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Quotes About Gesture

Le sonrió, y Nathalie contestó a su sonrisa con otra sonrisa. Habían vuelto las sonrisas. Es curioso cómo a veces uno decide algo muy en serio, se dice que todo será así a partir de ahora, y basta un ínfimo gesto de los labios para quebrar la seguridad de una certeza que parecía casi eterna.
~ David Foenkinos
It was one of the late Conservative Government's gestures towards agriculture -- graceful as a kiss, and of about as much use.
~ Sheila Kaye-Smith
He tried to smile, but it was just a shape his mouth made.
~ Melissa Bank
I went to the store and bought lady fingers, when I got home I noticed one of the fingers was missing so I went back to the store and the manager was nice enough to give me the finger.
~ Jay London
And always the animals from each trip you bring back a gaze a pose a gesture that points to the truest of humanity better than images of humanity itself
~ Chris Marker
If a man prepares dinner for you and the salad contains three or more types of lettuce, he is serious.
~ Rita Rudner
Frank once slipped something into the pocket of a luggage handler at the airport and said: "Have a drink on me." The luggage handler later found out it was a tea bag.
~ Frank Carson
I'd shake his hand, but I think that's what's holding up his pants.
~ George Lopez
I brug you two [gifts] . . . I gots the little here in my pockie.' He dug one hand deep into his pocket and pulled out a handful of nuts and a dead grasshopper. 'Nope. Be the other side.' (Matt)
~ Lois Lowry, Gathering Blue
Apparently it takes, like, forty-seven muscles to frown. Flippin' the bird' s a hell of a lot easier.
~ Lois Greiman, Unmanned
In my opinion, kissing a lady's hand is a fine tradition. After all, a man must start somewhere.
~ Lois Greiman, One Hot Mess
It's hard to get a hug wrong.
~ Kiera Cass
Whenever I wish to pay my respect to you, my middle finger says, it must first.
~ Fakeer Ishavardas
Only truthful hands write true poems. I cannot see any basic difference between a handshake and a poem.
~ Paul Celan
There are times when the simple dignity of movementcan fulfill the function of a volume of words.
~ Doris Humphrey
The two most powerful things in existence: a kind word and a thoughtful gesture.
~ Kenneth Langone
We forget that the simple gesture of putting a book in someone's hands can change a life. I want to remind you that it can. I want to thank you because it did. - 2010 Indies Choice Award
~ Kate DiCamillo
Sometimes a smile is all that is needed to change a person's day and it cost me nothing to give.
~ If I Wake
my hand, I said her name.
~ Jami Attenberg
Love shall be our token
~ Jan Karon
I like the way Nepalis point by pouting their lips; they reckon pointing with a finger is rude.
~ Jane Wilson-Howarth
She was so unused to conversation in the accepted sense that most of her spoken words were almost meaningless. They were a gesture, like that of a hostess arranging loose covers on the furniture of her room in order to assure herself that everything was prepared for her guests.
~ Janet Frame
Peter took a long swallow and winked at her over his glass. 'Shall we dance?' he asked, wanting his arm around her and knowing no better way to put it there.
~ Janet Lambert
Don't say things you'll regret later, Drew. Our whole world is topsy-turvy right now. But that's no reason to make a grand gesture. I'm here because I want to be. For now. Let's leave it at that.
~ Janice Maynard