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Convey Quotes

Words on expression, meaning, and communication

These convey quotes explore the effort behind expression, whether spirits attempting to reach the living or painters trying to share their vision of the world. Several admit that words alone are not always Able to capture the full picture.

It's interesting because you feel on the one hand, we understand people from what the say, and in another sense, you'd think that you'd be able to convey more through dialogue.

Quotes by Adrien Brody

I'm trying to convey to my audience that you really can't judge a book by its cover, and there's more to the universe than you can see with your eyes.

Quotes by Adam Lambert

I never reflect or convey that which I have not experienced myself.

Quotes by Abbas Kiarostami

The university is our culture's assertion that what is made by the mind has value and can convey values.

Quotes by A. Bartlett Giamatti

Able Quotes

If you watch the movie 'Ghost' with Patrick Swayze, you see an accurate portrayal of what I believe. Spirits are stuck here. They want to convey a message to the living, but they can't - they are on a different...

Quotes by Zak Bagans

As humans, we have the tendency to call on God only when we think that we're in dire straits as opposed to cultivating a real relationship with Him every day. And that's what my music tries to convey to all...

Quotes by Yolanda Adams

Words alone cannot fully convey the realities of the soul or the greatness of the human spirit.

Quotes by William Shirley

Advertising doesn't create a product advantage. It can only convey it.

Quotes by William Bernbach

A painter tries to convey to us a picture of the world as he sees it; an ophthalmologist tries to enable us to see the world as it really is. The logotherapist's role consists of widening and broadening the visual...

Quotes by Viktor E. Frankl

Good Quotes

And I like to convey my feelings, my emotions, my experience, the information I have to public use, public opinion.

Quotes by Vicente Fox

I want to convey to women across the globe that they aren't weak. They can fight for themselves and get justice.

Quotes by Urvashi Rautela

The way we tell our stories on stage is that we use spoken word to convey action, and in movies, we use visual images to convey action.

Quotes by Tracy Letts

I love street and I love ballet and I love to convey what I can.

Quotes by Toni Basil

You convey something that the public either trusts or it does not trust, and it has to do with the content and how you handle the news, but it also just has something to do with your persona.

Quotes by Tom Brokaw

Life Quotes

Sometimes you don't want to be a slapstick clown in order to convey a funny perception of the world.

Quotes by Tina Weymouth

I feel it's God's work to convey a message.

Quotes by Tim Van Patten

We were not fathers also to convey the promise, as Abraham was; nor although the promise, as collectively taken, had belonged to us, as to Abraham it did.

Quotes by Thomas Goodwin

Lies are told only to convey to someone that one has no need either of him or his good opinion.

Quotes by Theodor W. Adorno

Artists forget than the first purpose of a comic character is to convey emotion. Everything else, like realism, or other kinds of virtuosity, is an optional extra. If you sacrifice expression for the sake of other concerns, you're putting the...

Quotes by Ted Naifeh

Me Quotes

It's not easy to convey to someone who doesn't read comics just how Alan Moore has dominated the field since 'Watchmen.'

Quotes by Susanna Clarke

Frequently Asked Questions

What's this Convey quotes collection about?
This page gathers quotes about the struggle and purpose of conveying meaning — through film, music, painting, and words themselves. It circles around the idea that some things are genuinely hard to express fully, no matter the medium. For more on expressing meaning through art, see Good.
Why do people search for convey quotes?
People often look for convey quotes when writing about creative expression or communication, especially the challenge of putting something deeply felt into words or art. Others are drawn to quotes that compare different mediums, like painting versus vision. It connects with Able for readers thinking about what expression can and can't achieve.
Is there a quote here comparing art to another kind of perception?
Yes — the quote comparing a painter's job in showing us the world as they see it to an eye doctor's job in helping us see the world as it truly is offers a thoughtful parallel between artistic and clinical perception. It's a layered pick for captions about how differently people interpret reality. That comparison is one of the more intellectually rich entries here.
What about a quote on the limits of words themselves?
The line arguing that language on its own can never fully capture the depths of the soul or the grandeur of the human spirit speaks to the limits of language when facing something truly profound. It's a strong choice for captions about experiences that feel bigger than what can be said. That humility about language's limits gives it real weight.
What's useful about reading the whole Convey collection?
Together, these quotes show conveying meaning as a challenge across film, music, painting, and plain language, which helps illustrate why creative work often falls short of fully capturing intention. That shared struggle across mediums is what ties the collection together. For more on expression and meaning, Life and Me are worth exploring too.

Others describe music and faith as vehicles for conveying something deeper about Life. For related themes, see our Good quotes collection.