The men who made the joke saw something deep which they could not express except by something silly and emphatic.
But if you have big ideas you have to use big words to express them, haven't you?
Often, the human animal dresses terror in rage, and expresses both in a way unlike either.
Most humans expressed affection by pressing their lips together, a simple act, so why would anyone feel the need to research the process?
With few exceptions, music has been for some centuries the art which has devoted itself not to the reproduction of natural phenomena, but rather to the expression of the artist's soul, in musical sound.
Many attempts have been made by writers on art and poetry to define beauty in the abstract, to express it in the most general terms, to find some universal formula for it.
Success is not the end of the journey. It is the beginning of the expression of your infinite potential.
The life of a poet lies not merely in the finite language-dance of expression but in the nearly infinite combinations of perception and memory combined with the sensitivity to what is perceived and remembered.
[I]f we feel that creation does not express purpose, it is impossible to find an authorization for purpose in our own lives.
Children can feel, but they cannot analyse their feelings; and if the analysis is partially effected in thought, they know not how to express the result of the process in words.
The sheriff listened uneasily to a sound, very uncommon at elections, of the populace expressing an opinion contrary to that of the lord of the soil.
The purpose of a chronicler of moods and deeds does not require him to express his personal views upon the grave controversy above given.
Perhaps it was only that when you try to put it into words you cannot express it truly, it never sounds as you dream it.
The best ideas will eat at you for days, maybe even weeks, until something, some incident, some impulse, triggers you to finally express them.
Everyone pretends to be 'free thinkers', but few individuals pass the line into expressive territories that may be detrimental to their own social well-being.
He looked at me with the tired, ignorant, slightly stupid expression that is so common in people who aren't used to seeing the broader picture in small things.
Ordinary human laws are the means -- however imperfect -- by which we express our understanding of the enduring moral law.
When you have a strongly held belief, don't you think it's important to express that belief accurately?
I saw her face then, and I recognized something of myself in her expression. Her eyes flicked over the shelves, seeking possibilities for escape.
You are a unique and beautiful expression of the mysterious gift of life and creation.
Your mind, your motion and your expression is an animation to marvel and to praise.
