Articulate Quotations

Working with Tim Burton is like a psychic experience -Tim waves his hands and says, 'I don't know,' and you go home and do it. He's the most articulate nonverbal person in the world. He doesn't say a word, and you know exactly what it means.

I'd rather laugh - not fuss and fight. You can articulate your point without arguing. When you're arguing constantly, you just need to say, 'You're real cool, but you're not for me.'

There is little or no point being chair of the Labour Party and being ignored when engaging with Labour ministers when you're trying to articulate something that affects ordinary people in society.

I think my clients would tell you I'm a problem solver. I'm not there to agree with people. I'm there to articulate a point of view. Am I insistent and tenacious? Absolutely. I could not get this work done if I was not.

I don't often think of Donald Trump, but his daughter is very smart. She's a woman working in real estate, which is predominantly men, and she's both savvy and articulate about her business and her business acumen.

I don't know if there is a 'lack' of good black men. But when you haven't taken the time to get to know yourself, be OK with you, and articulate what it is you want in a relationship, then you can't possibly find that person for you because you don't even know what you're looking for.

You ask politicians a question, and they have an answer. It's almost like the more articulate the answer, the more something feels wrong because that question takes thought.

The parent is the strongest statement that the child hears regarding what it means to be alive and real. More than what we say or do, the way we are expresses what we think it means to be alive. So the articulate parent is less a telling than a listening individual.

But day in and day out, the most stimulating part of the work is being a member of a team of so many very bright, articulate and talented professionals.

I've always found it easy and natural and, more importantly, necessary to articulate thoughts and feelings, and fierce emotions, through the written word. Fantasy and horror came to me when I was very young.

For being a young guy, I'm articulate and can hold a decent conversation with somebody. But I've been able to do that since I was young. I don't think that has to do too much with schooling, it has more to do with the people I was raised around, my parents. I have respect for adults.

Sometimes I, as a public official, turn to Scripture or hymns - especially hymns, because sometimes we Catholics don't have the Scriptures memorized like we should - to help me explain a public policy position or an idea or to be able to articulate it better when you're talking about justice or mercy or compassion.

When you're a confused 19-year-old filled with questions you can't even articulate and a kind of black rage that feeds at your heart from the moment you wake up in the morning, and you discover Marcus Aurelius' 'The Meditations,' that changes your life.

My dad, like many Southern men, is this very emotionally expressive person who isn't as articulate in words about his feelings as he is with breaking a chair or something like that.

I seem to get into situations that make people laugh, but I don't consider myself that funny of a person. I'm not witty. I'm kind of slow in conversations. I'm not that articulate with jokes. The first time I made stuff and screened it for an audience, I was surprised what people were laughing at.

I feel that these stories are being written to articulate certain confusions and disappointments, and I do mean to shake up the reader, and I do hope they're on target.

You can be far more challenging, articulate and intelligent writing for television than you can writing for the cinema.

I believe that we can, in a deliberate way, articulate the kind of people we want to become. We can articulate the culture that we would want to exist in our family, and you can then, as the rest of life happens to you, you can utilize those things to help you become the kind of person you want to be.

My father's drinking was sometimes a problem. And a great deal went unspoken. He was not particularly acute or articulate about the emotions. But he was very affectionate towards me.

There's good movies and there's bad movies. The genres are never dead, it's just about how to apply them and articulate them and execute them - the story, the quality of the writing, the acting, the design elements, the directorial execution - all these things make it what it is.

I think it's really interesting to play a woman who can articulate that she isn't ready to have a family and isn't even sure if she wants a family. I have a lot of friends like that. But obviously, that's not me.

For me, trying to articulate the world to help people see it in a way they haven't seen it before is hugely important. Sometimes, you have to take something that is completely inexplicable and say, 'Look, here is the beating heart of something you must understand.'

My father, Eric Trethewey, is a poet, so I had one right inside the house. And on long trips, he'd tell me, if I got bored in the car, to write a poem about it. And I did find that poetry was a way for me, I think as it for a lot of people, to articulate those things that seem hardest to say.

We need to conceptualize; we need to articulate conservative domestic policy with a laser focus on opportunity, on easing the means of ascent up the economic ladder.

