Carry Meaning

Create Ripples

Exist To Be Interpreted

Invite Interpretation

Make Presence Visible

Need Interpretation

Reward Context

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is a vocalized sound or body movement that one creature uses to instigate or stimulate the actions of another creature such that an act involving the mutual influence of both parties occurs.

Vocalized sound or body movement that one creature uses to instigate or stimulate the actions of another creature such that an act involving the mutual influence of both parties occurs.

is, in love, incomparably more attractive, effective and valuable than words.

Gestures, in love, are incomparably more attractive, effective and valuable than words. (Francois Rabelais)

is enormously influential. Countless good and generous actions have been sunk into oblivion by a distrustful look or a mysterious and seasonable whisper.

How frequently is the honesty and integrity of a man disposed of by a smile or shrug! How many good and generous actions have been sunk into oblivion by a distrustful look, or stamped With the imputation of proceeding from bad motives, by a mysterious and seasonable whisper! Laurence Sterne

is sometimes an entire drama, just as the accent of one word can ruin an entire existence, and the indifference of one glance can kill the happiest passion.

Sometimes, one gesture comprises an entire drama, the accent of one word ruins an entire existence, and the indifference of one glance kills the happiest passion. Honore de Balzac

is, in the end, a morality, a model for human behavior concentrated into a gesture.

Every important cultural gesture comes down to a morality, a model for human behavior concentrated into a gesture.

is reflective of mind — in the clever man, body too takes on a clever appearance.

is that which, rather than the word, is the true transmitter of traditions.

is able to express feelings more fully, for while words are invisible and may not even exist, gestures are backed with flesh and blood.

Feelings are expressed more fully with gestures. Whereas words are invisible and may not even exist, gestures are backed with flesh and blood.

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