack; the English, using it defensively, mumble a vague, confusing reply; for Italians and Spaniards it is an instrument of eloquence; Finns and East Asians throw you with constructive silence. Silence is a form of speech, so don't interrupt it!

Well," my father said to her, and looked at her. "Well," my mother said to him, and looked at him. In that quietness they were speaking their own language, with their eyes, with the way they stood, with what they put into the air about them, each knowing what the other was saying, and having strength one from the other, for they had been learning through forty years of being together, and their minds were one.

Bana bakt? ve konu?mamas?na ra?men o bak???n ne anlama geldi?ini anlad?m.

Don't underestimate the power of the nonverbal. You'd be amazed how many people come in for interviews with poor posture, weak handshakes, and blank stares.