“Thought without language, says Lavelle, would not be a purer thought; it would be no more than the intention to think. And his last book offers a theory of expressiveness which makes of expression not "a faithful image of an already realized interior being, but the very means by which it is realized.” ThinkingMeanBookWould BeLastsLanguageExpressionTheoryOffersIntentionFaithfulInteriorsVery Mean Book:In Praise of Philosophy Source: In Praise of Philosophy
“A series of powers are at work within the great stream of Expressionism who have no outward similarity to one another but a common direction of thrust, namely the intention to give expression to things of the psyche [Seelisches] through form alone.” GivingFormCommonExpressionSeriesIntentionStreamsThrustSimilarityExpressionism Author:Max Ernst
“Donald Judd spoke of a 'neutral' surface, but what is meant? Neutrality must involve some relationship (to other ways of painting, thinking?) He would have to include these in his work to establish the neutrality of that surface. He also used 'non' or 'not' - expressive - this is an early problem - a negative solution or - expression of new sense - which can help one into - what one has not known. 'Neutral' expresses an intention.” ThinkingWayHelpingProblemUsedKnownPaintingExpressionSolutionsNegativeIntentionSurfaceSpokesExpressiveNeutrality Author:Jasper Johns
“In the performance of an illocutionary act in the literal utterance of a sentence, the speaker intends to produce a certain effect by means of getting the hearer to recognize his intention to produce that effect; and furthermore, if he is using the words literally, he intends this recognition to be achieved in virtue of the fact that the rules for using the expressions he utters associate the expression with the production of that effect.” IfsMeanFactsCertainVirtueEffectsProduceExpressionPerformancesIntentionProductionsSentencesRecognitionSpeakersAssociatesLiteralUtterance Author:John Searle
“In centering prayer, the sacred word is not the object of the attention but rather the expression of the intention of the will.” PrayerAttentionObjectsExpressionSacredIntentionCenteringCentering Prayer Author:Thomas Keating
“We talk a lot about our right to freedom of expression, but we need to talk more about our responsibility to freedom of expression. We all want to be heard, but let's acknowledge the difference between speaking up with intention and speaking up for attention” WantNeedsDifferencesAttentionResponsibilityHeardExpressionIntentionAcknowledgeFreedom Of ExpressionSpeaking Up Author:Monica Lewinsky
“When I was at art school, a lot of art education is about art being a means of self-expression, and as an 18-year-old I didn't know if I had a huge amount I wanted to express. It was a big moment when I decided I wanted to shift the emphasis or the intention of my art from something I disgorged myself upon and something that actually fed me or made me see the world or understand the world.” IfsKnowsWorldYearsMeanArtMadeSelfMomentsBigsWantedSchoolExpressionHugeAmountArt IsDecidedIntentionFedsEmphasisSelf ExpressionArt SchoolArt Education Author:Andy Goldsworthy
“Our "job," our intention as spiritual beings in a body, is to express our true nature - to fully know ourselves as expressions and individuations of the Divine.” KnowsBodyJobsSpiritualDivineExpressionIntentionTrue NatureSpiritual BeingsIndividuation Author:Neale Donald Walsch
“It's easy to record songs. Anyone can make a track on garage band. I've been on the search to find that incredibly authentic place of sound and intention that only I can bring. Everyone has their own expression. I'm still on that quest and I hope to always be.” StillsI CanSongEasySoundRecordsExpressionBandIntentionTrackQuestsGarage Author:Grace Kelly