Until the administration can articulate a coherent and convincing policy for closing Guantanamo, it should remain open.

very articulate but sort of reserved, almost kind of shy. And so I think he is a very likable sort of person.

What the purpose of my life is about is I want to become the kind of person that God wants me to become, and through my study of the scriptures, I can articulate the kind of person that God would be happy if I become.

There are people we wonder about but don't make attempts to contact. Perhaps we're afraid of empty conversations with someone or perhaps we're curious about someone whose life we watched for awhile from afar. Sometimes it's just been too long and sometimes we can't even articulate the need to know whatever happened to them. Where are they? Did they make it? Are they happy? Are they passionate about something in their lives? Are they anything like the people we once knew?

Leaders can express the values that hold the society together. Most important, they can conceive and articulate goals that life people out of their petty preoccupations, carry them above the conflicts that tear a society apart, and unite them in the pursuit of objectives worthy of their best efforts.

She will need to articulate a vision of the Constitution and the role of a judge that is sound or she could be in trouble with the Republican senators,

She is certainly the recognizable face of the movie. She is also an incredibly articulate person and can talk about the movie in a really good way.

She needs to articulate the issues enough for voters to want to remove the governor we have and replace him with her. I think voters are looking for a vision of what she's going to do for the state.

My father had several strokes and heart attacks. I was with him when he died, and it was a horrible death. He had been a very articulate man, and to lose that, never to be able to speak properly and to be unable to move - he had always been a very vigorous man, so to be in a wheelchair and mumbling - was terrible.

Poetry takes courage because you have to face things and you try to articulate how you feel.

Certainly it has the potential to confuse voters through media coverage. The challenge for the primary candidates will be to articulate a compelling message that can cut through the clutter and establish him or her as a strong and viable candidate.

But the churches brought the humanitarian perspective that to a large degree was forgotten. We know what that argument is, but the churches were the best to articulate that.

Chris, Matt, Danny - these guys have been through some wars. All we ever talked about was the next game and the next practice. This is a very bright, articulate group. There was never any sense of panic.

I'm always looking for something kind of melancholy, ... I guess I was trying to mix these things without really knowing it. I write in a way that's more subconscious, just trying to articulate some mystery that's not obvious.

He's comfortable as a leadership solicitor, and he's got the ability to articulate the arguments for the University of Virginia and a willingness to solicit others in its support.

He has just matured so unbelievably this past year. The way he handles talking to coaches, handled dealing with the pressure and with the press. He's become so articulate talking to people. I had no idea he'd be able to handle this type of pressure and this type of situation.

He has always taken the role of a controversial visionary whose job is to articulate a new path forward to people who don't want hear it.

He not only was articulate in his views, but justified his views without making financial markets balk. He was impressive, maybe not as impressive as Greenspan, but Greenspan had 18 years to practice.

What I'm interested in is tone, and the ability to articulate in a very minimal way. That's the sign of a mature musician, and that's what I look for.

What will happen, as it did downtown, is as the city turns its attention to that area, developers will follow and people will become willing to move or sell or form new partnerships to improve the buildings. Once we articulate the vision, people will follow naturally.

Here is just the beginning of a list of skills that exam results cannot possibly hope to reflect: interpersonal skills, the ability to entertain, how articulate we are as speakers, our ability to work as part of a team, the ability to deal with challenges and invention.

He's a great performer and then he's got the greatest convening power of anyone now in the world, I think, and the greatest capacity to articulate things that matter.

He's a very, very capable, confident, and articulate man. I've always felt comfortable with him as AD.

He was quite confident. He's smart, articulate and polite.

He didn't come across as a thug or as someone looking for trouble. He was a nice, articulate and charming guy. ... Local scenes in rap can be really fragmented but this may cause people to band together.

He did articulate that he thinks one should look at the Constitution as the document is set and try to interpret from that document, not trying to bring in things or seeing it as a living document,

I think it's a really wonderful way of looking at leadership development. What we're saying is, if you understand the broad issues that make up the life of the city, if you understand its history, if you understand its architecture and its neighborhood and its place, if you understand some of the ethical dilemmas that leaders must face as they make different choices about a city, and if you can articulate that in some kind of a creative process, then you are prepared to take an active role in decisions and choices that affect your life as well as the city's.

