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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.

When you are older you will understand how precious little things, seemingly of no value in themselves, can be loved and prized above all price when they convey the love and thoughtfulness of a good heart.

Quotes by Edwin Booth

The people who work in the scientific field, they need help to convey what it's about.

Quotes by Edward Norton

The voice has to be very clear at all times in order to convey the emotion.

Quotes by Ednita Nazario

I find a tremendous receptivity among the public for the subject matter of, 'Where did we come from and how did we get here?' People are thirsty and hungry for information on our origins. I feel a responsibility as a...

Quotes by Donald Johanson

I like the fact that I have the power to convey a lot of emotion through my songs. I like to channel that when I'm singing. I think it's just a mix of R&B, soul, but then I kind of...

Quotes by Daya

Lion sounds that have not grown from the mouse may exude naked power... but cannot convey any wisdom or understanding... The initial steps on the path to courageous speech then are the first tentative steps into the parts of us...

Quotes by David Whyte

Education has failed in a very serious way to convey the most important lesson science can teach: skepticism.

Quotes by David Suzuki

If you look at what these politicians do when they speak, most of the time they are trying to convey a tone... if I make all these points and move my hands this way, I can get re-elected. When in...

Quotes by David Hogg

To try to convey literally what the Garden of Eden was like is meaningless. What matters is its symbolic function.

Quotes by David Farr

My first duty to write a gripping yarn. Second is to convey credible characters who make you feel what they feel. Only third comes the idea.

Quotes by David Brin

Acting is about finding truth and finding the way to convey the truth.

Quotes by Daveed Diggs

If I really believe that visual representation and narrative are ways to convey important, complex ideas, and if the world is gravitating toward this form, then geez, I better do it myself. I want to do it myself.

Quotes by Daniel H. Pink

Memory is not particularly linear - it is associative, repetitive, subjective and porous. But the writer needs to convey disorder and dysfunction without making the novel itself disorderly or dysfunctional.

Quotes by Dana Spiotta

My main concern with the condition of mathematics in high school is that there's a lot of fear involved! Math is not, generally speaking, presented in a fun way. The concepts, as I see them, are fun, and that's the...

Quotes by Danica McKellar

There are times, you know, it's said in the Spiritual Tradition, just a glimpse at an enlightened personage can convey immense information at the sub-conscious level that sprouts later, that we don't even know.

Quotes by Dan Millman

When you write a song, the goal is not to convey the details of your life. You should write a memoir or something if that's what you're going to do.

Quotes by Conor Oberst

If I remember correctly, a writer is someone who wants to convey information. Language or writing is a code.

Quotes by Clifford Geertz

I always knew I wanted to be on air and travel the world and tell people's stories. I wanted to convey something from other cultures to the U.S. - and vice versa.

Quotes by Clarissa Ward

I digress a lot - it's how I experience the world. I would like to write in a way that will convey that to the reader, but also I need clarity.

Quotes by Claire Messud

For those of us whose thoughts digress; for whom unexpected juxtapositions are exhilarating rather than tiresome; who aim, if always inadequately, to convey life's experience in some semblance of its complexity - for such writers, the semi-colon is invaluable.

Quotes by Claire Messud

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.