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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.

Defining, embedding, and living core beliefs set the stage for executives and employees to connect. Through actions that consistently convey who we are and how we act, executives can inspire employees to believe in the organization's values and buy in...

Quotes by Punit Renjen

I'm not interested in clothes that just convey a certain look or fashion. Clothes for me have always been a form of self-expression.

Quotes by Phoebe Philo

In 1990, when they asked me to shoot a cover for 'British Vogue' to convey my personal vision of a woman, I explained that I couldn't just photograph one single girl, because what I was looking for was a new...

Quotes by Peter Lindbergh

Our senses convey that all is not well with the natural world.

Quotes by Peter Garrett

Art is not journalism. In art, you don't make it to convey a message.

Quotes by Pawel Pawlikowski

It is difficult to convey the excitement I first felt when it was revealed that His Holiness Pope Francis was invited to Washington D.C. to address the world from the floor of the House of Representatives.

Quotes by Paul Gosar

You'd expect, as good Darwinian creatures, we would evolve to be fascinated with how the world really is, and we would use language to convey real-world information, we'd be obsessed with knowing the way things are, and we would entirely...

Quotes by Paul Bloom

I think it's always harder in a film to convey intimacy.

Quotes by Patricia Clarkson

I was 18 when I was presented with the Arjuna Award. To say it feels really good would be an understatement. But I don't know how else to convey the feeling. I am grateful for having received this prestigious award...

Quotes by P. V. Sindhu

Music infuses your spirit with a certain energy that I try to convey in my work.

Quotes by Oscar Hijuelos

At the age of 60, I am less experimental and more mature. I want most of all to convey my understanding of life.

Quotes by Orhan Pamuk

I don't know if foreigners will take to my novels or not. It may be that my books appeal only to a particular gender or age group rather than convey a more universal appeal.

Quotes by Natsuo Kirino

No matter what as an artist that's always what you want to do, you want to connect to the audience, you want to be able to send whatever message it is that you're singing about, you want to be able...

Quotes by Naima Adedapo

A writer should bury his thoughts deep and convey them through the characters in his novel.

Quotes by Mo Yan

Because even very young people are expert readers of pictures, you can convey very complex and subtle messages through pictures that you'd need loads of words to explain. Making a picture book is also a bit like making your own...

Quotes by Mini Grey

It's a wonderful acting challenge to tell a story and convey emotion with only your voice.

Quotes by Michael T. Weiss

We want to convey that the modern-day GOP looks like the conservative party that stands on principles. But we want to apply them to urban-suburban hip-hop settings. We need to uptick our image with everyone, including one-armed midgets.

Quotes by Michael Steele

Editorial cartoons are about concept. The illustration is merely a vehicle to convey a point of view. We're here to protect and inform the public, to attack and repel those who do not agree with our long-term shared interest.

Quotes by Michael Ramirez

I make hip-hop, but use Doom as a character to convey stories that a normal dude can't. You have writers that write about crazy characters, but that doesn't mean the writer himself is crazy.

Quotes by MF Doom

'Charlotte's Web,' which I read sitting on my mother's lap, was the most emotional experience: that was when I made the leap from seeing how to untangle words to realizing how books both contain and convey strong feelings.

Quotes by Meg Wolitzer

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.