I think whenever you come in, whenever you try to evolve a company, people will get nervous. But, if you articulate a clear vision, a clear mission to help them understand their roles in it and ask them to buy into the system, everyone will band together to make it happen.

I think Bill was so helpful because he knew the BRAC process, he knew the shipyard and he could articulate its mission.

I think at that point, down to final four, Trump was looking for a specific thing, ... He just couldn't find a way to articulate that when it came time to fire me.

I think as we get to the specifics, the entire impeachment process will just fall apart on its own weight, because we've been unable to articulate which allegations, if any, are even worth pursuing.

It is our hope that, during the workshops, people will make suggestions for new programs or articulate an unmet need. A designated recorder will be taking notes and presenting any suggestions and/or recommendations at the closing session. An evaluation form will also be available, in case someone is too shy to speak up.

Jim Dickinson is a musical shaman. He not only understands and knows music, he knows and understands the people who make it. It was kind of freaky sometimes, because he would seem to know what we were thinking musically before we played it, then he'd articulate it in a way that made more sense than how we envisioned it.

I think conservatives do not have confidence she has a well-formed judicial philosophy, and they are afraid she might drift and be a part of the activist group like Justice Souter has, ... She will need to articulate a vision of the Constitution and the role of a judge that is sound or she could be in trouble with the Republican senators.

part vision, part coaching, part recruitment and fundraising and part conversation and collaboration. My job is to articulate the vision of the theater and to make it happen, and I know the only way I can do that is to have a lot of people joining into that vision. I view it as a serve-and-lead kind of job. The hard part is figuring out when you need to do which.

Natasha was incredibly smart and articulate and certainly a power broker, a business woman that really impressed me the first time I met with her.

I was hoping the cabinet would be a breath of fresh air, but there's some stale air there. The people of New Jersey deserve a fresh start that can articulate his vision without baggage.

I think people have a sense that right now Democrats are completely powerless in Washington, that they're just sort of bystanders. But there's a danger of Democrats' looking always like they are carping. It's important for them to articulate some kind of vision.

I think he knows how to articulate something that people are entertained by and still be true to the message he's trying to send, ... very aware of himself.

I write in a way that's more subconscious, just trying to articulate some mystery that's not obvious.

Maybe it has something to do with longing for ... a more articulate society than there is these days. That's part of what people find fascinating, that these people lived by their wits and their words.

Most search firms try to do some type of survey to get a profile. It allows people to go through and articulate in their own words what they want in their next leader. Now, what we do is talk about the skill set and look at the people who are applying and people we know that are out there that we can pursue.

We now have a better appreciation of the linkages in such terror attacks and a better assessment of how to articulate it in public.

That would be twice as much as most. So it's very important before we go near Broadway that we have sent lots of ambassadors. This is a unique piece, and the audiences and media are going to have to articulate on our behalf what the experience is like.

Most members have not decided yet. We will know better about the situation on the Hill by Friday after secretary of state Rice's testimony. She will be the most articulate and persuasive advocate of the agreement.

(Wilkins) is a very articulate woman, and we felt the favorable way she presents herself will be important in the community.

We are concerned about the inability thus far of Bolivia's new president to articulate whether or not he will allow coca eradication and US counter-narcotics assistance to continue.

Tim is experienced, he's experienced success, he's an articulate leader and he's a great-looking guy. And he has a body of work, a successful pattern.

Today President Bush acknowledged that conflicts of interest by securities analysts are a major problem, but he did not articulate a solution,

To me, the moment that the state has a compelling interest in is precisely when human life is most vulnerable -- the very young, the very old, and all of us in between who is some ways are handicapped, disabled, are vulnerable to exploitation, ... Those of us who are able-bodied, who are able to articulate our own interests, who have access to all the resource in society, we really don't need the state's help. We'll do just fine. It's the others that concern me. And for the state to turn that argument on its head and say that as you approach your death, the state has less and less of an interest in your life, is to me completely bizarre.

The president needs to articulate very clearly again what the targets are of our war on terrorism, ... It is terrorism with a global reach, particular terrorist organizations? Is it countries that harbor or develop weapons of mass destruction? Is it only countries that harbor terrorists? What really are the targets that we're aiming at in this war on terrorism. I think there has been a loosening if you will of the objectives the president originally stated and it's become less clear just what are our targets. .... Now if you want to take on another whole objective, which is to stop weapons of mass destruction from being developed in countries, you better spell out exactly what you are planning to do and how you plan to get there. The administration is a long way from doing that.

The governor needs to articulate the principles that were behind what got him elected in the first place during the recall -- lower taxes, smaller government and illegal immigration.

Well, I don't know if this is true of everyone, but I have this relationship with my parents where, despite however mature or articulate or grown-up I think I've become, as soon as I go home, I turn into this petulant 13-year-old, especially with the tone of my voice.

There is so much talk about Lily as a seasoned and articulate model, I thought that would be a good switch for me as the past 10 years of fashion week it's been about a different kind of hype.

There didn't seem to be any musical boundaries around Vassar's creativity or abilities. He appeared to me to be right at home and just as articulate within a jazz ensemble as he was in his collaborations with the Blue Grass Album Band.

We cannot sit out the debates on the big issues of our times. Our interests demand a vigorous and articulate diplomatic effort that explains our position and advances our interests,

We want to develop a focus, something we can articulate to the people we want to recruit.

We have to do this because we have no idea what the future foretells. He hasn't been able to articulate what he would like to do, so we're moving forward.

You get these debates in local communities and it is part of the wider debate - about how Maori and other people are going to articulate with each other in New Zealand and that can be a painful interface,

bright, articulate individual, perhaps he's seen as too much on the right.

As they kind of move beyond the country club thing to a public company, they're going to have to articulate their future growth opportunities much more extensively than in the past. But they're not stupid. They'll learn.

The top five World of Difference contest finalists are small businesses that have been able to develop and articulate a strong vision and demonstrate a keen understanding of how technology acts as an innovation catalyst and an indispensable engine to sustain business performance for both short and long term success. We look forward to hearing the finalists present how their technology vision will influence their business at The World of Difference Learning and Development Conference.

The right that was protected in the assisted-suicide case was the right of the people through their legislatures to articulate their own views on the policies that should apply in those cases of terminating life, and not to have the court interfering in those policy decisions, ... That's an important right.

I've avoided a lot of publicity over the years because I find it very hard to be articulate about either myself or work that I've done.

On this album, we wanted to make everything a little more articulate and obvious, ... The last album was subtle and people were unsure about us.

You've got to speak; you've got to be able to articulate the Republican message to the American people and take that fight to the president, but you also have to bridge internally.

You need individuals coming together that have a good business understanding of the activity or transaction that occurs at any given step of the process and then articulate that for IT to find the right solution.

This is a process, not an event. It's not going to happen over night. It's clear that we as African American men are unique and only we can articulate what it's like to attend a private college. But all of us would also agree that it was worth it, that we are successful today because of it.

They're articulating feelings that they don't know how to articulate yet, but a teenager can relate to that and an adult can relate to that,

They're better able to articulate their strategy than in the past, and the new management talent has contributed to that capability. But there are still some real competitive issues, especially in the computer systems division, where they're facing declining market share. Sun has always been competitive, but we're also seeing a revitalized IBM in the server space. But as long as HP can get its strategy right, then we should see a recovery as things progress.

I try to get out of an image's way in order to let it articulate what is hidden.

It's one of the highlights of my entire adult life and career to be asked to speak at the induction ceremony and articulate my passion for racing.

It's one of the few times in my life ... when you try to articulate what's going on inside and I don't think it's possible. This is up there for me.

It's hard to really articulate what the parameters are that make one song parody-able and another song not, but if I can come up with a good enough idea for it, I go for it, and if not, then I have to move on.

It's really hard to articulate the measure of success Mike's had, because you really have to consider where (the program was) when he started. We had had several years of poor performance and it's hard to get that turned around. But he's done it pretty quickly by being consistent and getting progressively better each year.

It's pretty satisfying to use an image when you don't have a great articulate response. And to be able to customize emoji? Imagine if you were a car enthusiast and you were able to create a car from scratch. That's what this is like for me. I'm an emoji enthusiast.